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DRACO Smart Telescope Launches
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 by Richard Harris
DWARFLAB has officially launched the Draco Smart Telescope - and fired a warning shot across the bow of the smart scope industry!. On paper there is a lot here to like. A 90 mm aperture, 340 mm focal length at f/3.8, cooled imaging sensor, built in guiding, physical sensor rotation, exposures up to ...
Questar is gone: The fate of the world's most famous compact telescope
Friday, July 3, 2026 by Richard Harris
Like a lot of amateur astronomers, I can still remember flipping through Astronomy magazine in the 1980s and stopping on those Questar ads. There it was, this small, polished, precision telescope photographed like a fine instrument, not just another piece of astronomy gear. I wanted one pretty bad b...
The smallest dobsonian telescope you will ever see Pico Dobsonian
Friday, May 22, 2026 by Richard Harris
A 3 inch telescope is not going to replace anyone’s serious observing rig, and honestly, that is what makes the Pico Dobsonian interesting. It feels less like a “real” telescope in the traditional sense and more like a wonderfully nerdy experiment in how small and simple astronomy ...
inFocus Max Electronic Focuser is coming from Prometheus Astro
Friday, May 15, 2026 by Trey Abbe
Prometheus Astro has officially announced the new inFocus Max Electronic Focuser, a system designed for astrophotographers running heavier imaging setups who still want something compact, clean, and easy to integrate into their existing workflow. At first glance, the inFocus Max looks like it was...