Subject: The difference between 2" and !.25" eyepieces and why should care
The difference between 2" and !.25" eyepieces and why should care
June 20th, 2018 at 11:04 am EDTHello Friend,You should care because in some instances it can re-energize your stargazing. Newsletter subscriber Neal S. asked a question recently about the difference between 1.25" and 2" eyepieces.It's a good question and complicated by the fact th ...
A Father's day gift for you
June 17th, 2018 at 8:54 am EDTHello Friend,If you are a dad, I applaud you. It's not an easy job being a father, but the rewards are well worth it. I'm the proud dad of two wonderful daughters,and I can tell you the experience of watching them flourish in life has been incredible ...
Our best selling Celestron Advanced VX mount and telescopes are on Sale
June 16th, 2018 at 2:35 pm EDTCelestron Advanced VX Summer Sale Take your pick! Celestron's super popular Advanced VX Equatorial Mount is on sale now, and so are the AVX telescope packages that include Schmidt-Cassegrains, Refractors, Newtonians, and the amazing EdgeHD optical ...
Save up to $3600 during the Meade Sweet 16 Sale
June 15th, 2018 at 12:53 pm EDTSave up to $3600 during the Meade Sweet 16 Sale! You heard that right.Choose the Meade LX200-ACF 16" OTA for mounting on your own high-capacity mount, or buy a 16" LX200-ACF or LX600-ACF Telescope System with or without the tripod.This sale is rounde ...
The strange reason why many telescopes do not perform well, despite great optics
June 10th, 2018 at 7:19 am EDTHello Friend,Well, this is very strange phenomenon.Telescopes being manufactured today, by any standard have some of the best optics in them that I have seen after beingin this industry for over 35 years.There is no doubt about it.However, a continui ...
Not getting the best views through your telescope? Here's why
June 8th, 2018 at 6:26 am EDTHello Friend,One of the issues amateur astronomers have with their telescopes not performing wellis visual performance.It's something I consistently hear: "My images aren't very good" or "views are fuzzy".Now sometimes the issue might be related to a ...
The ship is sinking: Oceans 8
June 7th, 2018 at 9:01 am EDTHello Friend,Well Gawd help us all.The latest Oceans 8 movie is out.Now that I've seen the cast and whose in it, I'm not even bothering to watch this movie.I'm already disappointedDon't start that's it because I don't like women.I clearly do: Ask any ...
Save $200 on the Celestron Nexstar 8 SE
June 5th, 2018 at 11:14 am EDTCelestron NexStar SE Instant Rebates Sale Just in time for this summer's planetary parade! Save up to $200 on an amazing Celestron NexStar SE Telescope! The NexStar SE is available in apertures from 4" to 8". The 4SE and 5SE are super portable Go ...
TeleVue Mars Madness Eyepiece Sale
June 4th, 2018 at 1:51 pm EDTJust announced! Save 10% on select Tele Vue eyepieces especially chosen for the best views of the planets, including the Perehelic opposition of Mars this July! direct link: https://khanscope.com/collections/tele-vue-mars-madness-eyepiece-saleChoos ...
Lordy! Meade announces the NEW LX85 German Equatorial Mount
June 3rd, 2018 at 7:54 am EDTHowdy folks,I've been busy lately.Drooling over the NEW products that Meade Instruments has been quietly developing overthe past few years.One of the high demand products that they were working on was this mount right here:The NEW Meade LX85 computer ...