18 ASTRONOMY • SEPTEMBER 2019
FAVORITE EYEPIECES
WINNER
Tele Vue Nagler
RUNNER UP
Tele Vue Ethos
FAVORITE DEEP SKY FILTER
WINNER
Lumicon 2” Deep Sky Filter
RUNNER UP
Celestron LIGHT POLLUTION
IMAGING FILTER, RASA 11
FAVORITE SOLAR FILTER
WINNER
Celestron EclipSmart Solar Filter -
8” SCT and EdgeHD
RUNNER UP
Baader Planetarium AstroSolar
Safety Film
FAVORITE ACCESSORIES
WINNER
Celestron Power
Tank Lithium Pro
RUNNER UP
Celestron NexYZ
3 -Axis Universal
Smartphone
Adapter
FAVORITE LENS
CLEANING &
COATING PRODUCTS
WINNER
Photonic Cleaning Technologies -
iFirst Contact Polymers
RUNNER UP
Optic Wave Lab Coatings
Runner-up
FAVORITE TELESCOPE CASE
WINNER
Celestron OPTICAL TUBE
CARRYING CASE Telescope Case
RUNNER UP
Stellarvue Thickly Padded Soft
Case
FAVORITE METAL TRIPOD
WINNER
Celestron REGAL PREMIUM
TRIPOD
RUNNER UP
Orion Monster Parrallelogram
Binocular Mount & Tripod
FAVORITE WOOD TRIPODS
WINNER
Oberwerk TR
RUNNER UP
Berlebach Planet
Tripod
FAVORITE
ALTAZIMUTH
MOUNT
WINNER
Celestron NexStar
Evolution 8
RUNNER UP
Celestron ASTRO
FI102MM
MAKSUTOV-CASSEGRAIN
FAVORITE EQUATORIAL MOUNT
WINNER
Celestron CGX-L
German Equatorial
mount
RUNNER UP
Celestron
ADVANCED VX
Mount
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MaxIm DL Pro—Complete image
acquisition and processing software
Boltwood Cloud Sensor II—
Reliable weather protection
Aluma 814—Stunning best-in-class
performance CCD camera
MaxDome II—The simple, fail-safe
observatory dome controller
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OBSERVING
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READERS
CHOICE
2019 WINNER