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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 ...
Optolong L2 Dual Combo Filters Review
Thursday, July 30, 2026 by Jim Thompson
Optolong's multi-narrowband (MNB) filter is called the L-Synergy. It has a 7nm wide pass band at O-III and another at S-II. When paired with their existing L-eXtreme filter and a one-shot colour (OSC) camera, one is able to produce nebula images using the Sulphur-Hydrogen-Oxygen (SHO...
PrimaLuceLab OUTPOST 3M Dome: Specs, Price and Buyer's Guide
Thursday, July 16, 2026 by Richard Harris
Before I get into the technology itself, I have to admit, I really like seeing companies rethink products that have looked essentially the same for decades. Observatory domes haven’t changed much over the years. Most of us just accepted that if you wanted a dome, you needed a rotating structur...
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...