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The article evaluates the Series 6000 70-mm Astrograph Quadruplet APO Refractor from Meade Instruments Corp.

The article evaluates the Meade LightBridge Mini Series reflector telescopes such as the Mini 130, Mini 114, and Mini 82.

The article previews the Paramount Taurus fork mount for astrographs from Software Bisque, the Quattro deep-sky imaging Newtonians from Sky-Watcher USA and the compact spectrograph Spectra-L200 from JTW Astronomy.

The article offers information on the Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph from Celestron which include delivery of sharp images, performance of the optical lens and price.

The article offers information on various galaxies that were observed by the author using an eight inch or larger telescopes and grouping them under the category of the New General Catalogue (NGC) galaxies in the Virgo Cluster: 17. The cluster galaxies grouped in the Virgo Cluster: 17 NGCs include NGC 4281, NGC 4300, and NGC 4270. Also explores other categories of cluster galaxies observed by the author which include the Index Catalogue (IC) and the Principal Galaxies Catalog (PGC).

The article offers information on a telescope built by amateur telescope maker Jim Stilburn of Victoria, British Columbia. It mentions several tools used by Stilburn in the making of the telescope such as Zemax optical software, primary mirror with a conic constant of -1.35 and plano-concave lens with a double-convex element.

The article focuses on the factors affecting the viewing of the moon. Topics discussed include the challenges associated with the moon as a telescopic subject, the emphasis on the aperture in making the difference between scopes, a comparison between a four-inch apochromatic refractor and a small Newtonian reflector, the significance of the Earth's atmosphere, the importance of how the telescope is mounted, and the considerations on the viewing location.

The article highlights the "split-pupil finder" built by science-fiction author Jerry Oltion, which he explained is just a lens and a glow-in-the-dark arrow attached to a stick that holds them at the correct distance apart. The author says that the finder works best with an arrow that has a blunt tip and it should be roughly the same height off the body of the finder as the center of the lens. The finder is lightweight which makes it an ideal companion to an optical finder on a big telescope.