Astronomy – Page 7 – Astronomy Now

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.

The long view across Gale crater to the slopes of Mount Sharp

30 June 2022 Keith Cooper

This panorama was taken by the rover’s MastCam – from a ‘clay-bearing unit’ on the flank of Mount Sharp.

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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The magic of gravity

28 June 2022 Keith Cooper

The great sculptor of the Universe is gravity. It is gravity’s force that assembles the galaxies into arrays of cartwheeling spirals, flocculant sunflowers and immense ellipticals.

Don’t miss Rasalgethi, Hercules’ colourful secret

27 June 2022 Mark Armstrong

Look to southern Hercules and you’ll be thrilled to come across Rasalgethi (alpha [α] Herculis, the constellation’s lead star and a colour-contrast double star out of the top drawer.

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.

NGC 2217, is a galaxy in transition

23 June 2022 Keith Cooper

NGC 2217, in the constellation of Canis Major and located about 65 million light years away, is a galaxy in transition.

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.

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.

Moon ring shines bright over the VLT

15 June 2022 Keith Cooper

A stunning Moon halo shines in the sky above the Very Large Telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile.