Although I’ve spent decades as a deep-sky observer, I’ve always been fascinated by the Sun. Solar observing offers clear advantages: It’s accessible anywhere, immune to light pollution, and doesn’t ...

If you want to take better images of the Milky Way when you travel to seek dark skies then the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer mini is one of the best star trackers around. Best cameras for ...

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Pointing your telescope at the Sun should be easy, right? It’s the brightest object in the sky (by a long shot), and it’s huge. The problem is that unless you’ve outfitted your telescope with an ...