I don’t know who said it first, but it bears repeating that the best telescope is the one that gets used the most. Many of you are familiar with different types of telescopes – reflectors are the ones ...

ROCKFORD, IL — August 28, 2024 — The Giant Magellan Telescope and Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc. today announced the start of manufacturing and assembly of the largest telescope mount built in the ...

Ingersoll Machine Tools on Tuesday began construction of the largest telescope mount ever built in the United States. The 12-story tall mount that will be built at the company's facility at 707 Fulton ...

Pointing at stars may seem easy on the surface—just mount a telescope to a tripod and you’re done, right? As anyone who’s spent time with a telescope can tell you, it’s not that simple, given that the ...

Getting started in astrophotography can be daunting. With so many different telescopes, cameras, and mounts and all their variations, where do you start? The first piece of equipment you should choose ...

ROCKFORD — Ingersoll Machine Tools, 707 Fulton Ave., is expanding its campus for a project that is truly out of this world. Ingersoll broke ground Tuesday for a building where employees will assemble ...

On March 15, 2012, the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) made its first scientific results public; 25 years had passed since the project was first presented, but the wait was worth it. Among other ...