Volume 7, Issue 4

In this issue Editor Gary Parkerson tells us about “An Artist Has Lost His Tools” – how Paul Van Slyke lost his manufacturing facility in the Black Forest fire, Dr. James Dire test drives the William Optics Gran Turismo 81-mm Refractor, Ernest Shekolyan deep sky observing experience with the Levenhuk Ra 250N Dob, Dave Snay images with the QHY5L-II – a New Auto-guider/Planetary Camera from QHYCCD, Greg Comegys makes a guidescope from a surplus camera lens, Uncle Rod Mollise upgrades to Deep Sky Planner Version 6 and the DewBuster Controller, Hack a Raspberry Pi for Astro Applications with Rick Saunders, a tip for “going green” with a flashlight, plus industry news, new products and much more.