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| 12.5" PortaBall
[User Review] | 03/30/05 | by John York
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| | To give the reader a frame of reference for the author’s ability to visually discriminate image quality, I would like to share that I have been a large for. . . |
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| April Skies (2005)
[Article] | 03/29/05 | by Dick Cookman
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| | Dick Cookman takes you through the highlights of observing for April, 2005. . . |
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| What's Up Sextans
[Article] | 03/29/05 | by Steve Coe
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| | Take a journey through the little known constellation, Sextans.. . . |
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| CN Report: Desktop Universe Software
[CN Report] | 03/27/05 | by Ron Boe
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| | Our own Ron Boe gives a complete review of the popular Desktop Universe software package.. . . |
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| April Reader's Gallery
[Article] | 03/25/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Astrophotos from our own Cloudy Nights forum members. A monthly gallery.. . . |
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| Forum Faq V4
[Article] | 03/24/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Problems logging in or creating an account in our forums? You may want to read this FAQ. . . |
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| Zeiss AS80/840 Telescope Making Project
[User Review] | 03/23/05 | by Kevin Barker
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| | Effectively the AS 80/840 lens which has an f ratio of f 10.5 has a secondary spectrum similar to that of an f-15 traditional flint crown achromat. As the . . . |
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| CN Report: The HB AstroAtlas
[CN Report] | 03/22/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Looking for a detailed sky atlas? Tom Trusock takes a look at the HB AstroAtlas.... . . |
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| CN Report: The WO ED Triplet
[CN Report] | 03/22/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Tom Trusock examines Williams Optic's new Megrez II ED Triplet. Is it a new watermark in the price/performance ratio? . . . |
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| CN Report: Newtonian Collimation Primer
[CN Report] | 03/22/05 | by John Crilly
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| | Are you a new newt owner? John Crilly gives us this beginners rundown on newtonian collimation..... . . |
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| CN Report: 3 Way Middleweight GEM Shootout
[CN Report] | 03/22/05 | by John Crilly
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| | John Crilly compares the Meade LXD55, LXD75 and the Celestron CG5-GT mount in a middle weight shootout. . . . |
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| CN Report: The 24 Panoptic
[CN Report] | 03/22/05 | by David Knisely
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| | David Knisely takes a look at the newest Panoptic on the block, the 24mm Panoptic. The question - Is the 24 a better choice than the 22? Read on. . . |
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| Kowa 32x82 Highlander Prominar Shootout
[Shootout] | 03/12/05 | by Milton E. Wilcox
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| | These two magnificent instruments have much more in common than they have
different. Both are similar in size as evident in the picture, although the. . . |
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| Scopebuggy
[User Review] | 03/10/05 | by Allister St. Claire
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| | In a nutshell, the Scopebuggy is a $260.00 platform "cart" that allows the owner to pull their large SCT, EQ mounted scope or large dob outside in one trip. . . |
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| Small Wonders: Leo
[Article] | 03/03/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | To many Leo's appearance means spring and what's more, signals the start of big game season for serious deep sky aficionados. You won't find the typical a. . . |
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| March Skies (2005)
[Article] | 03/02/05 | by Dick Cookman
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| | Comet C/2003 K4 (Linear) is a dim 9th magnitude fuzz-ball in
Eridanus and will highlight (lowlight?) two spiral galaxies (NGC 1232 and
1300) an. . . |
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| What's Up LYNX
[User Review] | 03/01/05 | by Steve Coe
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| | Lynx
is one of those constellations that is tough to find. The brightest stars are
fourth magnitude and there aren't many of those. I don't actually re. . . |
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| Microstar vs Unistar Light vs Telepod: A Comparison
[User Review] | 03/01/05 | by John Kocijanski
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| | The Telepod has a cradle where a telescope is mounted. The width of the cradle is a bit over five inches. The altitude motion of the cradle can be adjust. . . |
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| Sharing the Night Sky – The Star Party Guide
[User Review] | 03/01/05 | by Richard Brown
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| | Those of you who participate in any type of star party know the biggest challenge is not locating the object, but rather being able to show and tell someon. . . |
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