Serving nine UC campuses and two national laboratories, Lick Observatory continues to be at the forefront of groundbreaking ...

If you're shopping for your first telescope, a reflector model is the most affordable option. A refractor telescope can be an effective alternative as you don't need to work hard to maintain them. Pay ...

Experienced astrophotographers will not outgrow this astrocam. The Altair 26C is perfect for photographing beautiful nebulas ...

The smaller telescope is a folded refractor telescope worth about $20,000 ... the lower end of the golf links in Bidwell park, the first number on the program being timed to start with the ...

One of the most competitive segments in the amateur telescope marketplace these days ... Besides exceptional optics, this refractor also includes mechanical features valued by visual observers ...

It is home to Lowell Observatory and it is the first official Dark Sky city ... It’s home to the 24-inch (61-cm) Clark Refracting Telescope and the 13-inch (33-cm) Pluto Discovery Telescope.

Back then, most amateurs used reedy telescopes like my 2.4-inch refractor. A 12-inch reflector ... when our long-slumbering species first opened its eyes to the universe beyond its home galaxy.

The first law of thermodynamics ... Microscope and Astronomical Telescope (reflecting and refracting ) and their magnifying powers. Wave optics: wavefront and Huygens' principle.

That observatory had a 10-inch refracting telescope, and had great times with ... Needless to say, this 82-inch telescope knocked the socks off of Alabama's 10-inch telescope. On the first night GV, ...