- Apertura AD12 review - User Reviews - Cloudy Nights
Apertura AD12 review By John Kramer Click DISCLAIMER: OpticsMart announced themselves as a new astronomical telescope and accessory vendor through contacting me via email, as they heard of my radio show on BlogTalkRadio I offered them the opportunity to give them an unbiased review of their Aper
- Review of the Apertura AD10 10 Dobsonian - Cloudy Nights
Review of the Apertura AD10 10” Dobsonian By Jamie Proffitt Figure 1 I ordered the AD10 on Tuesday and it was delivered via FedEx two days later on Thursday, in two boxes: the OTA and accessories in one and the base and its components in the second The OTA box was heavy and huge and the box con
- AD8 GSO primary collimation hardware question - Cloudy Nights
AD8 GSO primary collimation hardware question - posted in Beginners Forum (No Astrophotography): I have an issue with my brand-new Apertura AD8 (GSO) Last week was first light, with a local astronomy club A friendly club astronomer offered to demonstrate how to collimate my new scope He was not familiar with the hardware on this specific model, and there were a few mishaps He ended up
- Astro-Tech Ritchey Chretien 8 - Cloudy Nights
I was one of the first people to receive a new Astrotech 8” Ritchey Chrétien telescope at NEAF 2009 After doing months of research (on a scope that hadn’t even been released yet) I found there to be mixed opinions Many people on the CN Forums were skeptical that a quality, Ritchey Chrétien coul
- GSO 6” f 4 Newton - Articles - Cloudy Nights
GSO 6” f 4 Newton by Gianluca Rossi I decided to buy a second hand Newton as I needed a scope bigger than my 90 mm Apo refractor Most of the time I follow variable stars and record star spectra from my small balcony at home so a bigger telescope would enable me to detect and study fainter target
- Replacing a Damaged Dobsonian Mount - Articles - Cloudy Nights
Summary Considering the choices available for replacing my damaged Sky Watcher Dobsonian mount, I found the same size Apertura mount the easiest and most cost effective solution In addition to the ease of modifying the Apertura mount, the superior construction and improved azimuth bearings noticeably improved overall satisfaction with this
- New Imaging Newtonian - Apertura Carbon Star 150 - Cloudy Nights
Page 52 of 76 - New Imaging Newtonian - Apertura Carbon Star 150 - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: I went to see highpoint scientific, there are a few of used telescope available now
- Good Value Grab n Go AP Refractor - Cloudy Nights
Page 1 of 3 - Good Value Grab 'n' Go AP Refractor - posted in Refractors : Im interested in a small-ish refractor to use as a grab n go scope and also for astrophotography using a full frame DSLR Smaller size and good optics are priority over budget I would like to find something that is a good overall value though Currently I have an Explore Scientific AR 102 that I bought on a whim many
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