Everything to do with Astronomy:

The amateur hobby of man since the dawn of time and scientific study of celestial objects.

"Astronomy compels the soul to look upward, and leads us from this world to another."

• Plato

"We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."

• Carl Sagan

Looking for your first telescope?

Here are a few articles to help you make an informed decision:

• Advice for First Time Telescope Buyers by Joe Roberts

• Three Low-Cost Telescopes by Joshua Roth and Tony Flanders

• Choosing Your First Telescope by Joshua Roth

More helpful information

• Guide to Eyepieces by Steve Coe

• [How to Enjoy Your New Telescope] (http://www.space.com/14485-skywatching-telescopes-beginners-guide.html)

• [What do Telescopes Do?] (http://www.umich.edu/~lowbrows/reflections/2003/dscobel.12.html)

Sister Sub-Reddits

• [Astrophysics] (http://www.reddit.com/r/astrophysics)

• [Astrophotography] (http://www.reddit.com/r/astrophotography)

• [Cosmology] (http://www.reddit.com/r/cosmology)

• [Exoplanets] (http://www.reddit.com/r/exoplanets)

• [Exolife] (http://www.reddit.com/r/exolife)

• [Space] (http://www.reddit.com/r/space)

• [Spaceflight] (http://www.reddit.com/r/spaceflight)

• [Spaceporn (space images)] (http://www.reddit.com/r/spaceporn)

• [Star Parties] (http://www.reddit.com/r/starparty)

• [RepublicOfScience] (http://www.reddit.com/r/RepublicOfScience)

• [Mars] (http://www.reddit.com/r/Mars)

• [Spacevideos] (http://www.reddit.com/r/spacevideos)

• [Cosmos] (http://www.reddit.com/r/Cosmos)

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