Reviews

William Optics EZTouch: Next in a series of ultimates?

Posted by Eric Gage 07/19/2006 07:00AM   (Reviews/Mounts/Alt-Azimuth)

William Optics EZTouch:  Next in a series of ultimates?

Having already written a review praising another mount as the perfect alt-az for the PST, will the author be forced to admit this one is..um....more perfect?

TAMING THE WILD 8” F6 ACHROMAT

Posted by Doug Peterson 07/17/2006 03:56PM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Refractors)

TAMING THE WILD 8” F6 ACHROMAT

The TMB-Designed telescope from APM, mated to the Aries Chromacor

Orion Stratus 21mm, 13mm and 8mm

Posted by Wing Eng 07/15/2006 07:00AM   (Reviews/Eyepieces/12mm-And-Up)

Orion Stratus 21mm, 13mm and 8mm

Can these optically compete with Naglers?

JMI 2" diameter extension tube

Posted by Clayton Cramer 07/11/2006 07:00AM   (Reviews/Accessories/Other)

JMI 2" diameter extension tube

Cheaper than the others; good enough for my purposes?

ScopeRoller

Posted by Mike Hoffa 07/08/2006 07:00AM   (Reviews/Accessories/Hardware)

ScopeRoller

ScopeRoller for Celestron Nexstar11

Howie Glatter’s BLUG Barlow Collimator

Posted by Dave Bonandrini 07/06/2006 07:00AM   (Reviews/Accessories/Hardware)

Howie Glatter’s BLUG Barlow Collimator

You guys who know me know that I’m a huge fan of Howie Glatter laser Collimators. They are aligned “spot on” right out of the box, they are built to be dropped a few times and stay in alignment and most of all they have a look and feel of quality unseen in other laser collimator products.

Ken Dauzat Tube Rings

Posted by Clayton Cramer 07/06/2006 07:00AM   (Reviews/Accessories/Other)

Ken Dauzat Tube Rings

Nicely finished and reasonably priced.

Parallax Rings

Posted by Clayton Cramer 07/06/2006 07:00AM   (Reviews/Accessories/Other)

Parallax Rings

Solid, no-frills finish.

Venus Optics Imager Tripod

Posted by Richard Hennig 07/04/2006 10:41PM   (Reviews/Mounts/Other)

Venus Optics Imager Tripod

Focusing a DSLR or a webcam is a challenge and required a lot of patience when you use the aluminum tripod that comes with many mounts. When a friend of mine, Alex Choy, told me that he started designing and manufacturing a replacement tripod for the GP mount and its clones, I jumped at the opportunity and asked him to send me one to replace my aluminum tripod and to test it for astrophotography.

Takahashi FRC-300

Posted by Melvin Schick 07/04/2006 07:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Cats)

Takahashi FRC-300

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?

Orion SkyQuest XT12 Intelliscope

Posted by Bo Lowrey 07/01/2006 07:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Newts)

Orion SkyQuest XT12 Intelliscope

Moving from a 6 inch sky cannon to a 12 inch sky cannon

Great Red Spot Junior - astronomy flashlight

Posted by Dave Bonandrini 06/27/2006 08:43PM   (Reviews/Accessories/Hardware)

Great Red Spot Junior - astronomy flashlight

Do I need ANOTHER red LED "shake to charge" flashlight?

Webster Telescopes ”28” f/4

Posted by Dave Bonandrini 06/27/2006 07:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Newts)

Webster Telescopes ”28” f/4

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?

Quantaray QT-80700 Table Top Telescope

Posted by Lee Spain 06/27/2006 04:51AM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Newts)

Quantaray QT-80700 Table Top Telescope

A beginner takes a chance on a clearance sale Table Top reflector. The scope is cute. The price is right. But, does it work?

Pentax Papilio

Posted by Jef Spalding 06/25/2006 07:00AM   (Reviews/Binoculars/10mm-To-70mm)

Pentax Papilio

Quite Possibly the Best Mini Binocular Avaliable?