Reviews

Carson ePix MM-640 Digital Microscope

Posted by david elosser 07/29/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Binoculars/Other)

Carson ePix MM-640 Digital Microscope

A microscope that also takes pictures and sends them directly to your computer... now how cool is that?

UTI 8 Inch Review

Posted by Andre Hassid 07/02/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Newts)

UTI 8 Inch Review

Most portable 8 inch scope

Baader Moon & Skyglow Filter

Posted by Matt Tarlach 06/28/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Accessories/Filters)

Baader Moon & Skyglow Filter

It works! And not just on moonglow...

The Tele Vue 13mm Ethos, First Impressions

Posted by Trent Feist 06/25/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Eyepieces/12mm-And-Up)

The Tele Vue 13mm Ethos, First Impressions

Is this big eyepiece really worth all the hype?

The Battle of the CCD-Titans

Posted by Melvin Schick 06/19/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Imagers/Ccd)

The Battle of the CCD-Titans

FLI ProLine 09000 vs. SBIG STL11000

The Takahashi Teegul Alt-azimuth Mount is also a RA/Dec mount!

Posted by Jim Buchanan 06/16/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Mounts/Alt-Azimuth)

The Takahashi Teegul Alt-azimuth Mount is also a RA/Dec mount!

The precision and build of the Teegul mount are typical Takahashi, yet we astronomers have still found a way to make it better. I have come up with one more way to increase its usefulness.

Takahashi FRC-300: 1-Year Anniversary

Posted by Melvin Schick 06/04/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Cats)

Takahashi FRC-300: 1-Year Anniversary

What changes after one year of use?

Takahashi Epsilon 180ED

Posted by Ivan Ong 06/02/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Newts)

Takahashi Epsilon 180ED

Experiences with DSLR astrophotography

Spotting Scope Showdown: Factory vs. Homemade

Posted by Lee Spain 05/19/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Spotters)

Spotting Scope Showdown:  Factory vs. Homemade

Can a home-made spotting scope work as well as one made in a factory? Can a home-made spotter equal the quality of one from the store? This reviewer attempts to answer the question when he pits two factory-made spotting scopes against three of his own creations.

Mightex Systems 1.3MP CMOS monochrome imager

Posted by Stephen Yeathermon 04/30/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Imagers/Videowebcam)

Mightex Systems 1.3MP CMOS monochrome imager

A new company with new products, for not much $$..

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Televue Nagler 31mm Type 5, University Optics 32mm König Mk-80 and Meade 30mm QX Wide Angle Three Way Eyepiece Shootout.

Posted by ANJAL SHARMA 04/26/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Eyepieces/12mm-And-Up)

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly:  Televue Nagler 31mm Type 5, University Optics 32mm König Mk-80 and Meade 30mm QX Wide Angle Three Way Eyepiece Shootout.

Will this be just another spaghetti western? Or will Sergio Leone direct another grand opus and make his “Dollars” trilogy a quadrilogy? Will Ennio Morricone once again rouse us with one of his inspiring musical themes for this three way shootout? Hang on to them hats boys, light those cee-gars and read on……

Takahashi’s Incredible TOA-130 Refractor

Posted by Ralph Aguirre 04/23/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Refractors)

Takahashi’s Incredible TOA-130 Refractor

Redefining the Standards of Optical Excellence

William Optics UWAN Eyepieces – 4mm, 7mm, 16mm

Posted by Timm Bottoni 04/16/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Eyepieces/Other)

William Optics UWAN Eyepieces – 4mm, 7mm, 16mm

The WO 1.25" UWANs have taken over my eyepiece tray, and there is no going back to soda straw views for me.

Testing Your Telescope Indoors

Posted by Darren Drake 03/29/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes)

Testing Your Telescope Indoors

Have you ever received a new, prized telescope only to have cloudy skies for what seems to be weeks at a time? Here's a very useful way to occupy that time...