Reviews

Vortex 8.5x32 Spitfire

Posted by david elosser 03/26/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Binoculars/10mm-To-70mm)

Vortex 8.5x32 Spitfire

A nice pair of compact binoculars but not without its faults.

Vixen ED115S Refractor

Posted by Lawrence Carlino 03/21/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Refractors)

Vixen ED115S Refractor

A middleweight scope with a heavy punch

Smart Astronomy EF27 Eyepiece

Posted by david elosser 03/17/2007 01:02AM   (Reviews/Eyepieces/12mm-And-Up)

Smart Astronomy EF27 Eyepiece

A "Smart" choice for a low power eyepiece.

Remake a Aluminum C-11 into a Carbon Fiber beauty

Posted by Jerry Wise 03/16/2007 07:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes)

Remake a Aluminum C-11 into a Carbon Fiber beauty

In an hour or two an Aluminum bodied Celestron can become a Carbon Fiber beauty with all the benefits of CF (along with longer cool down).

Ed's Guide to SCT Collimation

Posted by Ed Moreno 03/08/2007 08:00AM   (Reviews/Beginners)

Ed's Guide to SCT Collimation

Painless, and worth the effort....

Cleaning with the Delkin SensorScope System

Posted by Mike Overacker 03/03/2007 08:00AM   (Reviews/Accessories/Other)

Cleaning with the Delkin SensorScope System

This review is my impressions on the Delkin Devices SensorScope sensor cleaning system and its value for this market

Review of Hayen Planetarium’s freeware “Partiview” program

Posted by Ed Moreno 03/02/2007 08:00AM   (Reviews/Accessories/Software)

Review of Hayen Planetarium’s freeware “Partiview” program

Step on it Chewy, we need to be in quadrant 3 before the game starts...

Takahashi TSA-102S

Posted by Lawrence Carlino 03/01/2007 08:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Refractors)

Takahashi TSA-102S

Taking it to the next level

Discmounts DM-6: Über-altaz

Posted by Eric Gage 02/28/2007 02:24AM   (Reviews/Mounts/Alt-Azimuth)

Discmounts DM-6:  Über-altaz

The DM-6 has a reputation as the ultimate alt-azimuth mount. Is it?

Planet Hunter 80. Does it perform? You bet.

Posted by Dave Kiefner 02/20/2007 08:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Refractors)

Looking for awesome views of the Moon and Planets with a quality 80mm scope at a great price, well read on...

Orion's Q70 Super-Wide Angle eyepieces

Posted by Robert Piekiel 02/16/2007 08:00AM   (Reviews/Eyepieces/12mm-And-Up)

Orion's new 70-degree 2-inch eyepieces can give just about any brand a good run for their money!

Celestron Celestar 8 (basic)

Posted by Bernard Ferry 02/12/2007 08:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Cats)

Celestron Celestar 8 (basic)

The good, the bad and the good (again)

Moonlite Telescopes CR2

Posted by Clayton Cramer 02/04/2007 08:00AM   (Reviews/Accessories/Other)

Moonlite Telescopes CR2

Dual-rate focuser is so elegant it makes the rest of the scope look like it was built by cavemen.

FAR-Sight: Best of Both Worlds Binocular Mount

Posted by Bob Christ 02/03/2007 08:00AM   (Reviews/Mounts/Binocular)

FAR-Sight: Best of Both Worlds Binocular Mount

Whether viewing through a telescope or binocular: steadiness of the mount is a “must-have.” Enter the innovative FAR-Sight binocular mounting system.

APO-Wars: The (Meade) Empire Strikes Back

Posted by Alec Hitchman 02/02/2007 08:00AM   (Reviews/Telescopes/Refractors)

APO-Wars:  The (Meade) Empire Strikes Back

Just over a year ago, Mighty Meade made an announcement: they were preparing to release a new, low cost, triplet apochromat design. A number of questions were immediately raised in forums and blogs across the web: Would Meade’s entry into the low-cost APO field rout the established players in the field? Are three pieces of air spaced glass in a mass-produced objective better than two? While few details were forthcoming from Meade (they were apparently busy trying to get the telescopes out the door), with the initial Series 5000 triplets finally shipping in early 2007, we could finally see if the Empire’s apochromat has what it takes to crush the Rebellion.