Equipment/Optics

Starlight Instrument’s New Posi Drive Motor System is a First Class Winner

Don't throw out that old toaster!!

Has your eyepiece case seen better days? Has your pick-n-pluck been plucked one to many times?

In some ways, today’s imported telescope tripods are surprisingly good. Particularly the ubiquitous Chinese 2-inch diameter steel legged jobs. Sadly, however, almost all have a weak link. Their spreaders are pitiful. Unckle Rod just might have found a cure for that...

Tips on using the AG as a permanent installation.

Trying to corner a long-term concern in the astro-amateur world through the “slanted edge” method

A Fun Night with Three Popular Scopes Observing Jupiter

Among other things, a shootout between a Takahashi FS152 on a Temma EM200 and a Starmaster 14.5 Hybrid

Response to Robert Morein's Brandon Article

The market offers many options for low cost wide fields eyepieces, but they don't deliver sharp performance in the outer 20 to 30% of the field. My thoughts and a proposed solution.

A simple, $15 gear unit can give you a 3:1 focuser reduction drive that will work for any scope.

You might get the impression I’ve become so obsessed with the Meade 7" MAK OTA, that I put too much into it. Yes, I’m really stuck on this one!