OK, so you've put your hands on a decent starter telescope. We're not talking about one of the cheap 50 mm aperture "department store" scopes, but a good quality 4 to 6-inch aperture scope. You've ...
THE PERFECT ALL-IN-ONE EYEPIECE AND FILTER KIT: See more with your telescope! This expertly curated kit features the most popular 1.25" telescope eyepieces and filters, plus a 2x Barlow lens. The ...
Post pandemic, there’s been an uptick in interest in telescopes and their typically more compact and manageable brethren, the spotting scope. The Leica APO-Televid 65 is the latter; another premium ...
Meade's 5000 Series eyepieces are available in Plössl (60° apparent field of view), Super Wide Angle (68°), and Ultra Wide Angle (82°) designs. The eyepieces feature varying element counts: Plössls ...
The magnification (or power) you will see through a given optical system depends on the telescope and the eyepiece. The simple formula is: Magnification = Focal length of telescope ÷ focal length of ...
IN recent years the coating or ‘blooming’ of lenses has been widely practised and has proved a most effective means of eliminating undesirable reflexions. The process has been applied to the ...