Affiliate Disclosure

Amazon Associates Program

WorldsTelescope.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for websites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

This means that when you click certain links on our site and make a qualifying purchase on Amazon, we earn a small commission. Our affiliate tag is worldstelescope-20. This commission comes at no additional cost to you — you pay exactly the same price you would pay if you went to Amazon directly.

Our Editorial Independence

The most important thing we can tell you is this: our recommendations are independent of our affiliate relationships.

We do not recommend products because they pay us a higher commission. We do not exclude products because they are unavailable on Amazon. Our editors evaluate products based on quality, value, and genuine usefulness — and then provide affiliate links to make purchasing convenient.

If we recommend a product, it is because we believe it is genuinely excellent. The affiliate commission is a way to sustain our editorial operation — it does not determine what we say about any product.

How Affiliate Links Work

When you click a link on WorldsTelescope.com that leads to Amazon and contains our affiliate tag (worldstelescope-20):

• Amazon places a cookie in your browser that lasts 24 hours
• Any qualifying purchase you make on Amazon during that 24-hour window earns us a commission
• The commission rate varies by product category (typically 1–10%)
• You pay the exact same price you would pay without our link
• Amazon handles all transactions — we never handle your payment information

Identifying Affiliate Links

On WorldsTelescope.com, affiliate links are identified in several ways:

• Buttons labeled "Buy on Amazon" or "Amazon" that link to product pages
• Text links within editorial content that reference Amazon products
• All such links include tag=worldstelescope-20 in the URL
• HTML attributes include rel="sponsored"

Other Revenue Sources

In addition to Amazon affiliate commissions, WorldsTelescope.com earns revenue from:

• Google AdSense — Display advertisements served by Google based on your interests and our content. See our Privacy Policy for details on how AdSense uses your data.
• Direct Advertising — Occasionally we may feature sponsored content or display advertising from direct partners. Any such content is clearly labeled as sponsored.

Questions?

If you have any questions about our affiliate relationships, how we earn money, or why we recommended a specific product, we welcome the conversation.