Astro Bob: Guide to using your new telescope Did Santa bring you a telescope this holiday season? Here's a starter guide on how to use it.

Let your eyes adjust: If you use your telescope at night, give your eyes 30 minutes to adjust to the darkness. Take breaks: It is easy to get tired when using a telescope.

Travel easily with the best small telescopes for observing when going on location or sharing with friends and family: Spot the moon, stars, galaxies and more ...

The Vaonis Vespera smart telescope makes it easier than ever to observe the night sky with your iPhone, but at a steep cost.

Here, we look at the best telescope mounts (and, when called for, tripods) for all of your needs—from our best overall, the Celestron Advanced VX —to some of the best value mounts you can find.

Most distant galaxies and nebulae won’t appear colorful in a telescope — but double stars and planetary nebulae will.