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Why Use a Small Refractor?

January 22, 2018 doccpu Leave a comment

Ok, maybe you shouldn’t get a refractor, you’ll never get one the size of the great Yerkes Observatory 40 Inch…

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Filed under: 2.4 inch refractor, 60mm refractor, color fringing, ED refractor, long focus refractor, refractor telescope

The Venerable 60mm Refractor

January 19, 2018 doccpu Leave a comment

Stargazing on a Budget Above you see an image of one of my favorite telescopes, my 60x1000mm Carton refractor. Yes,…

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Filed under: 60mm refractor, 60mm telescope, 70mm refractor, Caldwell, Herschel 400, Messier, moon craters, pipe fitting tripod, stargazing

Newtonian Collimation

January 16, 2018 doccpu Leave a comment

Near the close of the comfortable observing season a few years ago, just before it got too cold for me,…

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Filed under: cheshire eyepiece, laser collimator, newtonian telescope, rich field telescope, telescope collimation, tyco crater

Shooting the Stars

January 10, 2018 doccpu Leave a comment

I have to admit profound guilt at having let another cold winter intimidate me from observing the things I love…

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Filed under: astrophotography, Barlow projection, EXA camera, eyepiece projection, piggyback photography, star photography, Zenit camera

The Last Shuttle Flight

January 9, 2018 doccpu Leave a comment

If you’re into astronomy, then you’d probably rather be observing than reading. Of course, observing opportunities aren’t always available, so…

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Filed under: Endeavor, manned space flight, Sally Ride, space flight, space shuttle

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