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- October 18, 2024
Telescopes cost anywhere from under a $100 to $10,000 or more. Never fear! According to our amazing team of telescope experts at High Point Scientific, if you can invest between approximately $500 and $1000 on a visual telescope, you will end up with...
- July 17, 2024
Smartphones give amateur astronomers access to a wide variety of apps to help them along in their hobby. But, with countless options available, it can be hard to know which ones to choose. We've done the research and have identified the essential astronomy...
- November 22, 2023
In the vast expanse of the cosmos, humanity has peered into the depths of space, unraveling mysteries and expanding our understanding of the universe. We appreciate each and every one of these discoveries of astronomical proportions, and we’ve taken the...
- September 20, 2023
For centuries, civilizations studied the night sky with no aid whatsoever. All they had was the power of their human eyes, and that alone served them well enough to observe meteor showers, planetary movements, and rare cosmic events. Many of us equate...
- August 23, 2023
Whenever you see a depiction of someone stargazing, they’re often either looking up with just their eyes or peering through a telescope. It seems as though we associate binoculars more with birding than with astronomy, and yet binoculars can be an extremely...
- April 26, 2023
On the face of it, buying a telescope might seem like a large investment - and like all investments, it’s one that’s not without its risks. However, there are two key differences between your stock market investment and your telescope: firstly, the return...
- December 28, 2022
Many of us have been hearing about “outer space” for most of our lives. Whether it’s in books, magazines, or science fiction movies and TV shows, outer space has fired our imaginations for decades - and yet the concept has always remained vague and ill-defined...
- September 09, 2022
Astrophotography is one of the most intimate ways we as human beings can truly engage with the beautiful universe in which we live. Through astrophotography, you can capture with your own gear beautiful nebulae and galaxies billions of light-years away...
- June 29, 2022
Our universe is absolutely massive. For example, did you know that it takes 2.8 million light-years for light to travel from the Andromeda Galaxy? That means we’re looking at the Andromeda Galaxy as it was 2.8 million light-years ago! In this article...
- June 28, 2022
The invention of the telescope began as quite the debate among three men from the Netherlands in 1608. Fast forward a bit and you’ll reach the story most of us heard as children about the telescope. Italian physicist and mathematician, Galileo, was the...
- May 17, 2022
With the exception of the Earth, perhaps the most famous planet in our solar system is Saturn. Almost anyone knows the planet as “the one with the rings” and even the most seasoned observer will typically find time to admire it. Space probes like Pioneer...
- March 01, 2022
There are a few clusters in the sky that, as amateur astronomers, we learn to identify very early on. Messier 44, aka the Beehive Cluster, is one of them. Located roughly midway between Castor and Pollux in Gemini and Regulus in Leo, this night sky sight...
- August 27, 2021
A refractor telescope is one of the most commonly bought telescopes on the market, and for good reason. The portability, high contrast views, and quick cooldown time make them ideal telescopes for beginners and advanced users.
- March 18, 2026
As of early 2026, there are 14,518 active satellites in orbit, with 9,555 of those being active Starlinks. That’s an awful lot of satellites. But what are they? What do they do? And how can you see them for yourself?
- February 17, 2026
Selecting the right ‘core’ components of an astrophotography rig is undeniably important — and we’re lucky enough to have a wide selection of excellent supporting gear to support those core components! If you’re looking to squeeze the absolute most performance...
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