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(Captured by the James Webb Telescope) The James Webb Space Telescope recently captured stunning photos of the Ring Nebula. It features inner shades of blue and green, a detailed ring transitioning from orange to pink, and distinct filament elements in its inner region. Imagine this: A star nearing retirement dramatically sheds its outer layers to […]
Surely, you’ve heard of the Hubble Telescope before? If you have happened to see those incredible deep space images, there is every chance that they were taken from the Hubble Telescope orbiting high above the Earth at 447 km away. Now, get ready for an experience of greater proportions from the JWT (James Webb Telescope) […]
Wow, 2017 really flew by! Once again, we have compiled our new Best Telescopes this year 2017 which was well received last year. In 2017, some new telescopes such as the Celestron Inspire Series telescopes have impressed and set the scene with new features and better optics. Longstanding favourites such as the Celestron Astromaster Series and Saxon Dobsonians also appear in the list again. Compared to last year, we consider a few more categories for new telescopes users, such as best land viewing telescopes, best manual telescopes for kids, and more. Read on to see our ratings.
Been thinking about the types of telescopes suitable for little children. The more I think about it, the lesser sense it makes to try and classify telescopes in that way. Obviously, all telescopes come with a varying set of technical specifications. However these specification sets are not correlated to the user’s age. Specifications should correlate […]