Category : Equipment Reviews

Panasonic HD SD9 Camcorder Review

Posted on: August 10, 2008 /
Categories: Equipment Reviews

I have at last purchased a new digital high definition camcorder. I chose the Panasonic SD9 HD camcorder for it’s size, weight and functionality as well as price. I purchased it through Amazon and got a free 8GB SDHC card with it. Once it arrived I was amazed by the small size of it and

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Purchased a Meade DSI Pro II

Posted on: June 13, 2008 /
Categories: Equipment Reviews

I managed to sell my Meade DSI Pro I on eBay, I then purchased a Meade DSI Pro II from Telescope House over the final May Bank Holiday weekend when they gave me an extra 10% off the retail price.  Though I thought the price for the DSI Pro II was already a good price

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15×70 Astronomy Binocular Review

Posted on: April 19, 2008 /
Categories: Equipment Reviews

I have never owned my own pair of binoculars before, even though it seems that as an amateur astronomer having a pair of binoculars is a must. The binoculars being reviewed are from Telescope Planet and they are their own make, and are 15×70 (15x zoom with a 70mm lens diameter). They have a nice feel

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My Meade Telescope Power Supply

Posted on: April 2, 2008 /
Categories: Equipment Reviews

I saw from my web logs that a few people have been finding my site whilst looking for a power supply for their telescope, and I have no main information on that, so I am adding some. When I purchased my LX200 I did not purchase the official Meade power supply, but instead used a

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Binoviewer Review

Posted on: October 26, 2007 /
Categories: Equipment Reviews

Last week I was lucky enough to be able to borrow some binoviewers for a weeks use, from James at ScopesNSkies. I was very dubious that a pair of binoviewers could really give me a better view or increased viewing pleasure. The binoviewers are just like a pair of binoculars that can be attached to

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Bresser Messier 130N Telescope Review

Posted on: September 27, 2007 /
Categories: Equipment Reviews

The Bresser Messier N130 or 130N is a 5” or as the name implies a 130mm aperture Newtonian Telescope with a focal length of 1000mm/100cm/1m. The Bresser Messier 130N was my first telescope purchase, and I was glad to know that it came complete with a number of eyepieces – 25mm, 15mm, 10mm and a

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Philips SPC900 vs Logitech Quickcam Pro4000

Posted on: July 26, 2007 /
Categories: Equipment Reviews

For a long time Philips web cams have been the defacto standard of web cams to use for CCD imaging of astronomy objects. Many people own or have used a Philips ToUcam web cam, the latest version of this is the Philips SPC900NC web cam. I originally already owned a Logitech Quickcam Pro4000 so I

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