Claude Plymate calls his backyard home observatory the clubhouse that he never had as a child. The solar astronomer and his wife, Teresa Bippert-Plymate, ordered the white 10-by-10-foot domed ...

Celestron has introduced Celstron Origin, an intelligent home observatory for astronomy enthusiasts. Torrance, California-based Celstron makes AI-based high-quality telescopes and other optical goods.

In early 2024 Astronomy Magazine Editor Dave Eicher spoke to Celestron’s CEO, Corey Lee, about a new product that seems poised to change amateur astronomy. Celestron’s Origin Intelligent Home ...

Regardless of their interest in astronomy, visitors to Chris Krstanovic's home want to look through his telescope. Krstanovic recently built an observatory at his house in Windham, N.H. Before he ...

Amid the burning Arizona sands, three peaks form a triangle of superlatives surrounding Tucson. Atop Mount Graham sits the world’s largest optical telescope. Mount Hopkins is home to North America’s ...

That's a lot of standard candles. June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian that is considered by many to be the birthplace of ...

Anyone with a desktop computer running AdobeE PhotoshopE or Adobe Photoshop Elements software can try their hand at crafting astronomical images as beautiful as Hubble Space Telescope’s. A free ...

Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help people see in the dark of night, but many astronomers are growing increasingly concerned that these lights could be blinding us to the ...