Summer Constellation Spotlight: Lyra

Summer Constellation Spotlight: Lyra

  Lyra, the Lyre, is a small but well-known constellation in the Northern Hemisphere’s Summer sky. It resides between the constellations Cygnus, the Swan, commonly known as the Northern Cross, and...

Summer Constellation Spotlight: Lyra

  Lyra, the Lyre, is a small but well-known constellation in the Northern Hemisphere’s Summer sky. It resides between the constellations Cygnus, the Swan, commonly known as the Northern Cross, and...

Getting to Know your NexStar+ Hand Control: Essential Hand Control Functions

Getting to Know your NexStar+ Hand Control: Essential Hand Control Funct...

The NexStar+ hand control you’ll use with most Celestron computerized telescopes offers features and convenience that were unavailable even to professional observatories a generation ago. Regardles...

Getting to Know your NexStar+ Hand Control: Essential Hand Control Funct...

The NexStar+ hand control you’ll use with most Celestron computerized telescopes offers features and convenience that were unavailable even to professional observatories a generation ago. Regardles...

Caring for Your Celestron Telescope: How to Maintain, Store, and Ship Your Telescope

Caring for Your Celestron Telescope: How to Maintain, Store, and Ship Yo...

Taking good care of your Celestron telescope will prolong its lifespan, giving you more time under the stars. It’s important to learn how to perform regular maintenance, store your scope...

Caring for Your Celestron Telescope: How to Maintain, Store, and Ship Yo...

Taking good care of your Celestron telescope will prolong its lifespan, giving you more time under the stars. It’s important to learn how to perform regular maintenance, store your scope...

Can I Motorize My Manual Telescope?

Can I Motorize My Manual Telescope?

The short answer is: it depends. If you own an alt-azimuth manual telescope, unfortunately, you won’t be able to motorize it. But suppose you own one of Celestron’s manual CG-2,...

Can I Motorize My Manual Telescope?

The short answer is: it depends. If you own an alt-azimuth manual telescope, unfortunately, you won’t be able to motorize it. But suppose you own one of Celestron’s manual CG-2,...

What is a Solar Filter, and How Do You Use It?

What is a Solar Filter, and How Do You Use It?

 A solar filter is an astronomical filter designed to protect both your eyes and your equipment from the intense brightness of the Sun. These filters block or attenuate more than...

What is a Solar Filter, and How Do You Use It?

 A solar filter is an astronomical filter designed to protect both your eyes and your equipment from the intense brightness of the Sun. These filters block or attenuate more than...

Which scope aperture is best for different kinds of objects?

Which scope aperture is best for different kinds of objects?

While small telescopes can show a lot of objects, they may only be seen as colorless dots or smudges. Size does matter in astronomy–bigger is better in many cases. The...

Which scope aperture is best for different kinds of objects?

While small telescopes can show a lot of objects, they may only be seen as colorless dots or smudges. Size does matter in astronomy–bigger is better in many cases. The...