On astronomical telescopes of even middling power, a small “finderscope” is often mounted in parallel to the main optics to assist in getting the larger instrument on target. The low magnification of ...

Stellarium is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. This time, I clicked on 'Windows x86_64; Windows 10+' to download it. In File Explorer, open the file you just downloaded. Select 'Japanese' as ...

Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s hardware team, covering at various times printers, scanners, projectors, storage, and monitors. I currently focus my testing efforts on 3D printers, pro and ...

Let’s explore the features of all of these software one by one. Stellarium is a free Planetarium software that lets you explore space, heavenly bodies, galaxies, constellations, etc. When you launch ...

The three layers of the sky: easy asterisms, complete constellations and the mythological figures they represent.Two asterism are shown, the Big Dipper and the Lozenge, which forms the head of Draco ...

This past January, I showcased a handful of Internet astro-freebies. Are you ready for more? Great, because this month we’re going to check out a pair of downloads that also cost zip, zilch, zero! The ...