Author: Richard Bartlett

There was a time, hundreds of years ago, when you could look up at the night sky and see thousands of stars. The Milky Way would arch overhead and misty patches of light, such as the Andromeda Galaxy or the Beehive Cluster, could be easily seen from almost anywhere with just the naked eye. In…

Everyone remembers their first telescope – and for good reason. After staring at the night sky with just your eyes, it now seems as though the Moon, planets and even the distant stars themselves are now within your reach. The entire universe is at your doorstep. There’s just one problem: a lot of it seems…