Often customers call us asking ‘why can't I see anything through my telescope? Every beginner knows the moment: you set everything up, aim expectantly at the moon or Jupiter, look through the eyepiece ... and see nothing. No star, no light, just black or fog. It's frustrating, but perfectly normal. Even experienced observers [...]
You've just spent a night photographing: dozens or hundreds of subs of a nebula, galaxy or cluster. You see on your camera screen a beautiful image, but still full of noise. You want to share it with your friends/family/acquaintances/astro-community.... The magic happens only now ... behind your laptop or computer. With the right astrophotography software explanation [...]
Seestar S50 Tips from Telescoop.co.uk The Seestar S50 tips in this blog will help you get the most out of your smart telescope from day one. Whether you want to photograph the moon, stars or nebulae, with a few simple adjustments you'll see better results immediately. The Seestar S50 is designed for convenience, but small [...]
Star Photography Explained by Telescoop.co.uk Star photography is one of the most accessible and enchanting forms of stargazing. Basically, it requires very little: a dark sky, a camera or smart telescope, and a little patience. Yet almost everyone who begins soon finds that the results fall short of expectations. Stars are small, dim [...]
A Barlow lens telescope sounds to many beginners like some kind of magical accessory. You slide it between the eyepiece and the focuser, and suddenly the magnification is doubled or even tripled. A 10 mm eyepiece that normally gives 100x magnification turns into 200x with a 2x Barlow. Handy, because that way it looks like you are using [...].
Watching a solar eclipse is one of the most impressive nature experiences you can have. Yet it often goes wrong: people grab sunglasses or watch without protection, resulting in permanent eye damage. In this blog, we explain how to safely view an eclipse, what types exist, when the next one in the Netherlands and Europe [...].
A telescope offer can be tempting. You see a substantial discount, a package full of accessories or a bundle that promises a lot. But how do you know if it's really a smart buy? In this blog, you'll discover how to get more from your budget, which telescopes and accessories offer the most value and where to [...]
Viewing the Orion Nebula through a telescope is one of the most impressive experiences you can have as a stargazer. The Orion Nebula, also known as Messier 42 or M42, is a huge cloud of gas and dust where new stars are born. Even with a simple telescope you can see the characteristic foggy glow, while larger [...]
A solar filter telescope is indispensable if you want to observe the sun safely. In fact, without a good solar filter, it is life-threatening to view the sun directly through a telescope: your eyes can suffer permanent damage within fractions of a second. In this article you will read what a solar filter is, how to use it safely, which [...]
Viewing the Andromeda Nebula.... Anyone who sees the Andromeda Nebula for the first time immediately realizes how close and unimaginably large our neighboring galaxy actually is. At 2.5 million light years away, it is the furthest object you can still see with the naked eye. But through binoculars or a telescope, the Andromeda Nebula really comes alive. You see [...]
Viewing the Milky Way is the most impressive “free show” in the night sky. You never see the entire spiral galaxy at a glance, it's ~100,000 light years in size but you do see the luminous band full of stars, nebulae and dark dust trails. With the naked eye you experience the grandeur; with a telescope you zoom in on star clusters, emission nebulae [...].
Viewing the sun through a telescope is spectacular. You see not only a brightly burning disk, but also sunspots, fine structures and, with special equipment, huge fiery bursts. But there is one thing that always comes first: safety. Unprotected viewing of the sun through a telescope can cause permanent blindness. In this article, you will read [...]
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