Telescopes set up

Review Altair Astro ED80

Review of Altair Astro ED80 Used at Astrofarm Astronomy Centre Since we moved to France and set up the CEM60 in the observatory, I have only had one telescope on the mount, the Altair Astro ED80. I will be writing this review as a lay person who is using equipment for both Digital SLR and CCD cameras with narrowband filters. Therefore; there will be no long drawn out mathematical formulas and I will not be writing about the technical aspects … Read More

CEM60 in observatory Astrofarm

Review of the CEM60 mount

Review of IOptron CEM60 mount Recently installed at Astrofarm Astronomy Centre Last night I managed to spend some time getting to grips with the IOptron CEM60 mount. If like me, all you have been used to up to now is standard hand controllers then the CEM60’s display will seem a little daunting to begin with. This is, however, only until you read the user manual, something I never used to do, and then it becomes a wealth of information from … Read More