Amateur Astronomy

When we were children we were often taught that we could wish upon the first star that we saw in the evening sky. After that wish was made and if we believed hard enough our wish would come true. Eventually, our childhood fantasies gave way to fact as we became more educated. This education was [...]

There is nothing like sitting outside in the dark with your kids and staring up at the night sky. Time stands still as you both ponder the enormity of the universe and your place within it. Poetry springs to mind as you try to explain to your child how people 100 years ago didn’t have [...]

For many people there first home telescope happens to be a Tasco astronomy telescope. A Tasco astronomy telescope may not be the best astronomy telescope on the market, however, it has allowed people easy entry into the hobby of astronomy and looking at the stars and other space objects.
I remember a Tasco astronomy telescope from [...]