On Wednesday evening, August 12, the moon will pass in front of the sun for nearly 90%, marking the deepest solar eclipse over the Netherlands and Belgium in more than ten years. You can find all the details about the phenomenon itself, the times, and the best viewing locations on our event page about the 2026 solar eclipse. In this article, we’ll cover the other half of […]
In this guide on tripods and mounts explained, we explain why the base of your telescope is the most important part of your entire equipment. Many beginners make the mistake of looking only at the lens, but without the right tripods and mounts, any image remains shaky and unclear Imagine your [...]
Customers often call us asking, 'Why can't I see anything through my telescope?' Every beginner knows the moment: you set everything up, aim expectantly at the Moon or Jupiter, look through the eyepiece… and see nothing. No star, no light, just blackness or fog. It's frustrating, but completely normal. Even experienced observers do…
You've just finished a night of photography: dozens or hundreds of subs of a nebula, galaxy, or cluster. You see a beautiful image on your camera's screen, but it's still full of noise. You want to share it with your friends/family/acquaintances/astro-community... The magic only happens now... behind your laptop or computer. With the right astrophotography software explanation [...]
Seestar S50 Tips from Telescoop.co.uk The Seestar S50 tips in this blog will help you get the most out of your smart telescope from day one. Whether you want to photograph the moon, stars or nebulae, with a few simple adjustments you'll see better results immediately. The Seestar S50 is designed for convenience, but small [...]
Star Photography Explained by Telescoop.co.uk Star photography is one of the most accessible and enchanting forms of stargazing. Basically, it requires very little: a dark sky, a camera or smart telescope, and a little patience. Yet almost everyone who begins soon finds that the results fall short of expectations. Stars are small, dim [...]
A Barlow lens telescope sounds to many beginners like some kind of magical accessory. You slide it between the eyepiece and the focuser, and suddenly the magnification is doubled or even tripled. A 10 mm eyepiece that normally gives 100x magnification turns into 200x with a 2x Barlow. Handy, because that way it looks like you are using [...].
Viewing the Orion Nebula through a telescope is one of the most impressive experiences you can have as a stargazer. The Orion Nebula, also known as Messier 42 or M42, is a huge cloud of gas and dust where new stars are born. Even with a simple telescope you can see the characteristic foggy glow, while larger [...]
A solar filter telescope is indispensable if you want to observe the sun safely. In fact, without a good solar filter, it is life-threatening to view the sun directly through a telescope: your eyes can suffer permanent damage within fractions of a second. In this article you will read what a solar filter is, how to use it safely, which [...]
Viewing the Andromeda Nebula... Anyone who sees the Andromeda Nebula for the first time immediately realizes how close and unimaginably large our neighboring galaxy actually is. At 2.5 million light-years away, it is the farthest object still visible with the naked eye. But through binoculars or a telescope, the Andromeda Nebula truly comes to life. You see [...]
Viewing the Milky Way is the most impressive “free show” in the night sky. You never see the entire spiral galaxy at a glance, it's ~100,000 light years in size but you do see the luminous band full of stars, nebulae and dark dust trails. With the naked eye you experience the grandeur; with a telescope you zoom in on star clusters, emission nebulae [...].
Viewing the sun through a telescope is spectacular. You see not only a brightly burning disk, but also sunspots, fine structures and, with special equipment, huge fiery bursts. But there is one thing that always comes first: safety. Unprotected viewing of the sun through a telescope can cause permanent blindness. In this article, you will read [...]