My 1 ¼ inch Tele Vue eyepiece collection was recently upgraded as I visited Scope City in San Francisco's Marina District. I was warmly greeted by Sam, the. . .
An observer, be they at a mountain top observatory, or in their own back yard must, at all times contend with the Earth’s atmosphere. It is a notoriously u. . .
There are numerous small touches that tell you this is a quality product. There is an oak plywood cover held by Velcro over the primary mirror. The seconda. . .
Color is what one would expect from a f/5 achromat with air spaced doublet objective; definitely there but not objectionable. During daytime observing, it . . .
The first surprise was the tripod: it has telescoping tubular steel legs, rather than the stamped aluminum legs found on most Synta scopes. Unfortunately t. . .