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| A Telescopic "Battle of Midway": Takahashi FS-102NSV vs Stellarvue SV102ABV
[User Review] | 05/31/06 | by Larry Carlino
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| | Both Takahashi and Stellarvue label their respective scopes as "apochromatic."
Though some purists believe that only a three or four-element lens can
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| Observing on a "Cloudy Night?"
[Article] | 05/30/06 | by Todd Gross
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| | You can actually observe the moon and planets, and even occasionally bright nebula, when it is cloudy outside if the clouds are thin enough.
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| Book Review: Star Clusters & How to Observe Them
[User Review] | 05/30/06 | by Don Pensack
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| | One of the books in the series is Mark Allison's Star Clustersa guide to observing techniques related to, information about, and an observing list of, star. . . |
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| Meade 127ED vs. Celestron C-11 XLT
[User Review] | 05/28/06 | by Jerry Wise
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| | For a long time I've wanted to compare a larger refractor with a large SCT. . . |
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| TeleGizmos Finder Covers
[User Review] | 05/25/06 | by David Elosser
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| | Two new accessory covers from TeleGizmos.. . . |
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| Astronomy Magazine Atlas of the Stars
[User Review] | 05/23/06 | by James Winter
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| | Astronomy Magazine touts Atlas of the Stars as a must have for all stargazers. . . |
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| The Next Step: Finding and View Messier Objects
[User Review] | 05/19/06 | by Thomas Watson
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| | During my first attempt at a Messier Marathon, in March of 2005, I paid close attention to the sorts of gear and references other amateur astronomers broug. . . |
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| 35mm 2" Eyepiece Roundup
[User Review] | 05/16/06 | by Tom Allyn
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| | Tele Vue Panoptic 68-deg, Siebert Optics 34mm Observatory 70-deg, Meade Series 5000 34mm SWA 68-deg, Meade Series
4000 36mm QX 70-deg. . . |
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| CN Reports: NEAF 2006 - Part II
[CN Report] | 05/15/06 | by Tom Trusock
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| | NEAF - The gearheads dream - Part II.. . . |
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| SBIG All Sky and Meteor Camera
[User Review] | 05/13/06 | by Marcus Thompson
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| | The SBIG All Sky camera is not item you will likely to find
in your average astronomer's tool box. . . |
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| CN Reports: NEAF 2006 - Part I
[CN Report] | 05/09/06 | by Tom Trusock
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| | There aren't too many astronomy shows that any sane amateur would drive towards light pollution for, but none the less, that's what I seem to find myself d. . . |
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| DGM Optics OA-3.6
[User Review] | 05/08/06 | by John Bishop
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| | I've now had my DGM Optics OA-3.6 since September of 2005. . . |
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| Inside a Messier Marathon
[Article] | 05/05/06 | by Art Fritzson
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| | I decided to try my hand at a Messier Marathon this year - I'd
never done one before and I've only been observing for a couple of years. If
you haven't t. . . |
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| What's Up Coma Berenices
[Article] | 05/04/06 | by Steve Coe
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| | I have been lucky enough to be able to observe with several friends over the years, friends who have large telescopes. . . |
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| May 2006 Skies
[Article] | 05/03/06 | by Dick Cookman
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| | Highlights: Comet Journal, Martian Landers, Planet Plotting, Meteors, Terrestrial Planets, May Moon
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| Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas
[User Review] | 05/01/06 | by Michael Coren
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| | The atlas is 6-1/2 x 9 inches, not exactly
"pocket" size but certainly small enough to fit easily into a
backpack, equipment case, or glove compartment. . . . |
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