Meade LightBridge 16" [User Review]  | 11/12/09 | by Fred Rayworth The scope comes in three major pieces, plus the truss tubes. You have the base, the mirror cage, and upper cage. I had first guessed it would all fit in a . . . Celestron 1.25" Eyepiece and Accessory Kit [User Review]  | 11/11/09 | by Tristan Schwartz he included case has a very sturdy feel to it, but I have one somewhat serious quibble. While the pre-cut foam interior includes (some) space to add additi. . . Sky-Watcher SW12 Dobsonian [User Review]  | 11/11/09 | by Kevin Zoellner The azimuth bearing is a plastic wagon wheel with imbedded needle bearings sandwiched between two galvanized steel plates. You can lightly . . . Red Lamp Review [User Review]  | 11/10/09 | by Carol Anderson I have many red lights and none were really the "perfect" red light for reading my charts. I'd lay my light down, & misplace it, when I needed it. . . Cloudy Nights Review Contest [Article]  | 11/09/09 | by Mike Loffland Astronomics, Meade, and Cloudy Nights have come together to give you the chance to make your holidays a little brighter. We've joined to give away a $1499. . . The Pentax 5mm XO: A Planetary Weapon of Choice [User Review]  | 11/06/09 | by William Paolini The Pentax 2.5mm and 5mm XO series of eyepieces ("O" for visual Observation) were released by Pentax for the 2003 Mars opposition event. Based on my resear. . . Baader Planetarium 36mm Hyperion-Aspheric Modular Eyepiece [CN Report]  | 11/04/09 | by David Knisely Wider-field "budget" eyepieces seem to be all the rage these days. Some are not all that great in the performance department (especially in faster scopes),. . . What's Up Aquarius [Article]  | 11/02/09 | by Steve Coe Aquarius is a very fun part of the sky. There are some great objects to observe and a fun variety of different types. Seeing the Water Jar asterism move up. . . The Double Cluster and Friends [Article]  | 11/02/09 | by Phil Harrington Of the dozens of open star clusters that dot the autumn sky, none is more popular among binocular stargazers than NGC 869 and NGC 884, the famous Double Cl. . . November Skies 2009 [Article]  | 11/02/09 | by Dick Cookman Highlights: Comet Journal, Martian Landers, Planet Plotting, Meteors, Depths of Space, November Moon. . . Lab Test and First Light Report of 2" Zhumell Filter Set [User Review]  | 10/30/09 | by Shekar Govindaswamy My interest in astronomy started when I was 15 and saw Haley¡¯s comet through a pair of Bushnell binos. I had always wanted to buy a telescope but growing . . . Orion 120 mm F5 Short Tube Achromatic Refractor [User Review]  | 10/30/09 | by Richard Evans After owning the scope for a while, I decided to try some color deep sky imaging with it. My thought was that maybe problems caused by chromatic aberratio. . . Optec Libra Alt-Azimuth Dovetail Adjustment Plate - an Early Adopters Perspective [User Review]  | 10/27/09 | by Dave Wagner Being "advanced middle age" and having two boys in school doesn't leave a LOT of free time. Sometimes learned the hard way, but more by nature, I am strong. . . Going Retro [Article]  | 10/26/09 | by Jeff Blazey Last night I spent some quality time with one pair each of old Vixen/Celestron 25MM and 17MM Kellners in my DenkII binoviewers. . .