Telescope Building with John Dobson
If you have or even heard of a "Dobsonian Telescope", you'll know they're a low cost, easy to manage telescope. Here's the man who popularized them and brought the joys…
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March 3, 2018
Watch the Casting of a Giant Mirror for the First Extremely Large Telescope
Watch the Casting of a Giant Mirror for the First Extremely Large Telescope A look inside the Mirror Lab, where astronomers go when they need some serious glass. Source:…
February 19, 2018
Astronomers Will Fight to Save WFIRST Space Telescope from Being Axed
Astronomers Will Fight to Save WFIRST Space Telescope from Being Axed Leaders of the American Astronomical Society have denounced the White House's proposed cancellation of NASA's Wide Field Infrared…
February 16, 2018
ESO’s VLT Working as 16-metre Telescope for First Time – ESPRESSO instrument achieves first light with all four Unit Telescopes
ESO’s VLT Working as 16-metre Telescope for First Time - ESPRESSO instrument achieves first light with all four Unit Telescopes The ESPRESSO instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in…
February 13, 2018
The Hooker 100-Inch Telescope turns 100
The wonderful Hooker 100" telescope on Mt Wilson has turned 100! Access Denied PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Astronomers are celebrating the centennial of the 100-inch (2,540-millimeter) Hooker Telescope at…
November 23, 2017
Next-generation U.S. Radio Telescope Development Begins – National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Planning has started on the next generation of The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). NRAO and AUI are launching development of a new radio-telescope system with the advanced capabilities to answer…
September 21, 2017
New Technology Telescope bathed in red
Rear view of New Technology Telescope (NTT) at ESO's La Silla Observatory, located on the outskirts of the Chilean Atacama Desert, 600 km north of Santiago de Chile. Inaugurated in 1989, the…
May 20, 2017
Astronomers, billboard companies clash over signs that shine
Light pollution. Groan. Astronomers, billboard companies clash over signs that shine PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has long been a haven for astronomers who take advantage of its mountain peaks…
May 5, 2017
Telescope sizes over the years.
Amazing comparison of the growth in telescope sizes over the years.
April 17, 2017
Gemini Planet Imager First Light!
Gemini Planet Imager First Light! Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) was designed, built, and optimized for imaging faint planets next to bright stars and probing their atmospheres. It will also be…
January 14, 2016
Ad for the Celestron 10 and Celestron 22!
Old magazine ad for the Celestron 10, Celestron 16 and Celestron 22. And I thought lugging my Celestron C14 around was a pain!
December 8, 2012
36″ Refractor User Guide
For those who want to see how to drive a big, but manually controlled telescope, here's the user guide for the 36" Lick Refractor
October 16, 2012