41mm Tele Vue Panoptic(Or, the search for the widest true field of view possible with my NS11) [User Review]  | 10/29/03 | by Edward J. Moran Ever since I bought my NexStar 11 GPS two years ago, I've been searching for ways to get the widest non-vignetted field of view possible from my scope. (No. . . TeleVue NP-101 vs. Celestron NexStar 8 [Shootout]  | 10/25/03 | by A. Irizarry The image on the 4" was also impressive, though much less detailed. Spoke structure was not seen although variations in the B ringís brightness hinted of i. . . CN Report: CT-Scan of a Meade 2045 SCT [CN Report]  | 10/24/03 | by Daniel W. Rickey, Ph.D. What does it look like when you put a Meade 2045 SCT through a CT-Scan? The results are fascinating . . . CN Report: CT-Scan of a Meade 2045 SCT [CN Report]  | 10/24/03 | by Daniel W. Rickey, Ph.D. What does it look like when you put a Meade 2045 SCT through a CT-Scan? The results are fascinating . . . Orion 127 Mak Cass Vs. Celestron C5 SCT [Shootout]  | 10/24/03 | by Ed Moreno This will be a short review of these two scopes, which I owned back to back. I have not provided pictures because these are readily available elsewhere. I . . . Amateur Astronomy, My Greatest Achievement [Article]  | 10/22/03 | by Jim Phillips Thinking back, there were many reasons why I would become interested in astronomy, including a young boy’s natural curiosity about the Universe surrounding. . . Four Nights with an Advanced C-9.25 XLT [User Review]  | 10/22/03 | by Brock Ondayko My interest in astronomy started approximately 20 years ago. I began with a Bushnell 60mm telescope, which I thought at the time, had decent optics. My fat. . . Turn left at Orion [User Review]  | 10/21/03 | by Ric Capucho In an astronomical world that's becoming increasingly dominated by computerised 'goto' telescopes, here's a book that shows the budding amateur that the ol. . . 14mm Pentax SMC XL [User Review]  | 10/21/03 | by Boris Stromar This is a review of the 14mm Pentax SMC XL eyepiece I won for a review contest on Cloudynights. I remember how happy I was (and still am! thanks Cloudynigh. . . Astele 95 Maksutov [User Review]  | 10/21/03 | by Don Bledsoe My first introduction to Russian LOMO optical products, officially known as Leningradskoye Optiko Mechanichesckoye Obyedinenie (Leningrad Optical & Mechani. . . Light Cup & the Dwindling Mars [Article]  | 10/16/03 | by Ron B[ee] Wow, it's been almost a month since I saw my favorite planet and boy, oh, boy has it gotten shrunk down quite a bit and dimmer by almost a full magnitude!. . . Autumn Double Star Tour [Article]  | 10/15/03 | by PJ Anway When the change of seasons comes to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan it hardly goes unnoticed. Gone is the plush vegetation of summer that covered the. . . The DM-6: Stability and Simplicity [User Review]  | 10/15/03 | by Tom Trusock I’ve long been a fan of alt-az mounts. There’s just something about a simplicity of design that encourages you to take a small scope out and star hop acros. . . An Easy to Make, Inexpensive “EL” Mount [How To]  | 10/14/03 | by Terry Alford “You may eventually make something much fancier, but for a starter there is no better telescope mount than the turn-on-threads variety made of pipe fitting. . . 8" Celestron SCT vs TMB 4" f/8 APO [Shootout]  | 10/11/03 | by Roger Vine In the Sixties and early Seventies there was nowhere near the vast array of amateur astro’ equipment there is now. Small telescopes were refractors, often . . . Intes Micro MN56 Maksutov Newtonian [User Review]  | 10/10/03 | by Jawaid Abbasi Using 150x to 200x, the vibration settle time was 4 to 5 seconds but over 200x, the settle time was 7 seconds which was really annoying. As a rule of thumb. . . Tal 200K with Baader Binoviewer [User Review]  | 10/09/03 | by Michiel Claessen The tube has a nice glossy white appearance with massive black collars . There are no apparent collimation screws, and the factory claims that under normal. . . Tele Vue Genesis vs 8" SCT [Shootout]  | 10/08/03 | by Chuck Zdeb Mechanically, the Genesis was the nicer of the two. Aside from the beautiful fit and finish, it had a very smooth focuser that made focusing a pleasure. Th. . . Takahashi Mewlon 250 -- An Astrophotography Perspective [User Review]  | 10/07/03 | by Suk Lee The Takahashi Mewlon 250 is a 10" Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain. Dave N.'s review on this website piqued my interested and I eventually bought one, selling a 7" . . . Orion SkyView Pro 100mm f/6 Refractor [User Review]  | 10/05/03 | by Bill Grass On deep sky objects, I was very pleased with the SkyView Pro 100’s performance. I live in a suburb of Baton Rouge, so the sky here has a pretty high degree. . . Experiences with 2 Short tube Refractors [Article]  | 10/02/03 | by Antony McEwan At the most recent of the Highlands Astronomical Societys' Equipment Nights, I was very happy to see, fully set up just a few feet along from my 127mm Maks. . . Vixen Custom D Alt-Az Mount [User Review]  | 10/01/03 | by Ric Capucho For some time I had been looking for a well designed alt-az mount. It had to be light, compact when collapsed, and come with those (for me) all important f. . . Musings on the ideal alt-az mount [User Review]  | 10/01/03 | by Ric Capucho A few months ago, a plaintive cry for help appeared on a number of Internet message-boards: "Does anyone know of a lightweight, compact alt-az mount and tr. . .