Amateur Astronomy

Looking to start stargazing or want to become an amateur astronomer? Read on to learn about the best stargazing telescope for any budget. These best telescopes for kids and adults and best telescopes for beginners will help you get a great view of what's in the night sky without breaking the bank. #stargazing #astronomy

You may have noticed that amateur astronomers and astrophotographers will often describe their sky quality reading when posting pictures or discussing observations. One of the easiest ways to identify the brightness of your night sky is to use the Bortle scale. How bright is YOUR backyard night sky? (Find out here)

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Our selection of the best telescopes will suit all budgets and needs — whether you're observing planets, stars, the moon or anything else in the night sky.

Astrophotography is a hobby rapidly gaining popularity thanks to the fast advancing CMOS sensor technology. Over a decade ago, the light recording material employed in astrophotography was primarily chemical emulsion. Its low sensitivity makes it very hard to record the weak signal from deep space. In addition, the lack of real-time feedback is a huge source of frustration for beginners. Operational errors such as out-of-focus can only be realized after several nights of hard work after the…

Backyard astronomy infographic

My sharpest photo of the Andromeda Galaxy yet!

UniMap Software - automated star identification (detection - matching - plate-solving) - astrophotography - integrated telescope/camera control

xii, 345 p. 20 cm