Inspired by the Constellations & Milky Way…

…with just a pair of Binoculars I was recently about to play a round of golf with a few friends and just before we tee’d off, I noticed that in the clubhouse window was a Cassegrain telescope and I made the comment that somebody must be using the relative seclusion of the golf club with [...]

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Review: Vanguard Alta Pro 263AT Tripod

I recently had the opportunity to test the Vanguard Alta Pro 263AT tripod that came included with the Vanguard SBH-30 Ball Head, which at first glance looks like the ideal tripod for all optical equipment not only binoculars. But because of it’s adjustable central column, I was very interested in it as it just may [...]

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Perseid Shower 2010 – Meteor Shower Guide

This year’s display of the annual perseids shower looks like being one of the best for many years and promises to be particularly spectacular over the next couple of days: August 12th and 13th 2010. The last time the Perseid meteor shower occurred during a run of clear moonless nights was back in 2007. This [...]

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Astronomy Binocular Books Review

Book Review:Touring the Universe through Binoculars: A Complete Astronomer’s Guidebook Many people new to astronomy and indeed to the world of optics are surprised to know that you don’t have to use a telescope to view distant objects in the night sky and often a pair of binoculars are not only suitable, but in some [...]

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Cheap Binoculars for Astronomy

There are two problems with stars and planets for people who want to look at them: They are very, very far away You generally can only see them at night Telescopes are designed for this purpose, but tend to be much more expensive than binoculars, much larger making them difficult to carry around with you [...]

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