Telescopes
Celestron NexStar 6SE
Great value....but one or two improvements needed
Orion XT-6i Dobsonian mounted Newtonian
A good starter telescope with some ideas the make it a really good all-around telescope.
The Meade LS-6
What do you get when you cross an SCT with a digital camera and Star War’s C3PO?
The FSQ-106ED and its baby sister, the FSQ-85
A comparison and review of the 106
Using the Vixen VMC-260L
A good scope which could easily have been the best - but isn't.
Eight-inch Shootout
A Celestron 8 SCT and 8” Dob go head-to-head against a premium Mak-Newtonian (with a special guest appearance by a Takahashi FS-152) by Lawrence Carlino
Hubble Optics 16" Ultra Light Structure
How good is the 16" ultra-portable scope at a fraction of the cost of an Obsession?
Webster D18
The Webster Telescopes D18 is a relatively compact and light-weight 18" truss-tube Dobsonian. Made in Detroit, MI.
Vixen Space Eye 70mm Alt-Azimuth Refractor
A beginner’s scope that won’t disappoint?
B&L Criterion 4000 - a scope with Junk Bond Status
Does it really belong with department store refractors
Zeiss cleaning cloths
Run fast. Run far.
10" Pemium Discovery Dobsonian Telescope
I only had to pay $895 for this $1700 equipped telescope! Observing the moon at 285X had me gliding over the moon on an airballoon. Wow!
Celestron's new Bronze age NexStar 6se
Chinese Optics... Dynamite or Dud?
Orion XT12g GOTO Dobsonian
GOTO Dob
Apertura AD12 - Great things come in large packages
The Apertura AD12 may sound unfamiliar to most, but I'm betting it won't be that way for long. This is a review of the 12" f5 Dobsonian with the "Tweaker's Dream Package".
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