Meade ETX-90 : a rusty rescue with potential for restoration
An ETX-90 scope popped up on Facebook Marketplace at a price that was WAAY too good to be true. We figured it was one of three things: the scope’s mirror was damaged, [...]
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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 [...]
National Geographic CF700mm Telescope : FirstLight
We took a FirstLook at the National Geographic CF700mm telescope at the beginning of June, but only got a clear enough night for its FirstLight debut recently. The CF700mm [...]
National Geographic CF700mm Telescope : FirstLook
Optical telescopes have not changed much since the days of Galileo. Sure, there have been some design innovations, since the good Signore Galilei turned his device towards [...]
A second life for a Bausch & Lomb Criterion 4000 SCT
The RainyDayInterns, like many folks, have Craigslist search alerts to notify them when items of interest pop up for sale. An alert for a telescope crossed their screens [...]
EXO Labs: iPad Microscope/Telescope camera
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 [...]
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 [...]
Gold Astro FirstLook
Astrophotography is an interesting challenge, but a challenge anyone with a telescope can take on. The pursuit has been made infinitely more rewarding since the move from [...]
Meade ETX-90EC FirstLook
Buying a telescope is tricky. It is tempting to start off with an inexpensive telescope (say, a $50 one) to see if astronomy is a pursuit worth pursuing, but that is exactly [...]
Get-A-Grip Install
The Meade 10″ LX200 GPS SCT is a pretty hefty piece of gear. It is a LOT heavier than the Celestron C8 SCT it replaced. We are not exactly sure why that is, but [...]
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