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| Small Wonders: Gemini and Cancer
[Article] | 02/25/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | 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. . . |
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| Forum Faq V4
[Article] | 03/24/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Problems logging in or creating an account in our forums? You may want to read this FAQ. . . |
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| A Binoviewer Journey: Of Microscope Heads, Denkmeier and Tele Vue
[User Review] | 04/25/03 | by Tom Trusock
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| | …I saw detail that I have *never* seen before in a scope
this small. This HAD to be due, at least in part, to the binoviewer. . . . |
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| Gary Wolanski's Fine Focus Adapter
[User Review] | 09/27/03 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Last April, I was intrigued by the comments of friends who have fine focus
or dual speed focusers on their scopes, and I began to wonder, what (if anyt. . . |
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| The Sunspotter: The Safer Solar Telescope
[User Review] | 09/27/03 | by Tom Trusock
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| | The Sunspotter is a folded achromatic refractor made of baltic birch plywood that projects a 3 ¼ x 3 ¼ image of the sun on a white piece of paper. It's de. . . |
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| 9mm Nagler T1, 10.5mm Pentax XL, and 10mm Radian. So which premium eyepiece is REALLY best?
[User Review] | 05/29/02 | by Tom Trusock
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| | I recently had a chance to get 10mm Radian on loan from Allister St. Claire as part of his outreach program. I have to admit, I was really curious about ho. . . |
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| Speers-Waler 10mm and the Nagler 9mm t1. Underdog Vs the Terminagler:
[User Review] | 02/21/02 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Some of you may have read my previous review on the Speers-Waler 10mm. In short I stated that I felt it offered Nagler-like performance for about half the . . . |
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| Evenings with the Apogee Wide-Scan Seventies
[User Review] | 09/23/03 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Lately there seems to be a plethora of Chinese manufactured astronomy equipment on the market, but despite the many different labels they bear it seems lik. . . |
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| Pentax XL 40 vs TeleVue Panoptic 35
[User Review] | 01/09/02 | by Tom Trusock
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| | For many of us, a Rodenstock or a Nagler 31 is a little outside our ballpark. Faced with the reality of limited funds, we find there are many remaining cho. . . |
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| CN Report: The HB AstroAtlas
[CN Report] | 03/22/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Looking for a detailed sky atlas? Tom Trusock takes a look at the HB AstroAtlas.... . . |
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| CN Report: The Reflex Finder Shootout
[CN Report] | 07/21/04 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Unit Power Finders, Reflex Finders, Reticule Finders and Red Dot Finders or RDF’s call them by any name you like, many amateurs today have one of these uni. . . |
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| CN Report: The Great Lakes Star Gaze
[CN Report] | 10/05/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Tom Trusock visits Michigans Premiere Star Party..... . . |
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| CN Report: Observing Chair Shootout – Walt’s Observing Chairs, StarStep and the StarBucket Observing Chair
[CN Report] | 10/01/04 | by Tom Trusock
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| | If you’ve got a moderate sized dob (eyepiece height up to around 80”) and just need a 6”
to 12” step up – this is the perfect chair. On the down side, if . . . |
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| CN Report: The Denkmeier II: Evolution of the Species
[CN Report] | 04/01/04 | by Tom Trusock
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| | First off, with the Denk II, Denkmeier Optical now touts
the fact that their optical components are made and
coated entirely in the USA, and that the coa. . . |
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| CN Report: Portable Power and the Celestron Power Tank
[CN Report] | 04/01/04 | by Tom Trusock
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| | In the past, power hungry astronomers used to run cords to the cigarette lighters in our cars,
and hope that we didn’t drain the battery. If we did, hope . . . |
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| Small Wonders: Andromeda
[Article] | 09/22/04 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Andromeda, the daughter of Cassiopeia and Cepheus, was condemned to be sacrificed to Poseidon and bound to a rock near the shore. Just having returned aft. . . |
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| Small Wonders: Auriga
[Article] | 01/02/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Auriga - (aw-REE-ga) - A bright constellation located in the winter milky way, the charioteer was probably first placed in the night sky by the ancient bab. . . |
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| Small Wonders: Delphinus and Equuleus
[Article] | 08/19/04 | by Tom Trusock
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| | This is something of a sparse piece of sky if you are only interested in looking for bright showpiece objects. For small scopes, there are a few nice deep. . . |
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| Small Wonders: Lyra
[Article] | 07/09/04 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Lyra, like most constellations, has been many things to many people over the years. Today we see it as the Lyre. A stringed instrument similar to a harp t. . . |
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| Small Wonders: Orion
[Article] | 01/26/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | If there's one constellation known to astronomer and non astronomer, young and old, it would have to be Orion. It was the first constellation that I learn. . . |
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| The Speers-Waler 10mm
[User Review] | 04/17/03 | by Tom Trusock
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| | There once was a mythic line of wide field eyepieces, reputed to be the equal of any other on the market, yet costing only half as much as others in their . . . |
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| CN: Behind the Scenes - Obsession Telescopes
[CN Report] | 09/17/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | This month in CN’s Behind the Scenes we’re thrilled to interview Dave Kriege – the owner and founder of Obsession Telescopes. Dave is one of the major pla. . . |
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| Small Wonders: Pegasus
[Article] | 11/02/04 | by Tom Trusock
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| | For naked eye observers, the great square of Pegasus is the dominant feature in northern hemisphere skies in the fall. Ironically, the stars that make up . . . |
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| Small Wonders: Sagittarius
[Article] | 07/29/04 | by Tom Trusock
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| | For some reason I've never really fathomed, Sagittarius has long been seen as a cosmic Centaur with a Bow. (In this case, I find it somewhat reminiscent . . . |
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| Small Wonders: Taurus
[Article] | 01/10/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | For the last several thousand years, mankind has been a little bull-headed when it comes to Taurus. It has the distinction of being one of the oldest reco. . . |
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| New Website Layout
[Article] | by Tom Trusock
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| | Welcome to the new face of one of the best astronomy sites on the
internet - CloudyNights.com! Over the past several years, CN has
nearly gotten away f. . . |
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| Small Wonders: Leo
[Article] | 03/03/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | To many Leo's appearance means spring and what's more, signals the start of big game season for serious deep sky aficionados. You won't find the typical a. . . |
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| Small Wonders: Canes Venatici
[Article] | 05/26/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Canes Venatici is a somewhat small constellation, and may be difficult to find. Flanked by both Ursa Major and Bootes, Canes is located in a somewhat barr. . . |
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| Readers Gallery - November 2005
[Article] | 11/22/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | November 2005 - Readers Gallery
Be sure to check out the entire gallery.. . . |
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| April Reader's Gallery
[Article] | 03/25/05 | by Tom Trusock
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| | Astrophotos from our own Cloudy Nights forum members. A monthly gallery.. . . |
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