Telescope Review Master List
Can't find the scope review you're looking for? Look it up in the master list below. Reviews without dates are pre-12/98 Some scopes go under many different names (Alternate names in parenthesis)Updated 10/29/20
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REFLECTORS
Astro Sky 10" f/5.6 Dobsonian 2/11/05
Astro Tech AT6IN 6"f/4 Imaging Newtonian 8/31/11
Astro Tech AT10IN 10"f/4 Imaging Newtonian 5/1/14
Celestron #21024 3" f/4 Dobsonian 12/1/12
Celestron 8" Starhopper Dobsonian 6/27/99
Celestron 12" Starhopper Dobsonian 6/5/10, 1/12/17Celestron 8" G8N (Hybrid Newtonian) 1/31/01
Celestron NexStar 114 (Hybrid Newtonian) 10/10/03
Discovery 12.5" Truss Dob 7/16/01
DGM Optics 4.0" Off-Axis Newtonian 11/20/00
DGM Optics 5.5" Off-Axis Newtonian 3/26/99
Edmund Scientific Astroscan 11/20/06
Edmund Scientific 4.25" f/10.6 Reflector 3/30/08
Vintage AC Gilbert 80X Reflector 11/30/16
Mag 1 Instruments 12.5"Portaball
Mag 1 Instruments 8" Portaball
Meade 10" Starfinder Dobsonian
Meade 6" Starfinder Equatorial
Meade 6" Starfinder Dobsonian 1/2/99
Meade 12" Starfinder Dobsonian
Meade 16" Starfinder Dobsonian 1/2/02
Meade 16" Starfinder Equatorial 1/2/02
Night Sky Structure 5/20/02
20" Obsession 10/17/99
18" Obsession 7/30/01
36" Obsession 9/20/01
Orion 8" f/4 Newtonian Astrograph 12/5/10
Orion XT4.5 4.5" f/8 Dob 2/1/02
Orion XT6 6" f/8 Dob 12/4/00
Orion XT8 8" f/6 Dob 3/31/00
Orion XT8 8" f/6 Dob (2014 Review) 8/14/14
Orion 8" f/5 OTA 11/2/16
Orion XT10 10" f/5 Dob 2/1/02
Orion XT10 Intelliscope 4/11/04
Orion Premium Deep Space Explorer 12.5" Dob 5/20/99
Orion Premium Deep Space Explorer 16" Dob
Orion Starblast 4.5" Dob 8/1/03
Orion Starblast 4.5" Equatorial 9/18/11
Orion Starblast 6 Dob 10/1/12
(Edmund) Scientifics Astroscan 11/20/06
Sovietski 6" f/8 (TAL-2) 3/10/00
Skywatcher 10" Collapsible Dobsonian 2/15/17
Starmaster 7" f/5.6 Oak Classic
Starmaster 10" EL Dobsonian 10/4/99
Starmaster 11" EL Dobsonian 12/4/00
Starmaster 11" ELT "Shorty" 5/20/02
Starmaster 12.5" EL Dobsonian 1/12/01
Starmaster 14.5" Dobsonian 9/5/01
Starmaster 22" Dobsonian 1/1/02
TAL-2 6" f/8 (Sovietski 6" f/8) 3/10/00
TPO/GSO/etc 6 Newtonian OTA telescope 7/21/20
Takahashi Epsilon 200 3/08/99
Vixen R130sf w/ Porta Mount 2/1/14
REFRACTORS
Astro-Tech AT66 OTA 5/20/16
Astro-Tech AT72ED 1/12/16
Astrotelescopes 6" f/5.9 4/26/10Astro-Physics Stowaway 7/9/99
Astro-Physics Stowaway, Version 2 2/11/05
Astro-Physics Stowaway, Version 3 (2018) 1/21/19
Astro-Physics AP130 f/6 2/1/02
Astro-Physics AP180 f/7 EDT 9/6/00
Astro-Physics AP175 5/13/13
Carton 4" f/13 5/15/00
Celestron FS80WA (Orion Short Tube 80)
Celestron C102 OTA (2013 version) 4/1//13
Celestron 102 mm f/5 (Skywatcher 4" f/5) 5/15/00
Celestron CR150 (Skywatcher 6" f/8) 11/23/99
Explore Scientific 6" f/6.5 4/26/10
Explore Scientific AR127 10/22/16
Explore Scientific ED127 apo 11/20/16
