Reviews

Cute Little Kitten? Or Tiny Tiger…

When Vic Maris at StellarVue announced they’d be producing a 4 inch doublet at a cost of less than $1,600 including a case and FeatherTouch focuser, it seemed like small reflector Nirvana. StellarVue (SV) is known for their high quality and standards, and every scope going out their door is star tested under the real sky – so the opportunity to purchase one of Vic’s new gems at such a low price was just too good to pass up.

Are you looking to upsize the power on your eyepiece collection? Take a look at the new SmartAstronomy Barlows.

SCT correctors and refractors pose similar problems in shipping. Removal the SCT corrector, and the refractor's lens cell, makes shipping easier and more secure.

The TeleVue-85 is an ideal small telescope. It will reveal all of the major phenomena of the heavens, from high magnification views of planets to low power Milky Way starfields.

Does the new specialty filter from Orion do what they say it does, and is it useful for other objects?

A pictorial on how to disassemble a c8. Many owners are wary of touching their instruments, but it is sometimes the right thing to do. Watch seven year old Geoffrey show that "even a child can do it" (most of it).

Redefining value in high-quality refractors by Lawrence Carlino

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.

Wide field imaging is an extremely satisfying form of astrophotography providing panoramic results of your favorite constellation-size field without the hassle of finding or precisely tracking the object. Astrophotographers who already use DSLR cameras can go ahead and skip this review, as it is intended for owners of special-purpose, SBIG astronomical imaging cameras.

Impressions and first light of a very special fast racing apo

Are you looking for a tracking Alt/Az mount with a GoTo feature?

Save some coin and save the Earth at the same time.

Can two products of competing companies get along together on the same scope without fighting?

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautifull.