This is a comprehensive (well, almost) list of all the telescope and accessory reviews I have conducted to date across all publications. Please come back from time to time to see what's new. I hope to offer downloadable PDFs of these articles (some already are — see the hyperlinks to the distributors' websites below) once rights and permissions have been secured.
Astronomy Now magazine reviews.
April 2008
Celestron NexStar 5 SE
March 2008
Orion Premium 102mm f/7 refractor
January 2008
iOptron SmartStar A-MC90 GPS GoTo Maksutov-Cassegrain
December 2007
Orion Optics OD150L De-luxe Dobsonian
November 2007
Burgess Optical 91mm f/6.6 triplet refractor
October 2007
Sky-Watcher SupaTrak range
Skyliner-300P 12-inch Dobsonian
September 2007
Astronomica's Astrotent
Celestron NexStar 6 SE
August 2007
Celestron Ultima DX 9x63 binocular
July 2007
Gotostar & SynScan EQ5 GoTo mounts
June 2007
Cape Instruments' Newise 200X
May 2007
Sky-Watcher Explorer-130PM
May 2007
William Optics UWAN eyepieces
April 2007
Orion StarBlast 4.5 imaging optical tube assembly
February 2007
Orion TeleTrack mount
Astronomy Now’s 2007 Yearbook
Group Test: Three 80mm ED refractors
• Celestron Onyx 80 EDF
• Moonfish 80ED
• Revelation 80ED
December 2006
Meade 8-inch LX200R optical tube assembly
October 2006
Group test: Seven 10x50 binoculars for astronomy
• Celestron UpClose
• Celestron OptiView LPR
• Helios Fieldmaster
• Helios Naturesport-Plus
• Helios Ultimate-HR
• Bresser Cobra
• Bresser Corvette
August 2006
Coronado PST Hα & CaK solar telescopes
Sky & Telescope magazine reviews.
August 2006
Celestron's C6-SGT Schmidt-Cassegrain
March 2006
Celestron's CPC 800 GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain
September 2001
Orion's 10-inch XT10 Dobsonian
Astronomy magazine reviews.
January 2005
Orion's IntelliScope XT10 Dobsonian
BBC Sky at Night magazine reviews.
June 2006 - issue 13
Group Test: Four Go-To mounts and tripods under £1350
• Vixen Sphinx SXW
• Celestron Advanced CG-5 Go-To
• Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro SkyScan
• Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro SkyScan
May 2006 - issue 12
First Light: Meade 10-inch LightBridge
Group test: Six binocular viewers under £460
• 1.25-inch Moonfish binoviewer
• Revelation binocular viewer
• Burgess Optical binocular viewer
• William Optics binoviewer
• Baader Maxbright binoviewer
• Baader Stereo binocular viewer
April 2006 - issue 11
Group test: Four 10-inch Dobsonian telescopes under £660
• Celestron StarHopper 10
• Orion IntelliScope XT10
• Orion Optics OD250L
• Telescope House Revelation 10
March 2006 - issue 10
First Light: Celestron's 130 SLT
February 2006 - issue 9
First Light: William Optics ZenithStar 66 SD
Group test: Eight beginners' telescopes up to £125
• Bresser Skylux 70
• Celestron PowerSeeker 660
• Jessops Reflector 700-76
• KonusStart 900
• Sky-Watcher Capricorn-70
• Sky-Watcher Infinity-76
• Sky-Watcher SkyHawk-1145
• Sky-Watcher SkyHawk-114M
January 2006 - issue 8 *
First Light: Vixen-Porta 150+
December 2005 - issue 7
First Light: Eclipse MAK6 Maksutov-Cassegrain scope
Group test: Image-stabilising binoculars for under £1000
• Zenit Bst 16X40
• Canon 18X50 IS
• Fujinon 14X40 Techno-Stabi
• Russian BS 16X50
November 2005 - issue 6
First Light: Orion Express 80 refractor
Group test: The Best Wide-Angle Eyepieces for under £500
• Celestron 34mm Axiom
• Orion 35mm Deep View
• Meade 28mm Series 5000 SWA
• Celestron 32mm E-lux
• Tele Vue 31mm Nagler Type 5
• Moonfish 30mm Ultrawide
• Moonfish 30mm SuperView
• Meade 26mm Series 4000 QX
October 2005 - issue 5
First Light: Cape Newise 8-inch catadioptric
September 2005 - issue 4
First Light: Meade RCX400
Group test: The Latest Computerised Telescopes for under £1900
• Celestron 8-inch CPC XLT
• Sky-Watcher Evostar-100ED/HEQ5 Pro mount
• Meade 8-inch LX90 LNT
• Sky-Watcher SkyMax-150/EQ6 Pro mount
August 2005 - issue 3 *
Group Test: The Best 10x50 Binoculars Under £125
• Celestron Upclose
• Helios Fieldmaster
• Bresser Travel
• Bresser Cobra
• Celestron OptiView LPR
• Helios Naturesport-Plus
• Bresser Corvette
• Helios Ultimate-HR
July 2005 - issue 2 *
First Light: Revelation 12 Dobsonian
June 2005 - issue 1 *
Group Test: The Best Beginner's Telescopes for Under £300
• Bresser Mars Explorer 70/700
• Orion StarBlast Astro
• Orion Transporter 70mm Min-EQ
• Sky-Watcher SkyMax-90 (EQ1)
• Sky-Watcher SkyHawk-1145
• TAL-1
• Sky-Watcher Explorer-130M
• Sky-Watcher Explorer 150 (EQ3-2)
1997
Meade ETX-90 spotter scope
Pro Optic Plössl eyepieces
Russian PNB-2 binoculars
1996
Sirius Instruments CWIP-S
KONUSKY-45 Newtonian
1995
Baader Activity Eyepiece
1994
Russian TAL-1 Newtonian
