Choosing a first telescope is a difficult task for a fledgling amateur astronomer. Frequently, newcomers pick telescopes with computerized go-to controls, only to discover after a lot of frustration — ...

Perhaps nothing has revolutionized amateur astronomy more than go-to telescopes with motorized drives that find and track any of thousands of deep-sky objects. No longer must users rely on a celestial ...

The Celestron StarSense Explorer 8" Dobsonian telescope is a large manual telescope of the sort that's usually out of reach of amateurs in terms of both cost and complexity. However, its use of ...

The Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ Newtonian reflector telescope uses a planetarium app to find heavenly bodies, but targeting it is a surprisingly manual affair. Here's our review When you ...

Celestron StarSense Explorer 8-inch Dobsonian telescope review This impressive 'push to' light bucket with smartphone app alignment is an easy way to explore both deep-sky and solar system targets.