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Astronomy for beginners

Venus, the star Regulus, the Moon, Mars, and Mercury seen over the Badlands in South Dakota on Sept. 18, 2017. Credit: Gregg Alliss.
Astronomy for beginners, Science, Solar System

What it means for planets to align

The NexStar Evolution 8 EdgeHD's carbon-fiber tube is lightweight and strong, giving this model a high-tech appearance.
Astronomy for beginners, Telescopes and Equipment

Celestron NexStar Evolution 8HD telescope, reviewed

Person looking up at the night sky and Milky Way
Astronomy for beginners, Science, Uncategorized

How should we classify the cosmos?

The Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ.
Astronomy for beginners, Observing, Telescopes and Equipment

Best telescopes for beginners at High Point Scientific

The Celestron NexStar 6SE is one of our best telescopes for under $1000.
Astronomy for beginners, Science, Telescopes and Equipment

The best telescopes under $1,000

Credit: rodimov/Shutterstock.com
Astronomy for beginners, Telescopes and Equipment

The best telescopes for kids, picked by experts

Molly Wakeling looks through a telescope.
Astronomy for beginners, Observing, Telescopes and Equipment

Telescopes 101: 15 essential things to know

The best telescopes for beginners are the ones that don't end up in a closet.
Astronomy for beginners, Observing

The best telescopes for beginners to view planets, galaxies, and more

The Celestron NexStar 130 SLT.
Astronomy for beginners, Observing, Telescopes and Equipment

Best telescopes for $500 or less

Mercury, shown in an enhanced-color image from NASA’s Messenger probe. Credit: NASA / JHU Applied Physics Lab / Carnegie Inst. Washington
Astronomy for beginners, Observing, Observing Basics, Planets

How to observe planets with a small telescope

The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest large galaxy to us. Credit: Massimo Di Fusco
Astronomy for beginners, Science

20 strange but true space facts

The curvature of the Earth is visible in this 2014 photo, which ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti snapped from the International Space Station. Source: NASA/Samantha Cristoforetti
Astronomy for beginners, Science

Why Earth is not flat: The conspiracy debunked

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