Reviews

Can an 80mm achromat "crack" rima Birt, the Cassini division and Trapezium E?

A heavyweight contender for visual or astrophotography that you can own now...

A small scope can see color

A look at these two fine low-cost ED refractors

There was a buzz on astro sites that Meade outlet was selling a LXD650/102ED package that included a goto computer for $1,000 less than Meade dealers. Interesting I thought. I had just sold a C9.25 and GM8. Could I possibly go from a big scope to a little scope? No way, that is, unless the little scope's mount could carry a big scope. I posted a question in the forum - can the LXD650 handle a 9.25" SCT? I got a couple of replies. Both said it would carry a C9.25, better than a GM8, and might even handle an 11" SCT. Sold.

Is it a Jack of all trades and Master of none?

Diamond in the rough

Just about to pick up a Short Universal Plate?

A Void Filled (and Very Well, Too!)

The Swiss Army pocket knife of scopes

Which of these will I pick?

A “Bigger Mak” for bigger appetites by Lawrence Carlino

An alternative to high tech, complicated instruments

Why can't someone make a beautifully machined and finished travel scope with great optics, a flat photographic field and excellent color correction and then sell it for a price that won't send me to the poorhouse (or the doghouse!)

Performance of this focuser is outstanding, with better performance than any other focuser I have used in the past. This review was written by Dave Erickson