Vaonis’ Gravity app works on many iPhones and Android phones. Credit: Vaonis The Hestia is an interesting example of telescope and optical construction. When I first unpacked the unit ...

Secondly, the SeeStar S50 is simple to use because I pair the telescope with any of my phones to start imaging my favorite deep space objects, like the Great Orion Nebula or the Andromeda Galaxy.

The top of the telescope has a large inset for your cellphone and an "eyepiece" for the phone's camera lens. I took a peek through the eyepiece and could see distant trees clearly. Two magnetic ...

When it comes to an engineering marvel like the James Webb Space Telescope, the technology involved is so specialized that there’s precious little the average person can truly relate to.