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Festival of Stars

Astrophotography in Suburban Skies: Finding Beauty Close to Home

Astrophotography has long been associated with remote, pristine dark-sky locations—deserts, mountaintops, and national parks where the stars shine unimpeded by urban glow. And while those...
Airy Disk 85/510 Refractor

SvBony SV555 Tested and Reviewed

Svbony appeared rather suddenly in the astronomy scene a few years ago with well-built scopes at an affordable price, putting to sleep the old adage...
Airy Disk 85/510 Refractor

Review of the Airy Disk 85/510 triplet ED FCD-100 APO Refractor

Airy Disk has several refactors available, from a giant 204mm down a much more manageable 60mm, with a couple of bino scopes thrown into the...
ZWO CAA in the foreground with the box sitting in the background

ZWO CAA Quick Review Video

We take a look at the new ZWO CAA (camera angle adjuster). ...
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William Optics SpaceCat 51 WIFD Review

We test out the William Optics SpaceCat 51 at one of the darkest sky locations we've ever been to. ...
woman looking at the moon through a telescope

What Can I See Through a Telescope? A Beginner's Guide

In this post, we discuss what's up in the night sky for the month of August 2024 ...
Pegasus NYX 101 mount on blue background

Pegasus Astro NYX 101 Mount Overview and First Impressions

Pegasus Astro have entered the mount market with the NYX 101 strain wave drive (harmonic drive) mount. An ultra portable, high payload mount capable of...
SeeStar smart telescope

SeeStar Review

An overview of the small buy mighty new all-in-one SeeStar smart telescope from ZWO. ...
Setting up and Reviewing the QHYCCD PoleMaster on a CRUX Mount

Setting up and Reviewing the QHYCCD PoleMaster on a CRUX Mount

The QHYCCD PoleMaster is mentioned frequently everywhere astronomers are to be found in the last 2 to 3 years.  It has been called everything from handy...
The First Shovelfull of Concrete

Constructing a Concrete Telescope Pier for Astrophotography - Part 2

Constructing a Concrete Telescope Pier for Astrophotography - Part 2 Click here for Part 1 Digging in the Dirt Let's get started on the pier...
Constructing a Concrete Telescope Pier for Astrophotography - The Saga Begins...

Constructing a Concrete Telescope Pier for Astrophotography - The Saga Begins...

Constructing a Concrete Telescope Pier for Astrophotography - Part 1 A Storm of Sheds I have to admit that I've left a trail of concrete...