CN Report: A Digital Setting Circles Primer [CN Report]  | 06/26/04 | by Tom Trusock Tom Trusock takes us through the care and feeding of these popular "push-to" setups. . . Megrez 80SD [User Review]  | 06/22/04 | by David Fung Astronomy, in some way or another, has always been an interest of mine. In the early 2001, I started to read books and get interested in the night sky. It . . . APM/TMB 115mm f/7 Apochromat and Zoom Eyepieces [User Review]  | 06/22/04 | by Andreas Braun At the top of the eyepiece an additional eye guard made of foam rubber can be seen which improves the situation with stray light. The magnification ring of. . . CN Report: The No-Dark StarGaze [CN Report]  | 06/22/04 | by Tom Trusock Is that Abell 2151? Tom Trusock visits an unofficial Michigan "Pre-Great Lakes Star Gaze" . . . Hanging Binocular Mounts [How To]  | 06/18/04 | by Tom Benjamin Binocular viewing is a total system involving the optics, the mounting, and the kinesiology of the viewer. The human neck is very versatile and can be rota. . . Machining a Dob [Article]  | 06/16/04 | by Mark Michaels First of all I have never made a telescope, and never owned one apart from having been given a department store refractor. My wife and I are both avid camp. . . Comparison of DayStar and Coronado H-a Solar Filters with Spectrohelioscopes [User Review]  | 06/15/04 | by Fred Veio Amateur astronomers have shown a growing interest in solar observation ever since Coronado introduced their line of solar H-a filters to compete with the i. . . The Planet Observer’s Handbook, 2nd Edition by Fred W. Price, Cambridge University Press, 1994, 2000 [User Review]  | 06/12/04 | by Rich Harper While there are a number of beginner’s books on amateur astronomy, there seems to be a lack of intermediate-level materials for the amateur to reference. B. . . CN Report: Low Cost Artificial Star [CN Report]  | 06/12/04 | by Carlos Nogueira Want to make your own lost cost artificial star? This article will lay out the steps for doing so. . . . Eyepiece Design Diagrams [Article]  | 06/10/04 | by Rich Warp Eyepiece Design Diagrams. . . Unitron 60 mm Refractor [User Review]  | 06/10/04 | by Daniel W. Rickey, Ph.D. Unitron (Figure 1) started making telescopes in 1952 and for many years was ÒtheÓ telescope for the serious amateur. One of us (RG) received a Unitron in . . . CN Report: Discover the Stars [CN Report]  | 06/07/04 | by Daniel Huang Daniel Huang takes a look at this book which is aimed at helping a beginner who knows nothing about the night sky . . . My Ideal Telescope [How To]  | 06/05/04 | by Daniel W. Rickey, Ph.D. A small, fast refractor is the ideal telescope. The short focal length makes it almost as compact as a similar reflector while costing several times more.. . . June Skies (2004) [Article]  | 06/01/04 | by Dick Cookman Comet tails are typically at their maximum when the comet circuits closest to the Sun, and Earth currently has the good fortune to be located i. . .