Burgess/TMB 4mm Planetary Eyepiece [User Review]  | 10/31/05 | by Charles Cunningham My interest in the astro-thing and space sciences began way back in the late 60s and early 70s as I watched with wonder the conquests of the United States . . . Clement Focuser [User Review]  | 10/30/05 | by Joseph Drapell Earlier in 2003 I saw an ad for this promising new focuser. Can it possibly deliver on all fronts? The short answer is ..... . . . Cloudy Nights Refractor Review Contest [Article]  | 10/28/05 | by Mike Loffland Announcing the Cloudy Nights refractor review contest. From now until Dec. 31st we will be having a contest to see who can compose the best refractor rev. . . Artemis285 CCD Camera [User Review]  | 10/28/05 | by Jim Thommes There are many new and exciting tools coming available to the amateur Astronomer in the past few years. The area of astro-imaging is one area where t. . . Solar Binoviewing [Article]  | 10/27/05 | by Jim Richberg Here are my impressions after nine months of extensive solar viewing and a couple of nocturnal sessions. . . 15" Teeter Dob [User Review]  | 10/26/05 | by Ernie Rossi The components of the telescope included a 15" f/4.5 Royce mirror. 1/20 wave Antares diagonal, Feather touch focuser, Telrad, Sky Commander digital. . . Zenithstar 80 Review: Part 2 [User Review]  | 10/25/05 | by Otto Piechowski This scope provides a visual performance superior to an optimally collimated and planarised ST80; though not as good as a properly collimated ED80. . . . Whats Up Sculptor [Article]  | 10/24/05 | by Steve Coe Steve Coe takes a deep sky tour of Sculptor. . . Tele Vue Optics 19mm Panoptic and 10mm Radian Eyepieces [User Review]  | 10/24/05 | by Wing Eng I decided to try out both eyepieces in the early evening of October 13th and in the early morning of October 14th, and selected several celest. . . CN Report: William Optics FLT-110 [CN Report]  | 10/23/05 | by Tom Trusock Tom Trusock takes a look at this world class refractor.... . . Orion OD300L [User Review]  | 10/21/05 | by Simon Packer The scope I am reviewing is therefore equivalent to Orion's OD300L with HiLux upgrade and 1/6 to 1/8 wave optics. If bought from Orion as a package, it. . . Five-Way Shootout of Zoom Eyepieces for Solar Viewing [Shootout]  | 10/20/05 | by Jim Richberg This is one observer's attempt to look at these eyepieces as objectively as possible and rate them "head to head".  I've got good eyesight and . . . Trashing My C11 - How I Solved My Dewshield Dilema [Article]  | 10/19/05 | by Mark Estes Dew frustrates me! Growing up on a tobacco farm, harvesting was an early morning event with dew as heavy as a mild rainstorm. This brings us to dew shields. . . 8” f/6 ED Travel Star Refractor [User Review]  | 10/18/05 | by Oren Soffer The tube is carefully crafted in three sections, all made of Marine Mahogany, which is a very light and strong type of marine plywood that is not affecte. . . Measuring Double Stars with a Micrometer [Article]  | 10/17/05 | by Jeff Beish The observation and measurement of visual double stars is an important area of study in astronomy and astrophysics. This type of observing is an area of . . . Speers-Waler 7.5mm Eyepiece [User Review]  | 10/14/05 | by Jano Craamer With Mars getting ever higher in the sky and getting closer to opposition, I decided I wanted a bit more magnification. My shortest focal length eyepiece. . . Thoughts on Optical Aberrations and simple telescope testing... [CN Report]  | 10/14/05 | by Tom Trusock Today there seem to be more amateurs than ever getting into the hobby, and like many of us, they are not just interested in the targets in the night sky bu. . . Making a Corrugated or Sine Spider [Article]  | 10/12/05 | by Ed Jones I noticed that if you bend a flat piece of metal (spider vane) into a large radius it can be straightened easily just by installing it into a telescope . . . Readers Gallery - October 2005 [Article]  | 10/10/05 | by Tom Trusock October 2005 - Readers Gallery Be sure to check out the entire gallery.. . . The William Optics Zenithstar: 66mm f/7 ED Triplet Apochromatic Refractor [User Review]  | 10/07/05 | by Ethan Kalemjian William Optics is one of astronomy’s younger players, but over the past few years they have developed a solid reputation for building small, high-quality. . . October Skies (2005) [Article]  | 10/05/05 | by Dick Cookman NASA attempted a challenging experiment when the "Deep Impact" spacecraft launched a projectile into the path of Comet 9P/Tempel 1. Scientists hoped that t. . . CN Report: The Great Lakes Star Gaze [CN Report]  | 10/05/05 | by Tom Trusock Tom Trusock visits Michigans Premiere Star Party..... . . Learning to Measure Double Stars [Article]  | 10/04/05 | by Ian Coster When I first started observing I spent many hours seeking ‘faint fuzzies’ and this proved to be exceptionally frustrating. Fortunately I do not give up e. . . Whats Up Pegasus [Article]  | 10/03/05 | by Steve Coe Pegasus is a large constellation in the autumn sky and being far away from the plane of the Milky Way, it contains lots of galaxies. Many are faint and. . . Mars HOW-TO [How To]  | 10/03/05 | by Ron B[ee] The compilation of on-line resources by my Light Cup on things you want to know about observing the Red Planet, Mars. . . .