Tag Archives: Focal Length

What Are Telescopes?

Telescope

Telescopes act as windows to the universe. It is with the help of telescopes that we can study the solar system and view the conjunctions of stars. Not just that, the various planets, galaxies, satellites and asteroids that we get to see only in the books and magazines are made more familiar to us via […]

Understanding Astronomy Eyepieces

Solar Shadow

The purpose of an eyepiece is to magnify the focused image, and different eyepieces can be used to give different magnifications and fields of view. You will need to experiment with different ones to find the best one for a particular application. For example, if you want to observe a large area of sky, you […]