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Olivon T50 spotting scope OL17

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Reviewer

The Olivon T50 spotting scope is an ideal take anywhere compact spotting scope. The 12x30x magnification range is perfect for a range of uses, with 12-15x ideal for hand holding. 16-30x will require a mount. As with many higher end … Continue reading →

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Skywatcher Startravel ST80 short tube telescope 10729

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Reviewer

Unlike some telescopes that come with mounts unsuitable to handle the weight, the popular Skywatcher ST80 comes in one option with a heavy duty AZ3 mount that can easily handle telescopes 3x the weight of the ST80. The 400mm f5 … Continue reading →

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Baader 2″ UV / IR rejection filter #2459210

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Reviewer

The Baader 2″ UV / IR rejection filter is an absolute must have for webcam and CCD imagers.  Reflects destruction heat radiation. Scratch resistant 7 layer multicoating. Reduces ghosting for pin sharp star images. The only infrared blocking filter in … Continue reading →

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Waters` Edge country park. Gadwall November 2016

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Reviewer

I took this photo of a Gadwall at the Waters` edge country park at Barton Upon Humber. There was a number of them on the west pond. Lighting conditions were low, but the soft light made shadows less harsh. I … Continue reading →

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North Lincs astro meeting. 7th November 2016

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Reviewer

Around 25 attended the North Lincs astro meeting at Far ings on November 2016. Sadly the speaker was unable to attend, but we were rescued by Chris Roche filling the gap with an excellent 30 minute talk on Exo Planets. … Continue reading →

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M45 Pleiades image taken with a Celestron Travelscope-70 21035

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Reviewer

I took this image of M45 the Pleiades through a Celestron Travelscope-70 and a Canon EOS 1100D body. The mount was a Skywatcher HEQ5. Was not very well polar aligned, so kept exposure to 20 seconds to avoid star trailing. … Continue reading →

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Celestron Omni XLT AZ 130 22152 overview and specs

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Reviewer

The new Celestron Omni XLT 130 comes as standard with an AZ mount for ease of set up and use. With an attractive blue finish there are a few changes from the lower spec astromaster 130. The finder scope is … Continue reading →

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illusion 20×50 monocular bundle. Customer purchase

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Reviewer

The illusion 20×50 monocular was the optics of choice at the Northern Optics weekend display recently. We had a partially sighted customer who due to their condition made binoculars impracticable. The reason they wanted them was to look at costal birds … Continue reading →

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Skywatcher 6×30 erect image finderscope 20932. A review with a difference

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Reviewer

Rather than look at the night sky, I deceided to give the Skywatcher 6×30 erect image angled finder a test on a nice sunny day. This lovely little finder is often overlooked by its 9×50 bigger brother, but gives fantastic … Continue reading →

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Hawke Premier 12×25 binoculars review. HA4135

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Reviewer

The Hawke Premier 12×25 binoculars are perfect for mid to long distance viewing, on paper, so though I,d try a set. This particular model was the HA4135 green model. The outer box shows a full colour image of the binoculars … Continue reading →

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