I'm currently putting together some eyepiece pairs for binoviewing. I was interested in comments about which eyepieces others have had success with. So what...

I have an LXD75SN8 that may be a little too much for me. I got it in November & still haven't been able to get it work like it should. Now I'm thinking of...

Aperture win this showdown? Which to buy---let's assume you could get either for the same $$$$$ Doink

Purchased the Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack and have a probably dumb question: Is there any audio to go along with the video ?? Yes, my...

Is the following observation correct? The reason large SCT has poorer contrast versus the small apo is not because of the central obstruction but because the...

Was anybody looking at Jupiter Friday night (April 15) at like 1 minute before 10 pm, PDT? I had it at 50x and was enjoying the equatorial bands and the 3...

Has anyone here had problems with city authorities about setting up a scope and letting the public look through them? I had an interesting experience with my...

Hi guys, I spent a few hours yesterday evening using Patrick's 15" reflector to webcam Jupiter and Saturn. You can see the results...

Inspiried from past threads on price of telescopes and all that I did some catalog research here and is what I found 1886 6" Brashear objective lens...

Has anyone done any work with a Canon A/40? I'm especially trying to snag a few shots with my PST. I can do OK, but the camera doesn't seem fast enough or...

Now that Celestron is no more, we collectors need to differentiate ourselves from the owners of the rebranded Synta garbage. Therefore all vintage Celestrons...

12:10 a.m. 23 April 2005 PDT (2005-04-23-0710 UT) I decided to go out for a very quick look tonight, and owing to some unexpectedly good seeing, I ended up...

Lets say you were going to shoot a picture using a 400-500mm lens. Would you opt for something like a fast camera lens, such as those big mosters from Canon,...

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Prior to 'impact craters', what did astronomers think caused the craters on the Moon and the other inner planets?

Apropos of the fascinating thread about amateur pictures of Saturn... I was out observing Saturn the other evening (7" Starmaster, Zambuto optics), admiring...

Hi, I have just launched a new forum called Astro Guiding. The site needs testing and I would be really greatful if you could give it a try (discussions about...

Hi, I have just launched a new forum called Astro Guiding. The site needs testing and I would be really greatful if you could give it a try (discussions about...

Hi, If there is no such a thing as apsolute time, does age of universe makes sense? Is universe 13.7 Gy old just from our point of view or it's true...

Greeting all.... Does anyone have opinions on a Celestron 9.25"? The reviews I've read are always good---but then, I've never seen a bad review. I've even...