APM Jena is a telescope manufacturer located in Jena, Germany. Its owner and founder, Norbert Stroemich, is a mechanical engineer and former employee of over 14 years at Carl Zeiss Jena. The APM Jena initial offering is a Fluorite Quadruplet Polychromat 150/1200, offering a premium refractor for both visual and […]
Howie Glatter Collimation Tools: The Glatter Parallizer was a brilliant innovation that addressed the need to keep the eyepiece (or other optical accessory) parallel with the optical axis of the telescope. Howie Glatter understood that centering the optical axis of the eyepiece to that of the telescope – a factor […]
Astro-Physics Stowaway: Astro-Physics redesigned 92mm F6.65 Stowaway Refractor Telescope will bring memories to ong-time astronomers who will recall that the company previously offered f/5 and f/7 Stowaway refractors from 1999-2002, which are cherished today for their portability and performance. Indeed, A-P’s own Stowaway has traveled with its team to star-gaze […]
By Peter Rejto Peter Rejto, born into a family of musicians, initially followed a scientific career path, but ultimately left the doctoral biochemistry program at UC Berkeley to become a concert cellist. Now Professor Emeritus at Oberlin College, Rejto lives in Sydney, Australia with his family, but continues to direct […]