Author: Stuart Parkerson

Vixen Optics Atera Binocular
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Vixen Optics Atera Binocular

Vixen Optics Atera Binocular: At just 422 grams (14.9 ounces), Vixen’s Atera Vibration-Cancelling Binocular ($649US) is lighter than most similarly-equipped options and will provide hours of great views, up to 12 hours of on time, in fact, from just two typical AAA batteries. This big performer in a tiny package […]

Glatter Parallizer
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Howie Glatter Collimation Tools

Howie Glatter Collimation Tools: The Glatter Parallizer was a brilliant innovation that addressed the need to keep the eyepiece (or other optical accessory) parallel with the optical axis of the telescope. Howie Glatter understood that centering the optical axis of the eyepiece to that of the telescope – a factor […]

Tele Vue’s NP127is accessory package includes its 5-inch Ring Mount set, 2-inch Everbrite Diagonal with 2-inch to 1.25-inch adapter, and an 18.2-mm DeLite eyepiece.
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Tele Vue Telescope Accessory Package

Tele Vue Telescope Accessory Package: Tele Vue telescopes have traditionally been sold as basic optical tube assemblies (OTAs), equipped with essentials, such as focusers, dew shields and endcaps, but without such options as star diagonals, eyepieces, finders or cases. The assumption with such high-end components as those designed and produced […]

Sky-Watcher Evostar 72 APO
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Sky-Watcher USA’s New Addition to its Evostar Apo Doublet Refractor Telescopes Offer High Performance

Sky-Watcher USA’s Evostar refractors are offered from 72mm – 120mm in aperture and are designed to provide the finest images obtainable in their design class. These doublet refractors feature matched lens assemblies with an ED element. The EvoStar refractor lens assembly utilizes a proprietary combination of matched lenses, designed to […]

Explore Scientific Celebrates Tenth Anniversary Offering Telescope Technology and More
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Explore Scientific Celebrates Tenth Anniversary Offering Telescope Technology and More

Explore Scientific is celebrating tenth university. Originally created as an amateur astronomy technology company offering Explore Scientific branded products, the company has grown into a business offering amateur astronomy, scientific optics, sports optics and adventure gear. The company was founded by its president, Scott Roberts, who has spent over 30 […]

Sky-Watcher USA Evoguide 50
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Sky-Watcher USA Evoguide 50

Sky-Watcher USA Evoguide 50: Sky-Watcher USA is noted for its quality apos, and the new Evoguide 50 ($275US), its smallest, is also among its most intriguing, not the least because it features a matched lens assembly, which includes an ED element, earning it the ED Doublet “apo” designation. With a […]