Reviews

Orion Apex 127 Maksutov-Cassegrainian

Posted by Lawrence Carlino 05/27/2004 07:00AM (Reviews/Telescopes/Cats)

Take a bite of this not-so-big Mak Attack

Which eyepiece should I buy for my new telescope?

Posted by Tom Hole 05/27/2004 07:00AM (Reviews/Beginners)

A primer for beginners on eyepiece selection.

Mewlon 300

Posted by Mark Keitel 05/27/2004 07:00AM (Reviews/Telescopes/Cats)

Are you prepared to view through the best planetary scope you can move yourself?

A Star Is Born - William Optics 2" Diagonal Mirror

Posted by vito Mazzariello 05/27/2004 07:00AM (Reviews/Accessories/Hardware)

William Optics 2" Diagonal Mirror

Polar Alignment for Dummies

Posted by Edward Otto 05/27/2004 07:00AM (Reviews/Beginners)

The thing that I have seen beginners struggling with is Polar Alignment. This short article is intended to allieviate your stress.

Wild Card 001 - The Exit Pupil of a Telescope

Posted by Rick Shaffer 05/26/2004 07:00AM (Reviews/Beginners)

Despite the fact that it’s pretty boring, telescope designer Rick Shaffer explains the elusive exit pupil of a telescope. This is the very first installment of his new column, Wild Card.

Meade 127MM ED Semi Apo Refractor

Posted by George Mavromates 05/26/2004 07:00AM (Reviews/Telescopes/Refractors)

$Meade 127MM ED Semi Apo Refractor$

My astronomy experience, the scope, first light, second attempt, and summary.

Hutech Motorized Alt-Az Mount

Posted by Joe Metzger 05/26/2004 07:00AM (Reviews/Mounts/Alt-Azimuth)

Have a small grab n' go scope on a manual mount? Annoyed by mount shake and shimmy? Here's a mount that may solve the problem...

The Aries SAFIX

Posted by Rod Mollise 05/24/2004 07:00AM (Reviews/Eyepieces/Other)

Spherical Aberraton? What Spherical Aberration?

Takahashi FS-60C Apochromatic refractor

Posted by Lawrence Carlino 05/19/2004 07:00AM (Reviews/Telescopes/Refractors)

...Despite its small aperture and limited light grasp, this 2.4" provided some wonderful, high-contrast views. Using a 9mm Nagler type 6 wide-field eyepiece that generated 40x, I found the oft-observed Double Cluster in Perseus a wonderful sight...

Planetary Imaging with a Webcam and an SCT

Posted by Rod Mollise 05/18/2004 07:00AM (Reviews/Telescopes)

The planets are tough. Tough to observe visually and especially tough to image. Those of you who’ve got a few Mars oppositions under your belts know what I’m talking about.