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A Deep Sky Guide for Amateur
Astronomers by Tom Trusock.
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Binocular Universe
by Phil Harrington.
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CCD / Imaging
by Craig Stark.
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Monthly View of the Skies
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Your Old Uncle Rod Shares His
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Professional Writer Steve Coe's
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Aimless ramblings
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December Winner:
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 | Orion SKYGLOW Broad-band Light Pollution Filter
[CN Report] | 01/12/10 | by David Knisely
| | | There has been considerable controversy concerning the effectiveness of various broad-band “Light Pollution Reduction” filters ever since the first decent ones appeared in the early 1980's. Some observers contend that |
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 | Borg 77ED SWII Ultra Light Refractor
[User Review] | 01/27/10 | by Jay Michaels
| | | In operation, the focuser movements are smooth provided that heavy diagonals and eyepieces are avoided. With my orthoscopics or plossls combined with a 1.25-inch diagonal, I found the helical focuser provided |
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 | TeleVue 76 Doublet Apochromat Refractor
[User Review] | 01/15/10 | by Neil English
| | | Tele Vue has enjoyed great success throughout the United States as producers of high quality optical products for the discriminating visual observer and more recently for the advanced astro-imager. Even after 30 years, Tele Vue eyepieces are made to a standard by which all other designs are compared and are |
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 | Leica Zoom 25x-50x ASPH (17.8-8.9mm)
[User Review] | 01/14/10 | by Andreas Braun
| | | My acquaintance with zoom eyepieces dates back in 2001 with the purchase of my Leica 22-7.3mm Zoom for my Leica Apo-Televid 77. In 2003 I got my first astronomical telescope, a 115/805mm TMB/APM apochromat. The Leica Zoom was |
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 | Takahashi TSA-120
[User Review] | 01/12/10 | by Bill Vance
| | | One of the improvements of the new TSA design is better color correction. Even though the Takahashi fluorite doublets provide excellent images, some have complained about
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 | Orion Starmax 102
[User Review] | 12/10/09 | by Wade Johnson
| | | The Starmax is a Mak-Cass telescope which uses both lenses and mirrors to produce a very compact sized telescope. The focal length is 1300 mm but it is only about 11 inches long |
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 | Meade LightBridge 16"
[User Review] | 11/12/09 | by Fred Rayworth
| | | The scope comes in three major pieces, plus the truss tubes. You have the base, the mirror cage, and upper cage. I had first guessed it would all fit in a compact car, but the base is way too big to fit in a trunk or squeeze through a back door |
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 | Sky-Watcher SW12 Dobsonian
[User Review] | 11/11/09 | by Kevin Zoellner
| | | The azimuth bearing is a plastic wagon wheel with imbedded needle bearings sandwiched between two galvanized steel plates. You can lightly |
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