Galileoscope 10/3/09
Levenhuk Ra 80mm Triplet 3/20/16
Meade #390/ #395 90 mm 12/8/98
Meade 102APO/500 3/22/99
Meade 152ED 6" ED 4/27/99
Meade ETX60AT 10/1/01
Megrez 80 mm f/6 4/6/01
Nikon 4" f/12 APO 5/28/99
Orion Executive Brass Mini Scope 9/11/00
Orion 80 mm GoScope Refractor 4/17/13
Orion Short Tube 80 (Celestron FS80WA) (Review #1, 1997)
Orion Short Tube 80 (Review #2, January 2012) 1/18/12
Orion 80 mm EQ Ultra Orion 80 mm ED apo 2/1/04
Orion Skywatcher 120 8/7/00
Orion Astroview 120 8/7/00
Orion (Vixen) 102 ED f/6.5 10/9/00
Orion (Vixen) VX120 Neo-Achromat 6/15/00
Pentax 75 SDHF 8/7/00
Skywatcher 4" f/5 (Celestron 4" f/5) 5/15/00
Skywatcher 120" f/8.3 (Orion Skywatcher) 8/7/00
Skywatcher 6" f/8 (Celestron CR150) 11/23/99
Stellarvue 80 mm f/6 6/23/00
Stellarvue 80 mm f/9 6/1/01
Stellarvue AT1010 f/6 4/1/02
Takahashi FC50 12/10/98
Takahashi FC60 3/10/00
Takahashi Teegul-60 9/22/13
Takahashi FS-60C (Short Version) 2/14/12
Takahashi FC76 12/10/98
Takahashi FC76 (2014 Review) 3/10/14
Takahashi FCL 90 "Sky 90" 12/13/00 (1st Review)
Takahashi FCL 90 "Sky 90" 3/22/18 (3rd Review)
Takahashi FCL 90 "Sky 90" (2nd Review/Comparo) 4/1/14
Takahashi FC100 4/20/99
Takahashi FC100 (2nd Review, 2013) 5/13/13
Takahashi FS152 8/23/00
Takahashi FCT150 3/30/01
TeleVue 60 2/1/04
TeleVue Pronto 3/24/00
TeleVue 76 1/13/03
TeleVue 102 7/1/00
TMB Fluorostar 4" 10/17/99
TMB 92 SS (Review/Comparo) 3/18/14
Vista 508 80 mm f/5 (Orion Short Tube 80)
Vixen 102ED f/6.5 (Orion) 10/9/00
Vixen VX120 Neo-Achromat (Orion VX120) 6/15/00
CATADIOPTRICS
Astro-Physics 10" Maksutov 4/13/01
Astro-Physics AP305 Riccardi-Honders 1/12/17
Celestron C90 Maksutov (Comparo) 5/13/11
Celestron C90 Maksutov 11/18/11Celestron C5 SCT 11/18/11
Celestron C6 SCT 3/4/11
Celestron C8 SCT 3/4/11
Celestron NexStar 5se 12/12/16
Celestron NexStar 8i (2003 Version) 12/2/13
Celestron C8 Tribute Page 3/4/11
Celestron C 9.25 8/7/00
Celestron CM 1400 8/6/99
Intes MK67 (Orion Argonaut) 10/9/00
Intes MN56 5" f/6 Mak-Newt 8/6/99
Intes MN61 6" f/6 Mak-Newt (Orion Argonaut) 1/2/99
Meade ETX 90 (Comparo) 5/13/11
Meade 7" f/15 LX200Orion Argonaut 6" Mak-Cass (Intes MK67) 10/9/00
Orion Argonaut 6" Mak-Newt (Intes MN61)
Orion 180 mm Maksutov-Cassegrain 10/8/16, 1/12/17
Orion StarMax 127 Mak-Cass 10/1/01
Orion -U.K.- 8" f/4 Schmidt-Newtonian Vixen VC200L 12/16/03
Questar 90 (Comparo) 5/13/11
Questar 7Vixen VC200L 12/16/03
EYEPIECES
Celestron Ultima 7.5 mm, 18 mm
Collins I3 Piece 3/24/00
Leitz 30 mm 11/8/99
Meade Series 3000 40 mm Plossl
Meade 7 mm Research Grade Orthoscopic 1/31/99
Meade Series 4000 8-24 mm Zoom 5/18/99, 3/00
Siebert 12.5 mm and 32 mm 12/6/99
TeleVue Ethos Overview 10/11/10
TeleVue Radian Overview 12/26/98
TeleVue 8-24 mm Zoom Eyepiece 5/18/99, 3/00
University Optics Orthoscopics
Vixen 8-24 mm Zoom Eyepiece 5/18/99, 3/00
End Scope Review Master List