Observing Galaxies with a Small Telescope: What You Can Actually See  Galaxies are the ultimate deep-sky prize — island universes millions of light-years away, each containing billions of stars. But if you've only seen galaxies in Hubble Space Telescope images,...

How to See the Milky Way: Best Locations, Times, and Equipment Most people living in cities have never seen the Milky Way. Not the photos — the actual band of light stretching across the night sky that our ancestors saw...

Telescope Mount Types Explained: Alt-Az vs EQ vs GoTo Mounts The mount is the most important part of your telescope — more important than the optics. A great telescope on a bad mount delivers mediocre views. Here's what each mount...