From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying a telescope or a monocular for ...

Well, any of us who has ever looked through a telescope could say the same, for the two principal types in use today were developed by giants: the refractor by Galileo and the reflector by Newton.

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Overall, this telescope is a great choice for beginning ... The Celestron Inspire 100AZ is based on a traditional refractor-type design and is the largest model in the 'Inspire' family, allowing ...

Astronomy at Alfred University has a long history, dating back to the Civil War when the University purchased its first telescope, a 9-inch refractor made by Henry Fitz ... in the United States. We ...

The original instrument to occupy the dome was the 10.5-inch Bausch telescope, which was installed in the new observatory building in 1953. The 25-foot diameter dome was necessary to encompass the ...

9.53 inch Clark Refractor The main telescope is the original ... The observatory houses three 8" and one 11" Celestron Schmidt Cassegrain telescopes, a 17" Dobsonian reflector, an SBIG St-6 CCD camera ...