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Coordinator for the Astronomy and Dark Sky Initiative for the Lake Fork Valley Conservancy Phillip Virden looks down the valley at the San Juan Mountains with his binoculars at Windy Point on ...

I'm going to track and observe wolves in Yellowstone in March with a group of biologists. Do you recommend binoculars and/or a spotting scope? What models? My budget is mid-range, from $250 to $750.

Stargazing is the ideal all-season activity that can help renew your appreciation for the endlessly vast galaxy while getting you out into the great outdoors. But if you’re peering out of your foggy ...

The Hawke Endurance ED 8x25 binoculars are clearly built with portability and convenience in mind. They use a compact ...

There is one piece of outdoor gear people buy twice more than just about anything else, and it is... The post The piece of ...

Go outside right now. What’s the farthest thing you can see? A tree? A bird? What about the Moon? It’s 250,000 miles away. The Sun is 400 times farther than that, at nearly 100 million miles (but ...

Whether you’re a novice stargazer or a veteran observer, every amateur astronomer should own binoculars. They’re the perfect grab-and-go instrument for an impromptu viewing session, especially when ...

Ask someone what equipment they need to start exploring the night sky and, 99 times out of 100, they’ll fire back “telescope” as the answer. Although a telescope may seem the logical choice, there’s ...

For all the excitement over Hubble and other space-based telescopes, ground-based observatories still have considerable life in them. The BBC today profiles the Large Binocular Telescope observatory ...

If you find yourself increasingly intrigued by the night sky and yearn to see more than what is visible with the naked eye, you don’t need to buy a fancy telescope costing hundreds or thousands of ...