Articles tagged: magnification 

<< previous page  1  next page>>

Don’t buy a 1,000-power Telescope – guidelines for magnification written by Will Kalif
Often times you will see telescopes for sale that claim big magnifications such as up to 1000X power or 500X power. And while this isn't a false claim because the instrument in reference will actually go to that magnification it is a worthless number because telescopes have definite limits to their useful magnification. This article explains the rule of thumb for how high a power you can get from typical telescopes.

<< previous page  1  next page>>