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Reader's Choice: Gear of the Year 2009
By Tom Trusock

Every year we ask our multitude of forum members to nominate and choose their gear of the year. Join us as we take a short look at your choices for 2009.

March Skies 2010
[Article | 03/05/10 | by Dick Cookman
Highlights: Comet Journal, Martian Landers, Vernal Equinox, Planet Plotting, Meteors, March Moon. . .

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, . . .

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 . . .

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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Reader's Choice: Gear of the Year 2009
[CN Report | 01/22/10 | by Tom Trusock
Every year we ask our multitude of forum members to nominate and choose their gear of the year. Join us as we take a short look at your choices for 2009.
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
Binocular Illumination: Comparing Illumination in the GO22x85, WO22x70 and Tak22x60
[CN Report | 12/30/09 | by Ed Zarenski
We often hear people state exit pupil is what determines the brightness of your binoculars. But stop for a moment and think, that does not explain why sometimes it seems that two binoculars, even with the same size exit pupil, do not
Baader Planetarium 36mm Hyperion-Aspheric Modular Eyepiece
[CN Report | 11/04/09 | by David Knisely
Wider-field "budget" eyepieces seem to be all the rage these days. Some are not all that great in the performance department (especially in faster scopes), but once in a while, one comes by which sets itself apart

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 use. It is much more difficult to come to a tight focus with high magnification and narrow FOV in planetary CCD imaging because
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
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
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
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
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
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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