Each type of telescope has its own benefits and drawbacks so let’s take a look at what they are and which telescope you should buy for your particular purposes.

These are our expert picks for the best telescopes under $1000 that still deliver a stellar stargazing experience.

The top beginner telescopes we have tested and ranked by our experts so you can buy a quality, cheap telescope suitable for ...

Type: Because each of the three main types of telescope (refractor, reflector, and catadioptric) has its own set of strengths and weaknesses, we knew what to expect in terms of design, size, and ...

These are our picks for the best telescopes you can buy for $500 or less, picked by the editors of Astronomy Magazine.

While more complex telescopes will have similarly more complex mounting types, as a beginner, the best telescopes for you will likely not be too complex in this regard.

Macworld So many fascinating pictures of space don’t actually come from NASA or even a satellite. They come from someone with a telescope and a camera. Astro photography is a cool hobby, but it can be ...

Digital telescopes use a CCD or CMOS array, a grid of detector pixels that fire when they detect radiation of a given wavelength. CCDs are made of p-type MOS (metal-oxide semiconductor) capacitors.

The best travel telescopes let you take stargazing with you to enjoy night skies and night sighs no matter how far you roam from home.