Monthly Archives: January 2013

How to get dust off a telescope objective lens.

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Reviewer

If you find a few specs of dust on your telescope lens , they are best cleaned off with a blower brush or bulb blower. Do not try to wipe them off. As a rule of thumb, any small particles on … Continue reading →

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Ostara / Optical Hardware 1.25″ 30mm Plossl eyepiece review

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Reviewer

To test the Optical Hardware / Ostara 30mm plossl, I viewed the Moon using a Visionary Telesto 114mm telescope . This gave a 33.3x magnification.  After allowing for cooling off times, I was greeted with a delightful full view of a … Continue reading →

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Waters Edge visitors centre, Barton. Bird sightings 12th January 2013

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Reviewer

Bird sightings Location – Waters edge country park (main lake) Barton Upon Humber Date – 12th January 2013 Mallard Coot Moorhen Canada Geese Greylag Geese Pochard Common Gull

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What is a Catadioptric telescope

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Reviewer

A Catadioptric telescope has an optical tube assembly that uses a combination of mirrors and lenses. A common configuration is the Maksutov Cassegrain (Mak). This has a corrector plate (lens) at the front of the tube, in addition to the … Continue reading →

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Imaging Jupiter with an Ostara 1.25″ 3x achromatic barlow lens

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Reviewer

An owner of the new Ostara 3x achromatic barlow lens took this amazing image of Jupiter and Europa.  Equipment used was a Skywatcher Skymax 150, Ostara 3x barlow lens and a web cam. All this was mounted on a Skywatcher … Continue reading →

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Skywatcher Planetary UWA 1.25″ eyepieces. New for 2013

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Reviewer

New for 2013 is the Skywatcher UWA Planetary eyepieces (1.25″). Available in 2.5mm, 4mm and 5mm. 6mm , 7mm and 9mm available at a later date to be announced. At just £39.99 they are within most budgets. Optical system is … Continue reading →

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