Plus: Very good main optics; the smartphone-aided pointing works! Minus: Poor Amici prism diagonal and eyepieces; somewhat shaky mount Summary: The StarSense technology provides...
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The Sky-Watcher SolarQuest mount (MSRP: $399) is designed to overcome the common difficulties inherent in setting up a solar telescope to track the sun...
Plus: Starfield recognition software; ease of use; excellent smartphone app Minus: Low-resolution images; WiFi frequently loses connection; very expensive A hybrid between a connected...
When it’s mated with a good quality apochromatic triplet, does a carbon fiber telescope tube give you any advantages over a standard aluminum one?...
The Synta Technology Corporation 90mm Maksutov telescope (MSRP: starting at $199) is a very portable, low-cost telescope that excels on solar system objects and...
We live in a golden age of telescope equipment. Just look around and you’ll find a quality piece of equipment at a reasonable price....
Like its little brother, the Vixen Optics VMC200L, the VMC260L (MSRP: $4,899) utilizes the field Maksutov-Cassegrainian design that employs a small sub-diameter correcting lens...
Plus: Fast aperture; colorful images; autonomous star-field detection alignment; 9-hour battery; easy to use app Minus: Heavy; 1.2 megapixel images; app sometimes stalls Summary:...
I have seen the (possible) future of amateur astronomy. We recently had a chance to put a Vaonis Stellina smartphone-controlled telescope (MSRP: $3999) through its...
The APM 140mm doublet ED apochromatic refractor neatly fills the gap between some very capable 5-inchers and the much more difficult-to-mount 6-inch instruments. With...