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Sky-Watcher Virtuoso GTi SkyMax 127

29 July 2022 Steve Ringwood

Steve Ringwood reviews a tabletop beauty with a healthy aperture that is also just as home on a tripod, and has Go-To to boot.

Equipment

ScopeTech’s STL-80A Maxi, f/15 refractor

1 July 2022 Steve Ringwood

Steve Ringwood goes back to the future, for the new STL-80A Maxi f/15 from ScopeTech is a self-confessed, unabashed return to the classical achromatic refractor.

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The ScopeTech Mount Zero, highly portable single-arm fork mount

29 June 2022 Steve Ringwood

Steve Ringwood trials ScopeTech’s new Mount Zero, which is a highly portable single-arm fork mount that is both compact and simple to use.
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Explore Scientific 305mm Ultra Light Dobsonian: A heavyweight Ultra Light Dobsonian

23 June 2022 Ade Ashford

Ade Ashford takes this mid-range truss-tube Dobsonian for a test drive and discovers its planetary viewing prowess.

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SharpStar 76EDPH refractor and F/4.5 (0.8×) full-frame reducer

21 June 2022 Ade Ashford

Ade Ashford reminisces while evaluating a versatile 76mm, f/5.5 photovisual refractor and reducer-flattener.

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StellaLyra 153mm, f/12 M-CRF classical Cassegrain telescope

17 June 2022 Ade Ashford

Ade Ashford explores this modern implementation of a revered telescope design.

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Explore Scientific two-room pop-up observatory tent

10 June 2022 Ade Ashford

Ade Ashford goes camping to test a compact and easy-to-set-up telescope shelter designed for trips to dark, rural skies.

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The Sky Imaging Edition: Part 3

6 June 2022 Astronomy Now

Nik Szymanek wraps up his deep dive into the capabilities of the new imaging edition of Software Bisque’s The Sky by taking the program on several full-blown imaging runs.

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Baader Planetarium flip mirror II Star Diagonal

3 June 2022 Steve Ringwood

This latest flip-mirror star diagonal from Baader Planetarium offers high-quality views for imagers who want to use a guiding eyepiece, as well as a revolutionary third port for off-axis autoguiding, writes Steve Ringwood.

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Rainbow Astro RST-135 mount

27 May 2022 Astronomy Now

Richard Deighton reviews a compact, high-performance, multi-purpose mount that comes in all the colours of the rainbow.

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    Is the Hubble Tension Resolved?
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    A faint star will reveal itself as it throws a hissy-fit
    26 March 2025
  • Saturn
    Saturn’s Rings to “Disappear”
    24 March 2025
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    The Lithium Problem
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