Category: Telescopes

An engineer's honest 2026 assessment of whether smart telescopes like the ZWO Seestar, Dwarf 3, and Unistellar Odyssey are worth the money for a suburban backyard.

An engineer's honest, first-hand review of the Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ — what it really shows, its weaknesses, who should buy it, and the cheap upgrades worth making.

An engineer's honest picks for the best telescopes under $200 in 2026 — what each scope really shows from a light-polluted backyard, plus the popular models to avoid.

An honest, engineer's-eye buying guide to the best telescopes under $300 in 2026, judged by real aperture-per-dollar and what they show from a light-polluted suburban backyard.

An engineer's honest guide to the best telescopes for planetary viewing in 2026 — why aperture and focal length win, and why planets are the light-polluted observer's best friend.

An engineer's honest, use-case-driven comparison of Celestron and Sky-Watcher telescopes in 2026 across beginner scopes, Dobsonians, GoTo, optics, and support.