Review on L'Arciere Celeste

Testing the REEGO Pro 2 collimator with MO.R.

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:21:30 +0000

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The REEGO Pro 2 is a high-level universal collimation tool, designed for those who want to go beyond laser and Cheshire and achieve a truly accurate alignment of the entire optical system. It is particularly suited to Newtonians, but it also proves useful on other optical configurations (which, however, I have not had the chance to try), and in particular for checking the centering of refractor optics.

Tecnosky CARBON Series Newton 200/800 astrograph

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:49:13 +0000

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During my talk at Luca Fornaciari’s Astro Pub in January 2025 I had stated that I had never tried Newtonian telescopes for astrophotography.
A few days later, Giuliano Monti of Tecnosky contacted me to suggest I test their Newton 200/800 CARBON Series: a classic telescope with a 200 mm parabolic primary mirror and an 800 mm focal length, which provides an F/4 focal ratio.

Flat Killer 20250 the Review

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:34:00 +0000

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A few months ago (April 2024) I was contacted by Alessandro Roso and TS Italia Astronomy to try out a new flatbox.

The matter seemed interesting to me right away, since the acquisition of flat fields for an accurate calibration of images has always been one of the most debated topics in the world of astrophotography.

Optolong L-eNhance filter test

Sun, 22 Sep 2019 13:51:06 +0000

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Light pollution: the Nemesis of every urban and suburban amateur astronomer.

Whether you are a visual observer or a photographer, one of the greatest obstacles to your passion is undoubtedly the rampant phenomenon of light pollution.