Take a look at the number of adverts for telescopes and accessories in any recent astronomy magazine and the message is abundantly clear: all this value for money equipment means there's never been a better time to be an active observer.
Why another telescope review website?
This is a great shame, as I know how hungry we all are for news of the latest kit! Online usenet groups are one source of such information, but all too often such reviews are based on quick looks and hearsay without rigorous or reproducible test criteria.
Why visit ScopeTest.com?
Since 1994 I've contributed appraisals of over 100 products to astronomy magazines on both sides of the Atlantic. I decided to create ScopeTest.com to act as both a reference to my former reviews and to run in parallel with my print media work. Here I'll feature 'scopes and accessories from across the astronomical equipment spectrum that may not appear elsewhere.
Addendum 2010: many of the reviews contained within this site are getting somewhat stale since I haven't been actively writing telescope reviews for a couple of years. However, I hope that the information contained herein — particularly the Almanac and Scope/Webcam Calculators — will still be of use to some observers.
Clear skies!
