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Airbus A340 photograph 15th March 2017

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Reviewer

Took this image of an Airbus A340 on a bright clear day with lovely dark background sky. It was at 34,000ft heading to San Jose. Equipment used Canon EOS 1100D Tamron 70-300mm at 300mm f6.3 , 400th second. RAW file … Continue reading →

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Celestron binoculars and spotting scope purchase March 2017

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Reviewer

A customer came to Northern Optics looking for two products. A spotting scope for looking at birds in the garden and occasional astronomy + a set of binoculars for when out and about at the Nature reserves. The spotting scope they … Continue reading →

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Tal Klevsov Lunar image 7th March 2017

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Reviewer

Used a Tal Klevsov 8″ (200mm) with a Canon EOS 1100D to take this photo of the Moon. One thing about this telescope is the narrow field of view, so you can not get the full disc in. But an … Continue reading →

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North Lincs astro meeting 6th March 2017 Talk by Paul Money

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Reviewer

It was nice to see a few new faces for the March 2017 meeting at the North Lincs astro society. This meant we had a very good attendance of 25 people filling the room. On this occasion we were given … Continue reading →

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Hawke Frontier ED 8×42 , Endurance PC 8×25 customer purchases 26.2.17

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Reviewer

At the Northern Optics outlet this weekend , a couple of Hawke binoculars were on customer shopping lists. Firstly a gentleman was looking for a top quality 8×42 set of binoculars in the £200 – £250 range. He instantly enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Ursa Major wide field image using an Ostara 2″ moon skyglow filter 27.2.17

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Reviewer

In between the clouds I managed this wide field image of a section of Ursa Major. Used a Canon EOS 1100D. 30 seconds at 18mm. ISO 3200, RAW file and mounted on the Visionary VT70 tripod. So how did I … Continue reading →

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Gemini wide field using Ostara Moon Skyglow filter 27.2.17

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Reviewer

Took this image of the Gemini area using a Canon EOS 1100D with an Ostara 2″ moon / skyglow filter simply resting on the lens. Camera settings were 18mm , 3200 ISO, 30 seconds at f4. RAW file used. There … Continue reading →

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Celestron Inspire telescopes with smartphone adapter

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Reviewer

Could the Celestron Inspire telescope range be the most feature packed starter telescopes at an affordable price to date ? Versions include Celestron Inspire 70mm AZ f10 #22401 Celestron Inspire 80mm AZ f11 #22402 Celestron Inspire 100mm AZ f6.6 #22403 … Continue reading →

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Ostara compact 1.25″ telescope eyepiece and filter set OS333763

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Reviewer

The Ostara 6 piece compact telescope eyepiece and filter set nicely bridges the gap between the budget sets and the £100+ options. In the kit you get three Ostara HR fully coated 1.25″ eyepieces with a sensible range of 5mm, … Continue reading →

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Hawke Endurance 12-36×50 spotting scope. Best compact travel scope award

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Reviewer

The Hawke Endurance 12-36×50 spotting scope is a great example, as with many of the latest spotting scopes, you do not need a large aperture to get a bright image. Fully multi-coated optics with Dielectric BaK-4 prism gives outstanding performance … Continue reading →

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