Author Archives: Reviewer

North Lincs Astro at Star Gazers Live 2012

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Reviewer

North Lincolnshire Astronomy society will be part of the Star Gazers Live week on Monday 16th January 2012. The venue will be at the Waters Edge Visitors Centre at Barton Upon Humber in Lincolnshire. Time 6pm till late Many more … Continue reading →

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Opticron Aspheric WA 8×40 Binoculars Review

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Reviewer

Evey now and again a pair of binoculars will come along, and no matter how hard you try, you can not find a fault. The Opticron Aspheric WA 8×40 binoculars come in this category. They come packaged in a quality … Continue reading →

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Hawke Premier 8×42 Binoculars. Customers review

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Reviewer

A customer recently came to the Northern Optics retail outlet looking for a good quality pair of binoculars. Key requirements were to be compact and lightweight. Despite looking at smaller 8×25 binoculars, they opted for the Hawke Optics Premier … Continue reading →

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Lincoln Astronomy Society. Next Meeting 10th January 2012

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Reviewer

Lecture Meetings The next lecture meeting will be on Tuesday 10th January starting at 7.30pm. The speaker will be the writer and broadcaster, Paul Money and his talk is ‘Images of the Universe Vol 4’ The lecture meetings are … Continue reading →

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North Lincs Astro. Review of Celestron Ultima 80mm spotting scope

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Reviewer

At the North Lincolnshire Astronomy Society on the 5th December 2011, we had the chance to test a members Celestron Ultima 20-60×80/45 spotting scope on some astronomical targets. We were not disappointed. At 60x Jupiter showed the main cloud belts … Continue reading →

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North Lincolnshire Astronomy Society. 5th December 2011

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Reviewer

We had a great evening at the North Lincs Astro club on the 5th December 2011. Around 15 members turned up. Despite a little cloud cover and a very chilly wind, we got some super views of Jupiter, The Moon , … Continue reading →

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What is a refractor telescope

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Reviewer

What is a refractor telescope There are three basic ways to bring light rays to a focal point. The earliest method used by telescope makers, was to bend the rays by passing them through one or more … Continue reading →

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Visionary Fieldtracker Emerald ED 8×42 binoculars review

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Reviewer

The Visionary Fieldtracker Emerald ED 8×42 binoculars received a great review in Birdwatching magazine 2011 Click here to read the full review (3.92MB download) Click here to buy

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Astrophotography (part 1)

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Reviewer

Astrophotography is a most rewarding hobby for many amateur astronomers. It is a wonderful way to capture and hold on to the beauty of the celestial objects we most admire, and provides us with a way to easily share them … Continue reading →

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Dark Sky Etiquette

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Reviewer

A dark sky site is an observing area where we can avoid and be free of light pollution. It enhances our view of the night sky from about a few hundred naked eye stars to over many thousands. There are … Continue reading →

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