For visual learners, here's how different telescopes see (with their respective cameras) the same targets: Orion and Horsehead nebulae....

Know your Target So you have your equipment and you're under clear/cloudless night skies. You've read my Breaking Down Astro posts and...

Light Pollution Too few people have seen a 'Bortle 1' night sky. (true dark sky) Urban areas are almost always drowning away their night...