Adding an Anti-Slide Ring To a Newtonian [How To]  | 02/27/05 | by Robert Meunier For a while, I have had a simple telescope problem that needed a simple solution. I own an Orion 8-inch Skyview Pro equatorially mounted Newtonian. It’s a . . . Small Wonders: Gemini and Cancer [Article]  | 02/25/05 | by Tom Trusock Cancer (the Crab) and Gemini, (the Twins) are both constellations of the zodiac, but that's about all they have in common. Cancer is far fainter than Gemi. . . Canon Powershot Digital Camera for Basic Astrophotography [User Review]  | 02/22/05 | by Chris Graham I bought the Canon Powershot A60 just over a year ago for my 24th birthday and at the time it cost £120. At first I mainly used it to take landscape images. . . The Stargate Observatory [Article]  | 02/19/05 | by Scott Azmus While the school's observatory would have to hold at least twenty students, the prototype only needed room for four or five. One club member had a brainsto. . . Hardigg Storm Case [User Review]  | 02/17/05 | by Martyn Pitt Peli cases are good but they can be a real pain to open and close, literally, particularly with cold hands and fingers, there is however a solution to this. . . Gemini G41 [User Review]  | 02/15/05 | by Maarten Vanleenhove A key issue with this type of research is to observe as many galaxies possible in a limited time frame. This means you need a robotic mount that performs w. . . Meade LXD750 vs the Losmandy G11 [User Review]  | 02/14/05 | by Tom Barrett Early in 2001 I was getting back into astronomy after a pause of nearly 10 years. I bought a Klevstov 200K OTA which weighs about 12.5Kg and needed a mount. . . Improving contrast by flocking the tube interior of reflector telescopes [How To]  | 02/13/05 | by Bill Faatz I recently purchased an Orion 8 inch f/4.9 reflector OTA. The main use for this scope is wide angle views of the Milky Way starfields with particular empha. . . February Skies (2005) [Article]  | 02/12/05 | by Dick Cookman Winter Stars" in January, Comet Machholz (C/2004 Q2) continues northward during February as it moves high above Earth's north pole. The "Great . . . CN Report: Celestron NEXSTAR 130GT [CN Report]  | 02/11/05 | by David Knisely How does the Nexstar 130 fair as a beginners scope? David Knisely finds out.... . . William Optics Zenithstar 80 [Article]  | 02/10/05 | by Fred Hissink I have owned several shorttube telescopes in the past, so testing the newborn child in the William Optics-family was a nice task… After a few years of obse. . . Canon Digital Rebel: Deepsky Imaging Made Easy? [CN Report]  | 02/08/05 | by Chris Graham Deep Sky imaging made easy? Anjal Sharma takes you step by step through using the Canon Digital rebel to take some great astrophotos.. . . CN Report: Hardin 8" Deep Space Hunter Dob [CN Report]  | 02/02/05 | by Tom Trusock The 8" dob has been called the perfect scope for a person entering the hobby. Tom Trusock examines the Hardin 8" Deep Space Hunter dob and comes up with a . . .