Even a casual gaze up at the heavens can spark the desire to see the stars and planets above in more detail. Unless you’re booked on an upcoming Virgin Galactic spaceflight, this equipment will have to do. On the plus side, you could buy it all for far less than the $450,000 cost of the spaceflight. This gear and a smartphone starfinder app will get you started.
(Courtesy of Hubble Optics)
For Serious Stargazers
Hubble Optics 18″ Premium Ultra Light Dobsonian Telescope
$3,595
Like the “other” Hubble telescope, this Dobsonian-style system provides a stellar view via a relatively large 18-inch primary mirror. The very effective light-gathering optical design is favored by serious astronomers, and this model is especially valued by those seeking a powerful telescope that, weighing just 81 pounds and designed to be folded, can be easily transported and set up on sites far from where the city emits light pollution….