Telescopes

TV Genesis SDF vs TV102

Posted by steve Whitehouse 06/06/2004 12:00AM (Reviews/Telescopes/Refractors)

Can the best of yesteryear compete with the latest modern glass?

Nexstar 9.25" GPS

Posted by Richard Beasley 06/06/2004 12:00AM (Reviews/Telescopes/Cats)

How does the GPS platform stack up against a Losmandy GM8. Are SCT's inferior to other scope types?

The Formidable Celestron C14

Posted by Paul Atkinson 06/02/2004 12:00AM (Reviews/Telescopes/Cats)

Like To Go Deep? Then Celestron C14 Might Be For You!

CI-700 Hercules

Posted by Jim Fusco 06/01/2004 12:00AM

Exceeding the mount limitation.

Wild Card 001.1 “More Than You Ever Wanted to Know about Eyepieces, Coma, and Astigmatism”

Posted by Rick Shaffer 05/31/2004 12:00AM

Fearing that there’s not enough boredom in the World today, telescope designer Rick Shaffer inflicts his theory on the cause of so many “balloon-filled telescope views” on an unsuspecting World.

Televue NP101

Posted by Jeffrey Kramer 05/28/2004 12:00AM (Reviews/Telescopes/Refractors)

Is the Televue NP101 the perfect 4" APO?

Review of the Burgess Optical 1278 Refractor

Posted by Joplin Motisher-Chittenden 05/27/2004 12:00AM (Reviews/Telescopes/Refractors)

A solid performing telescope at a bargain price.

Orion 80mm ED Refractor OTA

Posted by Shane LaPierre 05/27/2004 12:00AM (Reviews/Telescopes/Refractors)

$Orion 80mm ED Refractor OTA$

Find out how this inexpensive "apo" performs.

Orion Apex 127 Maksutov-Cassegrainian

Posted by Lawrence Carlino 05/27/2004 12:00AM (Reviews/Telescopes/Cats)

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

Mewlon 300

Posted by Mark Keitel 05/27/2004 12:00AM (Reviews/Telescopes/Cats)

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

Meade 127MM ED Semi Apo Refractor

Posted by George Mavromates 05/26/2004 12:00AM (Reviews/Telescopes/Refractors)

$Meade 127MM ED Semi Apo Refractor$

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

Takahashi FS-60C Apochromatic refractor

Posted by Lawrence Carlino 05/19/2004 12:00AM (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 12:00AM

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.