A 15-year-old boy has managed to capture a picture of Saturn using a telescope in his back garden that many seasoned astronomers would be proud of. Marcus Reed, from Seaford, East Sussex, managed to ...

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 ...

The above photo of Saturn was taken by 15-year-old Marcus Reed of Seaford, East Sussex. He captured the image, planet, rings and all, at 4am in his backyard using a 102mm diameter reflector telescope ...

So you’ve made the plunge, bought a telescope and now you’re ready to begin your journey into the deep sky. Now what? For many new telescope owners it’s a steep learning curve, with initial excitement ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When I wrote about upscale amateur astronomy in How To Spend It 15 years ago it was a hobby that, if done ...

For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is of a huge instrument in its own domed-roof building on a mountain top. But a ...

When you look up at the night sky from your garden, you might catch a glimpse of a few stars if you're lucky. But father-of-three James Flanagan wanted a better view, and pointed his 'middle of the ...

Physics teacher Stephen McAllister has revealed his tips and tricks for space photography - including budget kit. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access ...

The world's largest radio telescope began searching for signals from stars and galaxies and, perhaps, extraterrestrial life Sunday in a project demonstrating China's rising ambitions in space and its ...