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Why I Bought a Vixen VMC110L How I Like It By David Compton 9/1/2010 Simply put, this telescope is a GREAT tool for lunar and planetary photography. This is why I bought it. I was looking at the similar VMC95L, at a price point used of about $150 or new $200. I stumbled across bigger brother at $140 and jumped at the chance.
	3 Criterion Dynamax 8 scopes and a B&L 4000 By Mark Swanson 7/15/2010 My Experience. By Mark Swanson.
	The Questar 3.5 Standard By Malcolm Bird 3/1/2010 Perfect scope or perfectly frustrating?
Meade ETX-LS Review - Part 3 - Computerized Mount and Final Thoughts By John Kramer 2/2/2010 This is the final part of my three part review devoted to the ETX-LS. It focuses on the computerized mount and how it performed over a series of observing sessions. I conclude with my final thoughts on using the Meade ETX-LS.
Meade ETX-LS Review - Part Two - Optics By John Kramer 11/24/2009 Part one covered my brief impression of the physical characteristics of the telescope after setup and a brief night out under the stars. Now that I have had a chance to take the ETX-LS out for a few long observing sessions, how did the ETX-LS perform optically? Find out more.
VMC110L w/Porta II By Hugh Peck 11/11/2009 Mostly good Chinese made scope with just a couple of irritations.
	Meade ETX-LS - Part One - First light and first impressions By John Kramer 11/4/2009 This is part one of a multi-part review of Meade's ETX-LS. Part one will focus on the initial impression of this new telescope from Meade.
Nexstar 11 GPS in EQ Mode w/ tag-on Orion Express By Ronald Abraham 10/10/2009 A unbeatable combo for Oklahoma's rare great nights.
Meade ETX-LS 6"ACF By Daniel Evans 8/26/2009 An unbiased review!
	SCT Collimation under Adverse Circumstances By Greg Nowell 6/27/2009 Disassembly, transport, and other adjustments to SCTs may result in gross miscollimation, where no "classic doughnut" is available to help in the adjustment process. Bad seeing also results in "bad doughnuts" which make collimation difficult. This article addresses these conditions, and provides some further pointers on SCT collimation.
	CPC800 a great buy! By Mike Sheron 6/24/2009 The CPC800 is just what the astronomer ordered!
Celestron NexStar 4SE By Mike Sheron 7/21/2008 4SE is a great begining!
	Removing the Internal Counterweight - Meade 7” Maksutov By Steve Hollenbach 6/4/2008 Several Meade 7” MAK owners have asked how this is done, including myself, so I did it and wrote it down for your information. Thanks, Steve Hollenbach
MN56... By Ed Moreno 5/7/2008 STill viable???
	The Classic Orange-Tube Celestron C11 revisited By Robert Piekiel 4/28/2008 If you're searching for a telescope with decent aperture and extreme portability, this Classic Celestron form 25+ years ago might fit your plans better than anything else.
My Meade 7" LX200GPS Maksutov-Cassegrain By Patricia Byerly 3/24/2008 A young amateur astronomer finds a winning scope
ORION 180mm MAKSUTOV-CASSEGRAINIAN By Lawrence Carlino 3/20/2008 Certainly, a quality APO refractor is a favorite tool of the high-resolution aficionado, and a long-focus Newtonian reflector is also very desirable, but the cost of obtaining an adequate mount for the long and heavy tube assemblies may easily double the price of the telescope alone. This is where compound catadioptric scopes have found their niche in minimizing tube length and weight while still providing excellent image quality.
	Mewlon 250S and EM-400 for Imagers By John O'Neill 12/29/2007 Imagers may be interested in this scope/mount combo
	The Takahashi Mewlon 250 Dall-Kirkham Revisited By James Edwards 12/10/2007 Another look at Takahashi’s 10” Mega Scope!!!
	Review of the Celestron C5 “Classic” By Ed Moreno 9/29/2007 Cute Little Kitten? Or Tiny Tiger…
	Takahashi Mewlon 210 Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain By James Edwards 8/22/2007 Takahashi’s “Jr.” Mewlon
	Takahashi FRC-300: 1-Year Anniversary By Melvin Schick 6/4/2007 What changes after one year of use?
	Celestron Celestar 8 (basic) By Bernard Ferry 2/12/2007 The good, the bad and the good (again)
	Ghost of the Argonaut By James Barnett 1/26/2007 How does Orion's new 150mm f/12 MCT measure up?
	Meade 12” LX90 LNT SCT Review. By Raul Medina 10/29/2006 The Big Bang...for the buck.
	Vixen VMC200LDG Catadioptric By Lawrence Carlino 10/23/2006 The exotic particle of telescopes
	What Was I Thinking!!! By John O'Neill 9/5/2006 Since this is my second Mewlon 250, I feel well qualified to do this report. I sold my first one, but why, is still a mystery to me.
	Eclipse Makview 4 By Jeffrey Phillips 8/30/2006 Four-inch Maksutov suffers image shift, collimation woes
	Meade LX200R 12” Review By Jerry Wise 8/23/2006 Testing the new LX200R 12" runs into some QA problems.
	Takahashi FRC-300 By Melvin Schick 7/4/2006 Patience is only a word. Waiting for the experience of high quality imaging with the FRC-300 from Takahashi tested my ability to endure long days of waiting. Was the 7 months waiting for delivery from Japan worth it?