Volume 12 Issue 3

In this issue Editor Gary Parkerson talks about transitions in life and astronomy; Mark Zaslov explains that the APM 82-MM 90 Degree Ed-APO “Big Honkin” binoculars are going to the ones “they will bury with him!”; Editor Gary Parkerson shows how the Explore Scientific 68- and 82- degree eyepieces are still competent and still bombproof; Donald Pensack provides an eyepiece selection primer offering a A1X / 2X / 3X magnification protocol for a beginner’s eyepiece choice; the “Looking Back” article offers Norman Butler’s unique ATM design and building of a 102-mm F/6 go-to binoscope; industry news, new products and more.