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Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 Review: Still the King of Refractors
Friday, June 19, 2026 by Richard Harris
I have owned and used a lot of telescopes over the decades. Some were good on paper but annoying in real life. Others were easy to live with but left a little performance on the table. The Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 is the rare one that feels like it was designed by people who actually image, and then ke...
Askar FRA400C quintuplet APO refractor review
Thursday, September 18, 2025 by Richard Harris
The Askar FRA400C is a 72 mm refractor that blurs the line between telescope and camera lens. In a new review posted by Cuiv, The Lazy Geek, he shows this quintuplet astrograph isn’t just for deep-sky imaging – it’s designed to handle wide-field astrophotography...
My telescope rig for 2025
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 by Richard Harris
There’s something uniquely exciting about kicking off a new year with a telescope setup that feels like the pinnacle of your collection. For 2025, I’ve assembled what I consider to be my ultimate astrophotography and vidual rig - blending top-tier optics, advanced tracking technology, an...
Does telescope size really matter
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 by Richard Harris
Who could have imagined that optics the size of a standard finder scope would prove to be so valuable in astrophotography? But the Redcat 51 from William Optics, despite its compact 2-inch aperture, has earned a reputation for delivering impressive results on just about any object you point it ...