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NovaStar Emperor 110ED – The Humble DOUBLET
April 23rd, 2026 – 5:13 pm
NovaStar Emperor 110ED – The Humble DOUBLET
Triplets, quads, quints, petzval or otherwise, choice is abundant these days in the world of refractors.
The humble doublet however is something I feel is a little overlooked these days, I wanted to see for myself how this would perform in reality.… Read more »
Review of the Fornax 102 telescope mount
May 1st, 2025 – 12:31 pm
If you are in the market for a heavy duty mount for observatory installation that will take almostany foreseeable load, and that will point and track accurately, you should definitely put the Fornaxrange of such mounts on your shortlist. If you want a mount with similar performance that alsolooks ‘pretty’, then these mounts are not for you; they are Hungarian in origin and theirappearance does reflect old-school engineering, rather than elegance and finish.… Read more »
Askar SQA106 Telescope Review
April 29th, 2025 – 10:51 am
This is a quick review of the Askar SQA106 telescope sold in the UK by 365 Astronomy. I had previously tested the smaller brothers of this scope, the SQA55 & SQA85 and found them to be pin sharp across the field and in perfect keeping with the spot diagrams provided by the manufacturer, I was therefore keen to test the larger SQA106 to see if it was able to deliver the same excellent results.… Read more »
Askar SQA85 Telescope Review
April 4th, 2025 – 12:07 pm
This is a quick review of the Askar SQA85 telescope sold in the UK by 365 Astronomy.
As an adviser to 365 Astronomy, I am fortunate in occasionally being able to try out new equipment. I had previously tested the smaller brother of this scope, the SQA55, and found it to be pin sharp across the field and in perfect keeping with the spot diagrams provided by the manufacturer, I was therefore keen to test the larger SQA85 Petzval-type quintuplet telescope to see if it was able to deliver the same excellent results.… Read more »
365 Astronomy review – Seestar s50 – the new SMART telescope from ZWO.
July 16th, 2024 – 12:26 pm
Andy Spencer – 365 Astronomy advisor
The ZWO Seestar s50 Smart Telescope.
ZWO have been at the forefront of planetary and deep sky astrophotography cameras for many years. Their new contribution to the SMART telescope range offers an excellent all in one value for money (retailing at £539 at 365 Astronomy), light weight design (weighing 2.5g), extremely transportable and versatile deep sky imaging set up.… Read more »
Enter the world of radio astronomy and radio telescopes.
April 3rd, 2024 – 10:28 am
When most people think about astronomy they think about
looking up at the night sky or looking through a telescope to see planets,
galaxies etc.. These telescopes capture “visible” light. Focus the light on a
reflecting mirror or lens through an eyepiece showing us what the telescope is
pointing at.… Read more »
Unistellar Evoscope eQuinox – the new SMART telescope.
April 3rd, 2024 – 10:22 am
Exploring the night sky has
never been easier with the birth of the Unistellar Evscope eQuinox telescope
(Unistellar), the worlds newest and most powerful, portable, digital smart
telescope. You can enjoy the beauty of deep space, protect the planet against
near earth asteroids, conduct hands on science and so much more.… Read more »
The new SMART telescope from ZWO. The Seestar s50
April 2nd, 2024 – 5:59 pm
ZWO have been at the
forefront of planetary and deep sky astrophotography cameras for many years.
Their new contribution to the SMART telescope range offers an excellent all in
one value for money (retailing at £539 at 365 Astronomy), light weight design
(weighing 2.5g), extremely transportable and versatile deep sky imaging set up.… Read more »
How to assemble a ZWO ASI6200MM-PRO, 2″ EFW and M68 OAG
December 27th, 2019 – 11:04 pm
In this article you will learn how to connect a ZWO ASI6200MM Pro, a ZWO 2″ EFW and ZWO M68 OAG to get the best back focus length of 55mm.
All these parts can be purchased from 365Astronomy or their dealer network.… Read more »
Review of TS APO65Q f/6.5 Quadruplet Astrograph
November 8th, 2019 – 3:23 pm
I have recently tested a TS APO65Q 65mm Flatfield Astrograph, thanks to Zoltan at 365 Astronomy. I’ve previously had a little experience of a Doublet Refractor (Achromatic) of a similar size, but was interested to test this Scope as it is built with 4 elements, being a Triplet Apochromatic Refractor with a built in Field Flattener which makes it a Quadruplet.… Read more »
Skychart-Now
October 15th, 2019 – 5:38 pm
High quality prints of infographic posters. The Sun and the planets of our solar system + MOON!
Zoltan’s friend Peter Vizi from Hungary came up with this idea that we would be happy to share with you here…
The Astro infographic project has the ultimate goal of getting the people closer to astronomy in a social way.… Read more »
How to Collimate an RC – the Williamson Method
May 22nd, 2019 – 11:48 pm
Many of you, Ritchey-Chretien owners would confirm that aligning an RC is not always the biggest fun. One of our customers. Peter Williamson provided a great and comparatively simple method to align an RC. He used it on an 8″ RC, but read on and you will see that he also added few notes for larger RCs…
“Hi Lads,
As you have all pointed out, collimating the cheaper RCs, with the focuser attached to the Primary mirror cell, ain`t easy.… Read more »
Eagle3 Advanced
April 9th, 2019 – 4:33 pm
CABLE GUYNow that you have integrated your Eagle3 with your rig as a physical mounting component and tested it a few times, it is a very good idea to check all the fixings for movement and especially check and tighten any bolts, nuts, screws etc which can easily settle and wriggle loose.If… Read more »
Daystar Solar Scout 60mm Double Stack Solar Telescope
April 4th, 2019 – 11:19 am
Daystar Solar Scout 60mm Double Stack Solar Telescope
A Review by John an Adviser at 365 Astronomy
Recently 365 Astronomy started selling the new Daystar Solar Scout 60mm Double-Stack H-Alpha Solar Telescope, this is a short review after testing the four units that we had in stock.… Read more »
Optolong and ZWO Filters Transmission Report
March 31st, 2019 – 10:58 pm
I’ve come up with this test report of Optolong and ZWO filters not only because we are the main Optolong importers and ZWO distributor in the UK, but because I myself also wanted to see what we sell and whether we should expect any problems, which is of course very important if one wanted happy customers…
It was also a response to an article I read on the Cloudy Nights forum:
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/602155-testing-optolong-and-baader-narrow-band-ha-sii-filter/… Read more »
Configuring the Eagle3
February 14th, 2019 – 11:54 am
BOLTING ALONGThe Eagle3 meets many astro imager’s needs and it is very simple to assemble and configure. In very little time I’d worked out a suitable manner of securing the Eagle3 (in my case simply using two of the supplied bolts and fixing from underneath my carry-handle).… Read more »