Giant ground-based reflector telescopes do much of astronomy's heavy lifting, although the U.S.'s largest in Hawaii is not ...

The 24-inch Boller & Chivens f/8 Cassegrain was installed in the dome of Sommers-Bausch ... For the first eight years of its life, the 24-inch was the sole telescope at SBO, and was kept busy seven ...

Gaze into the great beyond from your own backyard with the best telescopes for stargazing ... Our second pick, the Celestron StarSense Explorer 8", is probably even better for newbie stargazers.