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EXO Labs: iPad Microscope/Telescope camera

November 25, 2013 // 0 Comments

The  great thing about instruments like microscopse and telescopes is that they extend our senses, open up new worlds, and let us explore right from our chair. The big [...]

iOptron iExplore 70 AZ Telescope FirstLook

November 15, 2011 // 0 Comments

Meade and Celestron are the two dominant players in the telescope market. In the past, the astro gear (LX200GPS, ASGT tripod, HyperStar, etc…) we looked at was more [...]

Meade LX200 Telescope Case

February 7, 2011 // 0 Comments

The interns have been researching various options for transporting the two telescopes. There are few telescope case makers and their cases are typically custom-fit units [...]

BeaverLAB Microscopes: FirstLook

April 28, 2024 // 0 Comments

RainyDayMagazine has always been deeply interested in various forms of digital microscopy (iPhone, converting old scopes, etc.). We are particularly intrigued and have [...]

Opticron USM-2 Mount: FirstLook/FirstUse

July 8, 2023 // 0 Comments

We have looked at, played with, and reviewed a lot of smartphone mounts over the years. A LOT. A few years ago we (finally) found one we liked with all the features we [...]

Rimowa Classic Flight 32″- FirstLook

August 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

Nobody denies that leisure travel was severely impacted this past year and a half because of COVID. But with the virus being better understood, folks getting vaccinated, and [...]

Questar : Axial port astrophotography

May 9, 2021 // 0 Comments

The Questar Standard 3.5″ telescope is probably the finest production telescope of its size in the, um, cosmos. Old and new units are equally prized by owners the world [...]

Levitating Moon Lamp

March 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

The surface of the Moon has been studied, photographed, and explored in ever increasing detail since someone first looked up on a clear night a long long time ago. "When the [...]
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