What a $4000 Astrophotography Telescope Gets You

As a full-time astrophotographer, I get to test some pretty impressive gear. While you certainly don't need to spend $4K on a telescope to get a great picture... I think you’ll appreciate seeing th...

William Optics REDCAT 91 Review

I recently tested the William Optics RedCat 91 APO refractor. This is the fourth RedCat I’ve used in the RedCat series—five if you count the two versions of the RedCat 51 (version 1 and version 3...

William Optics Pleiades 68 Review

In late 2023, William Optics announced the Pleiades 68 Astrograph. A compact, 7-element astrograph design featuring Super 3 ED lenses and FPL-53 glass. The biggest selling features of the William O...

William Optics GT81 WIFD Review

The William Optics GT 81 (Gran Turismo) is an apochromatic refractor telescope with an innovative internal focus design (WIFD). William’s ‘Gran Turismo’ line of refractor telescopes have been aroun...

William Optics RedCat 61

William Optics has introduced their third variation of the original RedCat Petzval Astrograph, the William Optics RedCat 61. It’s small, it’s mighty, and it’s REDDER than ever. There’s also a huge...

First-Light Experience with the William Optics RedCat 71

The William Optics RedCat 71 represents the next step forward in the evolution of the RedCat series, offering greater reach, improved optical illumination, and a noticeably more capable imaging...

William Optics RedCat 51 Unboxing

William Optics is a company known for creating high-performance apochromatic refractors and constantly updating and refining their designs. The RedCat 51 Petzval APO is the latest creation fr...

William Optics Zenithstar 73 APO

The William Optics Zenithstar 73 is an apochromatic doublet refractor telescope built for astrophotography. With an objective lens using high-quality FPL-53 ED glass, the Z73 APO is a superb deep-...

Capturing Orion with a Fluorostar 132

I have recently had the incredible opportunity to try out an enormous 132mm refractor telescope for some deep-sky astrophotography. Connecting a DSLR camera to a telescope like this is somethi...