Tom Back wrote: "In fact, the TMB 100mm/800mm SD triplet is the best corrected lens on the market now, from any company." This is not a fact. Of course this...

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Come see the Sun! Join us on deck by Lake Elizabeth at Central Park in Fremont for free solar observing! Solar observing-it's safe, it's fun,...

All my Astronomy has been done with a Dob, which I'm happy to use, it's fast to set up and easy. BUT, I have two long term projects. They are as...

Hey folks, The Kingsville Astronomical Society is planning our third annual Deep South Texas Stargaze coming up February 2-6, 2005 (Wednesday,...

Imagine if you will a market void has been filled. Right now, the only fast, large aperture refractors are Chinese 6" f5 achros, with horrible colour. Not...

Hi!, To update a test report about small refractors, I 'd like to know your opinion about the optical quality of William Optics Megrez II vs Orion 80 ED, only...

There's some interesting news on the AP website, and much discussion on the two Yahoo AP groups about a new 160mm refractor and the fact that, with the...

Would some one please post a few good binocular websites. Thanks ! -A-

Would some one please post a few good binocular websites. Thanks ! -A-

Ref: http://spaceweather.com/ AURORA WATCH: Earth is going to run into a high-speed solar wind stream on Nov. 30th or Dec. 1st. Sky watchers at high latitudes...

Hi All, I have a C-70F f/8 (560mm f.l.) and I want to know if this case will work well for my scope. I know the scope will fit but I think it might...

I have an LXD78-SN8 in the central valley of California. It rarely gets below freezing here. Do I still need to cool the scope down if I'm going from room...

Tuesday morning, Dec. 7th (0245 CST), our waning crescent moon will occult Jupiter (visible from most of North America). Comet Machholz should be shining at a...

Roemer made the first calculation of the speed of light by noticing the different transit times of light from the eclipse of Jupiter's moon, as seen from one...

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I've often wondered about this. What I've found with decent scopes is that they tend to provide maximum detail at around 40-50x per inch. Additional...

Looking for a beginner 'scope for my family. Would the Orion 4.5" dob be a reasonable choice? Thanks for your opinions.

Just curious whether Cassini is to take pictures of the Iapetus. Reading 2001: A Space Odyssey now ;-) Roman

A test, between: Tak FCT-100 TMB 100 f8 Zeiss 100mm f10 APQ Early 100mm AP Starfire (long f.l.) Current AP Traveler TeleVue NP-101 Done by excellent visual...