Michael Bakich knows telescopes — really knows telescopes — and these are his tips to know before and after buying one.

These are some of the best telescopes for beginners, which don't have to be the biggest or most expensive to see cool stuff.

Here, we look at the best telescope mounts (and, when called for, tripods) for all of your needs—from our best overall, the Celestron Advanced VX —to some of the best value mounts you can find.

A refractor telescope on a fold-up tripod that ships with a travel bag, the Finder TW2 comes with the Starlight DS1 camera, which has a five-inch fold-out touchscreen.

Boasting the same resolution as Finder TW2 but adding a motorized mount and a much better app, this budget-busting smart telescope can image the deep sky, moon, and sun and is hugely superior.

Beaverlab claims that this inexpensive AI-powered telescope will let you capture the cosmos in stunning 4K — we put it to the test.

High atop Mount Hamilton and far above the sprawl of San Jose, astronomers and engineers have built a remarkable telescope that can think for itself, aim itself and decide on its own which stars ...

This versatile beginner's telescope is suitable for astronomy and wildlife viewing. It has nice-quality traditional optics but is limited by its tripod and mount.

Telescope aside, there really is a surprising amount of complexity, weight, and associated costs with the telescope mount alone, let alone one that is capable of any sort of programmable tracking.

The Automated Planet Finder (APF) is the newest telescope at UC's Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton. Credit: Laurie Hatch Lick Observatory's newest telescope, the Automated Planet Finder (APF), has ...

The telescope is run by the Vatican and a group of Jesuit priests who are also astronomers. Photo is from the University of Arizona’s 10-meter submillimeter telescope.

A refractor telescope on a fold-up tripod that ships with a travel bag, the Finder TW2 comes with the Starlight DS1 camera, which has a five-inch fold-out touchscreen.