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ContentsCover StoryTom Osypowski of Equatorial Platformsstands in front of a background image of M42that was taken by Tom with a 16-inch f/5SpicaEyes on a Dual-Axis Equatorial Platformfrom a 9 minute exposure on 1000 ASA film.It was hand guided with a separateguidescope.PAGEASTRONOMYTECHNOLOGY TODAYYour Complete Guide to Astronomical EquipmentOZARK HILLS OBSERVATORY • STAR SHOOTER MOBILE OBSERVATORYBUILDING A FINDER/RICHFIELD SCOPE • W/0 ZENITHSTAR 110 TRIPLET APOTOMOSYPOWSKI50 Years ofViewing and Stillan EquipmentJunkieVolume 1 • Issue 3August 2007 $4.00 USIndustry News11 Meade InstrumentsCoronado Line in FullProduction11 AstronomyRatings.comOffers New Approach toEquipment Reviews12 AstroShortsOnline Astronomy VideoCommunityEditor’s Note8 As Our Magazine EvolvesFeatures32 Testing the William OpticsZenithStar 110 Triplet APOTravel to the Netherlands to Takethe ZS110 for a Test DriveBy Jan Adelaar and Fred Hissink36 Meade Series 5000 ED80-mm APOA High Quality Instrument atan Affordable PriceBy David Snay41 Deep Sky AstrophotographyOn A BudgetPushing the Limits of the CommonDob with a Round Table Platformand a Meade DSI CameraBy Lionel Catalan, Ph.D.45 Building an 80-mmFinder/Rich-Field Telescope on aShoestring BudgetA Discount Coated Objective LensKit and a Dryer Vent Tube Make foran Interesting ScopeBy Erik WilcoxReader Profile66 Tom Whiting48 Star Shooter Mobile ObservatoryA Member of the “SpaceGeneration” Builds a TravelingObservatoryBy Merlin Raymond54 Ozark Hills ObservatoryIncorporating a Remote Observatoryin a New Home in MissouriBy Richard Harris61 Texas Star PartyA Good Time had by All – Despitethe RainBy Gary Parkerson12 Great Red Spot AstronomyProductsAdds Vixen and Zhumell Lines14 CelestronLaunches MySkyScout.com15 Jack’s Astro AccessoriesMallinCam U.S. Distributor16 OPTHosts Third Annual SCAE16 StellafaneAuction of Historic Tele VueGenesis & Nagler Eyepiece toBenefit Stellafane17 Sierra Stars ObservatoryOffers Astronomers NewImaging OpportunityAstronomy TECHNOLOGY TODAY 5
ContentsCover StoryTom Osypowski of Equatorial Platformsstands in front of a background image of M42that was taken by Tom with a 16-inch f/5SpicaEyes on a Dual-Axis Equatorial Platformfrom a 9 minute exposure on 1000 ASA film.It was hand guided with a separateguidescope.PAGEASTRONOMYTECHNOLOGY TODAYYour Complete Guide to Astronomical EquipmentOZARK HILLS OBSERVATORY • STAR SHOOTER MOBILE OBSERVATORYBUILDING A FINDER/RICHFIELD SCOPE • W/0 ZENITHSTAR 110 TRIPLET APOTOMOSYPOWSKI50 Years ofViewing and Stillan EquipmentJunkieVolume 1 • Issue 3August 2007 $4.00 USIndustry News11 Meade InstrumentsCoronado Line in FullProduction11 <strong>Astronomy</strong>Ratings.comOffers New Approach toEquipment Reviews12 AstroShortsOnline <strong>Astronomy</strong> VideoCommunityEditor’s Note8 As Our Magazine EvolvesFeatures32 Testing the William OpticsZenithStar 110 Triplet APOTravel to the Netherlands to Takethe ZS110 for a Test DriveBy Jan Adelaar and Fred Hissink36 Meade Series 5000 ED80-mm APOA High Quality Instrument atan Affordable PriceBy David Snay41 Deep Sky AstrophotographyOn A BudgetPushing the Limits of the CommonDob with a Round Table Platformand a Meade DSI CameraBy Lionel Catalan, Ph.D.45 Building an 80-mmFinder/Rich-Field Telescope on aShoestring BudgetA Discount Coated Objective LensKit and a Dryer Vent Tube Make foran Interesting ScopeBy Erik WilcoxReader Profile66 Tom Whiting48 Star Shooter Mobile ObservatoryA Member of the “SpaceGeneration” Builds a TravelingObservatoryBy Merlin Raymond54 Ozark Hills ObservatoryIncorporating a Remote Observatoryin a New Home in MissouriBy Richard Harris61 Texas Star PartyA Good Time had by All – Despitethe RainBy Gary Parkerson12 Great Red Spot <strong>Astronomy</strong>ProductsAdds Vixen and Zhumell Lines14 CelestronLaunches MySkyScout.com15 Jack’s Astro AccessoriesMallinCam U.S. Distributor16 OPTHosts Third Annual SCAE16 StellafaneAuction of Historic Tele VueGenesis & Nagler Eyepiece toBenefit Stellafane17 Sierra Stars ObservatoryOffers Astronomers NewImaging Opportunity<strong>Astronomy</strong> TECHNOLOGY TODAY 5
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