SingAstro

As a departure from my earlier reviews, I would like to write about something predating those green/blue scopes. This was about 2 years ago. I had wanted a wide field lens for casual AP while on holiday, as and when the opportunity arises, with the family around and only a few hours of night time av...

Excellent photography! Craftsman and his tools.

I begin this short impression write-up with some major caveats. This setup is not a typical imaging rig, and I do not encourage first-timers to do this and the targets are usually very tiny around 2 to 3 arc min size. Second, there is debate on the f-ratio vs aperture importance with regards to imag...

You can try the Ioptron CEM25 or Skywathcer EQ5 class mounts. Used maybe cheaper. Mounts are the MOST critical component for astrophotography.

You can try an Ioptron CEM25 or Skywatcher EQ5 mount with a 60-80mm aperture telescope.

Thanks for the compliment! That's a good idea.

Thansk for your visual inputs too! Invaluable to complete the review!

Before delving into the meat, a little history on this little cutie pie scope. I had acquired this used from Japan a few years ago. It was one of the 40th Anniversary Blue versions, and came as a complete Fs60Q set with the 7x30 finder and the CQ1.7x module. I was heavily down with a severe case of ...

Price REDUCED!

Think MINIBORG50 on STEROIDS!

Price REDUCED! NOW $1100!!!

Ultra portable, TAKAHASHI tracker!