Reaching for the Moon. Ritchey died in November 1945 at age 80. The 40-inch Naval Observatory telescope, now the ancestor of all large modern research telescopes, was moved in 1955 to a more ...

Through large telescopes like the Lick 36-inch refractor, the 26-inch U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) refractor, and the 40-inch Yerkes Observatory ... pointed at the Moon. It’s just too bright.

It comes with a 25mm eyepiece that lets you magnify images up to 16 times and a 10mm eyepiece that can blow up the image 40 times ... viewing the moon and using it as a travel telescope," shared ...

The 36-inch telescope was the largest that had ever been built, and it held onto that title until 1897, when the Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin unveiled its 40-inch ... and a new moon of Jupiter ...

With Prime Day fast approaching on July 8-11, now's a good time to take a look at the best telescopes: Here are our picks of the best instruments for viewing the night sky. When you purchase ...

and she captured this image with a Celestron NexStar 8-inch telescope. "I set it up in my driveway on October 22nd," Katie told me. "We're suburban with lots of light pollution, but the Moon and ...

All of that is to say that spotting the flag is not likely, even with a remarkably powerful telescope. Even though the Apollo 11 American flag's time on the moon has likely come to an end ...

As if all the other astronomical events that took place this year weren't enough to satisfy the average stargazer, our planet will soon be gaining a "second moon ... a 30-inch telescope and ...