The Baader Herschel Prisma [User Review]  | 02/28/04 | by Eric Roel Since I bought the “Herschel Prisma” as Baader names it, one wonders what a “Prisma” or prism has to do with solar observing, well as a matter of fact, the. . . First Peek at the Coronado Personal Solar Telescope [User Review]  | 02/21/04 | by Adam Strachan-Stephens At the Astrofest exhibition in London yesterday I was able to very quickly compare 4 solar telescopes. I am by no means a solar expert (and have no connect. . . Spacewalk Telescopes 16” f/4.5 [User Review]  | 02/18/04 | by Richard McMahon After a few years of observing and enjoying the hobby I made the decision to purchase a Meade 16” Dobsonian with the original intent of moving the optics t. . . Flocking Materials Test -stray light reduction [Article]  | 02/17/04 | by Larry Stange Stray light reflected off inner tube walls in Newtonian & Dobsonian telescopes has been a subject of increasing concern in recent years by Amateur Astronom. . . Star, Bars & Waves, Resolution of binocuars as a function of exit pupil [Article]  | 02/16/04 | by Timothy Stevens As a keen and active member of the Cloudy Nights Binocular Forum you may realise that I have a special interest in many aspects of binoculars. A few months. . . CN Report: Understanding Spherical Aberration [CN Report]  | 02/15/04 | by Thomas Back Optical designer Thomas Back explains what spherical aberration is and why you need to know about it . . . Meade 7" LX50 Maksutov-Cassegrain [User Review]  | 02/14/04 | by George Mavromates The first telescope I owned back in the late 60s was a cheap department store 50mm refractor with a tiny metal tripod. I used to put it on the roof on my f. . . CN Report: Shootout of the Reticles - The Kufeld TELRAD (tm) Vs. Rigel QUICKFINDER [CN Report]  | 02/14/04 | by David Knisely The first thing I noticed was that the QuickFinder required a bit more precise positioning of the user's eye to see the two red rings than the Telrad's re. . . CN Report: Meade 6" LXD55 Schmidt-Newt [CN Report]  | 02/14/04 | by Tom Trusock Tom Trusock provides a comprehensive review of the 6" Meade Schmidt-Newt. Visual performance, astrophotography, Ronchi tests and more..... . . . THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF AMATEUR ASTRONOMY: Star Ware 3rd Edition by Philip S. Harrington [User Review]  | 02/11/04 | by Thomas Watson After a thirty year hiatus, I found myself, in August of 2003, un-boxing my old 60mm refractor. Once the center of a teenage astronomy obsession it had bec. . . TMB Super Monos [User Review]  | 02/11/04 | by Eric Jamison A new eyepiece was recently introduced by Thomas M. Back of TMB Optical based on the Monocentric eyepiece design. The original monocentric design was intro. . . CN Report: 10" Teleport [CN Report]  | 02/08/04 | by Daniel Mounsey I was surprised to see that the Zambuto mirror appears to be about a 1/10 thickness ratio, making it a pretty thin and light mirror. The other interesting. . . CN Report: Feathertouch vs JMI DX-1 vs Moonlite CR2 Focuser [CN Report]  | 02/08/04 | by Jim Yang I love focusing. It is one of the real tactile pleasures of astronomy and poor focusing can ruin the visual pleasures of the hobby. Perfect and unequivoca. . . CN Report: The TMB Supermonos [CN Report]  | 02/08/04 | by Albert Bellg Al Bellig takes a look at these planetary eyepieces from TMB and APM. . . CN Report: 4 Zooms Compared [CN Report]  | 02/08/04 | by Allister St. Claire Allister St. Claire compares Leica, Nikon, Vixen, Orion Zooms across several nights. . . CN Report: Planetary Eyepieces [CN Report]  | 02/08/04 | by Daniel Mounsey Daniel Mounsey conducts an extensive showdown of eyepieces. . . CN Report: 10mm Pentax XW vs 10.5mm Pentax XL [CN Report]  | 02/08/04 | by Albert Bellg How does the new Pentax XW compare with the previous XL version? Albert Belg tackles this comparison and gives you insights into the new Pentax Line . . . CN Report: Questar 3.5" Standard [CN Report]  | 02/08/04 | by Allister St. Claire Allister St. Clair presents a comprehensive review of the Rolls Royce of telescopes. Includes coverage of the tri-stand, Brandon eyepieces and solar filter. . . CN Report: 7 [CN Report]  | 02/08/04 | by Daniel Mounsey Daniel Mounsey conducts a detailed shootout of these 2 popular advanced telescopes . . . CN Report: Synta EQ6 Mount [CN Report]  | 02/08/04 | by Allister St. Claire Allister St. Claire reviews a heavy weight mount at a lightweight price . . . CN Report: Understanding Resolution [CN Report]  | 02/08/04 | by Ed Zarenski Diffraction and The Airy Disk, Dawes Limit & Rayleigh Criterion. . . CN Report: Vixen 30x125s vs ITE T 100s [CN Report]  | 02/08/04 | by Allister St. Claire Allister St. Claire shares his experiences with these jumbo binoculars over a two month period. . . CN Report: Vixen 30 x 125mm Binoculars [CN Report]  | 02/08/04 | by Allister St. Claire The big binoculars of the astronomy world. Allister St. Claire looks at these 30x magnification binos that have a whopping 125mm aperture. . . Tele Vue Radians [User Review]  | 02/07/04 | by Chauveau Mathieu I’ve slowly built a collection of Radians over the past year. I started by the 8 and 12mm which were the first high-end eyepieces I ever bought. All were b. . . Restoring and using German 10x80 Flakfernrohr binoculars [Article]  | 02/04/04 | by Nils Schoultz Last year I came across some German second world war 10x80 binoculars in a used camera store. The war and a half century of civilian use had left them in p. . . Televue-60 APO [User Review]  | 02/04/04 | by Randy Roy The scope itself weighs about 3 lbs. Add to that a 1.25” Everbright diagonal, 2-4mm Nagler zoom and an 8-24mm click-stop zoom and you are up to 4 lbs. My c. . . Televue 85mm APO & Accessories Cont’d [User Review]  | 02/04/04 | by David McHarg On deep sky wide field viewing this is where the little TV85 shines and its also the reason I think if you buy this little scope then you really should fac. . . CN Report: Orion ED80 Refractor [CN Report]  | 02/04/04 | by Tom Trusock Tom Trusock examines the Orion ED80 in detail. Ronchi pics, thermal characteristics, secondary color shots and more . . . February Skies (2004) [Article]  | 02/03/04 | by Dick Cookman Comet 2P/Enke moves through Capricornus and Sagittarius in February and can be seen with a telescope in the morning sky as it continues its retreat . . .