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Hutech Motorized Alt-Az Mount
Have a small grab n' go scope on a manual mount? Annoyed by mount shake and shimmy? Here's a mount that may solve the problem...
The Aries SAFIX
Spherical Aberraton? What Spherical Aberration?
Takahashi FS-60C Apochromatic refractor
...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
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.
Orion 80mm f/7.5 ED Apochromatic Refractor Versus Masked 80mm Televue 102 Apochromatic Refractor
A side by side showdown between two great scopes...
Maxim DL/CCD Ver.4 - First Impressions
Being a long time user of the Maxim software, I eagerly awaited the release of Version 4. I was not disappointed!
Coronado SolarMax 60
Viewing Our Nearest Star the Coronado Way
A Checklist for Photographing the Transit of Venus
Michael A. Covington is the author of Astrophotography for the Amateur and other books.
William Optics Megrez II
The sequel--this time it's personal.
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