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Astro-Tech 8in Imaging Newtonian with Astro-Tech Coma Corrector
By David Compton
5/10/2010
I am a cheapskate. I have been saving for 9 months to get a telescope that costs only $450. So how did it do out of the box?
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Webster Telescopes D18
By Dave Bonandrini
8/8/2009
An 18” telescope in a 15” package?
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Broken Back Solutions
By tom harrison
6/10/2009
Are you old, weak, broken? You can still use a large dob.
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Astro Systems 16" Telekit
By Robert Price
4/14/2009
Looking for a telescope making kit with all the hardware? This is it.
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Orion XT8 Dob
By Ivan Gastaldo
7/14/2008
An affordable scope that truly delivers!
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Orion XT4.5 Dob
By Stephen Nolin
6/21/2008
My New Grab-n-Go Dob!
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AstroTech AT16
By Dave Bonandrini
6/17/2008
It's Big, it's Black, and its 16 inches!
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Celestron Omni XLT 150
By James MacWilliam
4/5/2008
Just As I Suspected, It's All Done With Mirrors!
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12.5" Cave Astrola Newtonian
By Ronald Abraham
2/23/2008
Synchronize your Clockdrive and Libido to the bouncing planet. Live big. Be a man. Size matters.
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$300 Mirror Shootout - 10" Discovery and 12.5" HubbleOptics
By Kevin Bong
9/8/2007
I have two telescopes I've built over the past year that have an interesting commonality - I paid the same for the "new" primary mirror in both. Last night I pulled both out and compared them side by side.
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UTI 8 Inch Review
By Andre Hassid
7/2/2007
Most portable 8 inch scope
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Takahashi Epsilon 180ED
By Ivan Ong
6/2/2007
Experiences with DSLR astrophotography
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Astro Sky 16" f/4.5 Dobsonian
By Kurtis Gothreaux
11/1/2006
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Coming Full Circle: The Zhumell 8" Dobsonian
By david elosser
9/24/2006
I find this to be a remarkably complete system for under $350.
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Anttler’s Optics 8” f/5 HPN Newtonian
By Craig Stark
7/25/2006
"Jack of All Trades" or "Master of Nothing"?
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Orion SkyQuest XT12 Intelliscope
By Bo Lowrey
7/1/2006
Moving from a 6 inch sky cannon to a 12 inch sky cannon
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Webster Telescopes ”28” f/4
By Dave Bonandrini
6/27/2006
Its has been 20 years since the Dobsonian revolution, are the new scopes and optics any better? And what does it take to get a manufacturer to lend you a telescope to review?
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Quantaray QT-80700 Table Top Telescope
By Lee Spain
6/26/2006
A beginner takes a chance on a clearance sale Table Top reflector. The scope is cute. The price is right. But, does it work?
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Astro Sky 10" f/6
By Floyd Blue
6/3/2006
Here is the long awaited review on my scope.
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Meade 12-inch Lightbridge Deluxe
By Robert Burns
5/17/2006
A lot of scope for the money, but neglect of little details means some extra work.
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Back to the Future: The Orion SkyQuest XT6 Dobsonian Reflector
By Michael Aaron McNeely
10/23/2005
It is amazing what is available to today’s amateur astronomer. For example, I just purchased an Orion SkyQuest XT6, 6-inch Dobsonian reflector, and this scope represents a significant improvement in quality when compared to a similarly priced 8-inch Dobsonian telescope that I purchased in 1987.
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What’s new and different on a 10” Hardin Dob?
By Rod Kaufman
7/8/2005
Utilizing resources available on the Astromart for the acquisition, modifications and an evaluation of the performance of a 10” Hardin dob, a capable scope emerges from the assistance of the sponsors and supporters of our astronomical resource. Let’s “scope” the scope…
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Celestron Starhopper 12-inch Dobsonian
By Lawrence Carlino
5/13/2005
as with Godzilla, size matters)
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Orion SkyQuest XT10i Dobsonian
By Max Corneau
9/26/2004
Lots of aperture for the money, this nicely designed scope exceeds all of my expectations.
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The New LXD 75 10" Schmidt Newtonian from Meade
By Chris Provost
9/8/2004
Is the LXD 75 series the same as the 55 series with just a new paint job? Read on for my impression.
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Teleport 10"
By Ray Lesch
8/1/2004
It's summer, am I really going to sell this thing?
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Orion Skyview Pro 8 EQ - A Beginner's Perspective
By Jason Patterson
7/7/2004
This is a narrative review of the Orion Skyview Pro 8 EQ from the beginner’s perspective. So often when telescope reviews are written, they are in a language that truly ‘amateur’ amateur astronomers can hardly hope to understand. The intent of this is to review this telescope in such a way as to allow a person who is purchasing his or her first real telescope to get a good idea of what they might be buying.
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The Orion StarBlast: Silly Little Telescopes Need Love Too
By Rod Mollise
7/7/2004
<i>How did this Silly Little Scope perform under the summer Milky Way? What’s the verdict, cutting-to-the-chase-wise?</i>
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