Last week I wrote about optical ground based telescopes. In this post we learned about the electromagnetic spectrum and how visible light makes up only part of the spectrum. We also learned that all parts of the spectrum are useful in different ways for astronomy. In this article I am going to focus on the … Continue reading Radio Telescopes
Over the last few weeks, I have written two articles explaining how to buy a telescope or binoculars. What if you are not ready for a telescope or binoculars? Or maybe you have a child showing an interest in astronomy? You want to encourage them but maybe not commit to a telescope yet. It is … Continue reading Buying a Telescope and Getting Started in Astronomy – Part 3
In the last article, I wrote about buying a telescope and some of the factors you should consider when getting started in astronomy. Some of those factors included portability, storage and cost. In some situations, a pair of binoculars could be a much better place to start in astronomy. There are many reasons one might … Continue reading Buying a Telescope and Getting Started in Astronomy – Part 2 Binoculars
With Christmas getting close, I thought it would be a good time to do a short series on buying a telescope. This will be aimed at beginners and also someone who wants to buy a telescope for someone but may not be familiar with them. I am going to write this in 3 parts and … Continue reading Buying a Telescope and Getting Started in Astronomy – Part 1
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