Beginners

Is your astro-haven really just beyond your back door? Why travel miles and hours to a dark site when you could just take a few steps to your backyard and be observing in minutes? (Editor's note: Though this article is listed in the "Beginners" category, there is good value here for advanced observers as well - Ed.)

or how to have your cake and eat it too

Easy do-it-yourself modification

Want a quicker, easier way to mount/dismount your TeleVue refractor on a Telepod/Gibraltar head? Read on.

Tired of losing your night vision every time you open your car door and the bright dome light goes on? Here's a solution.

Make your own red LED chart lamp out of readily available components. An easy DIY project.

A classic DIY project for shrinking budgets.

What instrument has sensitivity for millions of shades of intensity, colors and can negate temporary fluctuations in atmospheric disturbances?

The NEWS@SKY (Space&Science) is a unique opportunity to browse hundreds of scientific and popular science Internet sites without a single mouse click!

Painless, and worth the effort....

Some advice to consider for your FIRST telescope purchase…

Even with no tracking, no EQ mount and an inexpensive P&S digital camera you can start to take basic images of the moon and planets.

A small scope can see color