Questar : Axial port astrophotography
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 [...]
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Meade ETX-60 Accessories
The RainyDayInterns picked up a Meade ETX-60 telescope this past Summer and have been playing with it ever since. The little scope is pretty capable for what it is—a great [...]
Urban Safari: Spring’s Pink Super Moon
This Spring’s Pink Supermoon was closer to Earth than the moon normally is (221,772 miles vs 238,900 miles, approximately). Because of that, it appeared about 7% larger [...]
Celestron NexYZ Adapter: FirstUse w/the Questar
Astrophotography is the original social distancing activity from before it was a “thing:” just you, your telescope, and the celestial bodies above (which are [...]
Questar Custom Air Case: FirstLook
A sturdy case is a must-have for portable telescopes (like the ETX90 or the Meade 2045) because anything can happen “out there.” Most OEMs supply a hard case [...]
Questar : Solar Eclipse 2017
Of all the telescopes in our RainyDayScience collection, the 3.5″ Questar is our favorite for a variety of reasons: amazingly sharp optics, quick to setup, and [...]
Urban Safari: Strawberry Moon
There was a full moon on June 20, 2016; it is sometimes called the Strawberry Moon (because it occurs when strawberry season starts). It just also happened to be the Summer [...]
Urban Astrophotography : City Moon
March and April are nice months for urban astrophotography. The weather is cold-but-getting-warmer, yet not so warm that night-time air currents disturb the [...]
Questar Tristand FirstUse
We posted a FirstLook of the Tristand a few weeks ago. We have been wanting to take the tripod out for its FirstUse, but the New England weather has not been cooperative. [...]
Questar Tristand FirstLook
Questar telescopes are known the world over for their quality instruments. We had a chance to see them first hand at the NEAF conference in 2011. While we were certainly [...]
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