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North Lincs Astro meeting. Monday 2nd November 2015

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Reviewer

The North Lincolnshire astronomy society met at the Far Ings nature reserve on Monday 2nd November 2015 , where Paul Cotton gave an excellent talk called “seeing colours in the Night sky”..Excuse the pun, but this shed a light on the inner … Continue reading →

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Celestron Travelscope-70 image of the Andromeda Galaxy. 19.10.15

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Reviewer

The image to the right of the Andromeda Galaxy was taken using a Canon 1100D , prime focus through a Celestron Travelscope-70. This equates to a 400mm f5.7 telephoto lens. This image proves that basic astro photography can be achieved … Continue reading →

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North Lincs astro meeting. Monday 5th October 2015

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Reviewer

The North Lincolnshire astronomy society gathered at the usual venue at Far ings nature reserve at Barton Upon Humber for the yearly AGM. Around 18 members attended. The North Lincs astro website can be found HERE This was followed by … Continue reading →

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What are auto focus binoculars

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Reviewer

Often you will hear the phrase or see in advertising the mention of auto focus binoculars. So what are auto focus binoculars ? I,m afraid to the best of my knowledge there is no such thing as auto focus. This … Continue reading →

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Fotomate tripods. First impressions

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Reviewer

At the Northern Optics weekend outlet at Barton Upon Humber, the new Fotomate tripods were an instant hit on their first appearance. One customer went for the VP-106 due to its compact and lightweight design. Perfect for travelling by plane with its … Continue reading →

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View through a Celestron Starpointer Pro #51635

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Reviewer

The image to the right shows what you see through the new Celestron Starpointer Pro. What you get is a clear double illuminated pair of red circles..The brightness of this can be adjusted. In our opinion the new Starpointer Pro … Continue reading →

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North Lincs astro meeting 7th September 2015

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Reviewer

Despite the prospect of cloudy skies later in the evening, a good turn out of 21 people turned up for the North Lincolnshire astronomy society on Monday 7th september 2015. Once we eventually got in side the building at Far Ings nature … Continue reading →

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Ostara 1.25″ FF (flat field) eyepieces

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Reviewer

The Ostara FF range of eyepieces offer great quality optics at an affordable price. First thing out the box you will notice the solid construction. Fully multi-coated optics and great internal baffling give excellent colours and contrast. As the FF … Continue reading →

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Long tailed tit. Far ings nature reserve. 5/9/15

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Reviewer

On a chilly late Summer morning at Far Ings nature reserve at Barton Upon Humber there was a good number of Longs tailed tits feeding on berries..Took this one with my Canon EOS 1100D + Tamron 70-300mm lens. f8 at … Continue reading →

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Optical Hardware T2 mount for connecting SLR , DSLR cameras

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Reviewer

T2 mounts, t-mouts, t-rings or t-adapters . There are many ways people describe this adapter. I call them a t-ring. Designed to connect many SLR or DSLR camera bodies to a telescope or spotting scope. To connect to the telescope … Continue reading →

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