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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...
Build Your Own Mini Observatory
Thursday, May 7, 2026 by Richard Harris
For many amateur astronomers the dream begins the same way. Carrying equipment into the backyard night after night. Polar aligning in the dark. Waiting for cables mounts cameras and software to cooperate while clouds threaten the only clear skies of the week. Then one day you imagine something bi...
How to use a telescope
Saturday, March 7, 2026 by Richard Harris
So you’ve just unboxed your brand-new telescope. Maybe it’s a sleek refractor, a sturdy Dobsonian, or one of those smart telescopes that runs on an app. Now you’re standing there asking what just about everyone asks the first time they look at a telescope and think seriously about ...
Video of 3I ATLAS comet is more than amazing
Saturday, February 14, 2026 by Richard Harris
The title captures a feeling many viewers share when they see the object glide against a star field, its path traced by simple persistence and good planning. The video by DudeLovesSpace on YouTube, does not shout. It shows. Frame by frame, you watch an object from beyond our solar system move in a w...