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I started a "Cheap Astronomy" Blog and will be posting new astronomy related content on that blog! Have fun!

A man can't stand, he can't fight. A man can't breathe, he can't fight. A man can't see, he can't fight. -- The Ka...

When I prepared myself for the Triple Conjuction, I had to drive to another site – so I wanted to know beforehand how the weather would be, ...

I would have wanted to look at the Moon tonight, but the clouds are prohibitive today. So I played a bit around with an artificial target I ...

I could not resist it, I had to buy another cheap scope… :-) The scope was incomplete, and I bought it mainly for the EQ-2 mount – but it mi...

A supermarket chain here has been selling off the "Bresser 76 mm (3 inch) f=350mm table-top Dobson telescope" at a very very low p...

When doing Cheap Astronomy, one needs to modify cheaply bought astronomical equipment – there is no way round. So one needs tools and materi...

I think I owe (the few readers who stumble here by accident) an definition of what I consider " Cheap Astronomy ": For me, Chea...

An important part of astronomy is having a selection of eyepieces at one's disposal, as it is important to e.g. lower the magnification ...

[Update 2013-08-23] The 70/300 refractor I bought is stopped down to an aperture of about 30mm (!) due to various points: Small focuse...