From wildlife to the night sky, the William Optics RedCat 51 is a 51 mm refractor from William Optics that is the perfect companion for the traveling photographer and astronomer. Every time we look at a William Optics product, we marvel at the beauty of the engineering and the esthetic […]
The iOptron CEM40 and CEM40EC are the company’s next-generation, center-balance equatorial mounts. The head weighs in at only 15.8 lbs. yet can support a payload of up to 40 lbs. An integrated electronic polar finder scope (iPolar) ensures accurate alignment even at times when the pole star is obscured. Large […]
Celestron Lithium PowerTank Review: The leaps between the technology of today versus that when I received an un-motorized equatorial 114-mm Newtonian reflector as a 10-year-old in 1988, are mind boggling. I would have barely recognized today’s average reflectors, with red-dot finders, go-to drives, things that plug and unplug, and that […]
Losmandy G-Series Interchangeable RA and Dec Assemblies Losmandy’s venerable GM8, GM11 and HGM Titan mounts are such mainstays of amateur astronomy, you’d think they would defy fundamental innovation. Nevertheless, the mounts were recently treated to precisely that – indeed, to an enhancement that is so fundamental as to be game-changing. […]