telescope

Questar : Solar Eclipse 2017

August 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

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

July 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

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

June 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

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

July 17, 2016 // 1 Comment

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

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 [...]

Questar Tristand FirstLook

September 13, 2013 // 0 Comments

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

March 25, 2013 // 0 Comments

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

October 16, 2012 // 0 Comments

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

May 23, 2012 // 3 Comments

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 [...]

Urban Safari: L.A. Visit – Griffith Observatory

February 27, 2012 // 0 Comments

Knowing that we were in L.A., a few readers suggested we check out the Griffith Observatory. Of course, Kristin had already scheduled us for a visit as Saturday was the [...]

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