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[Article] | 03/05/10 | by Dick Cookman
| | | | | Highlights: Comet Journal, Martian Landers, Vernal Equinox, Planet Plotting, Meteors, March Moon. . . |
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| | A Dynamic Universe
[Article] | 03/05/10 | by Phil Harrington
| | | | | On January 1, 1801 , the solar system became a little more crowded. That night, the Sicilian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi stumbled upon the first asteroid, . . . |
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| | Takahashi Sky-90 SV
[User Review] | 02/19/10 | by Chris Thomasel
| | | | | When I received the scope, it was just as many said it was going to be. Packed extremely well and very well built. However, I didn’t deem it any more well . . . |
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| | Starlight Instruments Motorized Focus Control System for the Feather Touch 3545 Focuser
[User Review] | 02/19/10 | by Jim McAfee
| | | | | My goal was to achieve a finer degree of focus control for imaging than the 3545 was able to provide manually on my TEC 140. The 3545 is superb for visual . . . |
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 | Orion SKYGLOW Broad-band Light Pollution Filter
[CN Report] | 01/12/10 | by David Knisely
| | | There has been considerable controversy concerning the effectiveness of various broad-band “Light Pollution Reduction” filters ever since the first decent ones appeared in the early 1980's. Some observers contend that |
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 | Takahashi Sky-90 SV
[User Review] | 02/19/10 | by Chris Thomasel
| | | When I received the scope, it was just as many said it was going to be. Packed extremely well and very well built. However, I didn’t deem it any more well built than my Vixen 80ss. In fact, the Vixen is more attractive, and the focuser |
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 | Borg 77ED SWII Ultra Light Refractor
[User Review] | 01/27/10 | by Jay Michaels
| | | In operation, the focuser movements are smooth provided that heavy diagonals and eyepieces are avoided. With my orthoscopics or plossls combined with a 1.25-inch diagonal, I found the helical focuser provided |
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 | TeleVue 76 Doublet Apochromat Refractor
[User Review] | 01/15/10 | by Neil English
| | | Tele Vue has enjoyed great success throughout the United States as producers of high quality optical products for the discriminating visual observer and more recently for the advanced astro-imager. Even after 30 years, Tele Vue eyepieces are made to a standard by which all other designs are compared and are |
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 | Leica Zoom 25x-50x ASPH (17.8-8.9mm)
[User Review] | 01/14/10 | by Andreas Braun
| | | My acquaintance with zoom eyepieces dates back in 2001 with the purchase of my Leica 22-7.3mm Zoom for my Leica Apo-Televid 77. In 2003 I got my first astronomical telescope, a 115/805mm TMB/APM apochromat. The Leica Zoom was |
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 | Takahashi TSA-120
[User Review] | 01/12/10 | by Bill Vance
| | | One of the improvements of the new TSA design is better color correction. Even though the Takahashi fluorite doublets provide excellent images, some have complained about
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 | Orion Starmax 102
[User Review] | 12/10/09 | by Wade Johnson
| | | The Starmax is a Mak-Cass telescope which uses both lenses and mirrors to produce a very compact sized telescope. The focal length is 1300 mm but it is only about 11 inches long |
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