Author: Stuart Parkerson

nPAE Mini Cerberus Case
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nPAE Mini Cerberus Case

If you’re searching for a small, tough case to protect your astronomy eyepieces or other equipment, the nPAE Mini Cerberus Case is just what you’re looking for. Just like its larger sibling, the Cerberus, the Mini Cerberus case is a great companion for you and your equipment. With the same […]

Guides to Observing Planets
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Guides to Observing Planets

Celestron has created several nifty guides to help amateur astronomers observe the planets. Celestron’s “Ultimate Guides to Observe the Planets” are offered in six guides with each guide offering an intro about the planet and advice on equipment, best viewing times and more. Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are combined together […]

QHY 268M CMOS Camera
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QHY 268M CMOS Camera

The QHY268 Monochrome Photographic Camera is a cooled, back-illuminated, CMOS camera based on the Sony IMX571 sensor with native 16-bit A/D and 3.76um pixels. The BFL of QHY268M is 12.5mm under a new front design. Included with the camera is an electronic shutter that has increased reliability and stability when […]

Telescope Making Magazine
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Telescope Making Magazine

Long time subscribers of Astronomy Magazine may remember that there used to be two smaller quarterly available from the publisher – Deep Sky and Telescope Making. As Astronomy Magazine’s Editor David Eicher notes, “These sister publications were extremely popular with amateur astronomers in the boom days of the Dobsonian revolution, […]

PixInsight FastTrack Training
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PixInsight FastTrack Training

PixInsight FastTrack Training is the latest offering from Adam Block, who hosts the Adam Block Studios website where he provides instruction on creating beautiful astro images through technical proficiency and thoughtful artistry. On the website he provides astro imaging instructional videos and other materials on subjects including PixInsight, Photoshop, and […]

CCD Guide 2021 for Astrophotography
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CCD Guide 2021 for Astrophotography

The CCD Guide 2021 for Astrophotography is now available. Every year since 1997, the Astronomischer Arbeitskreis Salzkammergut astronomy club in Austria has published the CCD-Guide in DVD format, which assists astrophotographers in planning their imaging projects. Besides a huge number of reference images, the CCD-Guide contains software to find images, […]

Eye&Telescope Astronomy Software
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Eye&Telescope Astronomy Software

Eye&Telescope is free Windows based astronomy software for planning and logging visual deep sky observations. Version 3.3.2 of the software has recently been released providing additional functionality. Highlights of the Eye&Telescope astronomy software platform include: – You can find meaningful observable celestial objects Based on the object, location and equipment […]

APM Binocular Certification Services
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APM Binocular Certification Services

Lunt Solar now offers in-house APM Binocular Certification Services. When you purchase a new APM Large Format Binocular from Lunt Solar, Lunt will bench test and certify your binocular to 100x through the end of February, a $129 value. Testing to 180x is available upon request, subject to binocular specification, […]

Meet Star Gazers App
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Meet Star Gazers App

The Meet Star Gazers app is an application that is dedicated to supporting astronomy clubs and other organizations involved with astronomy outreach. The app is designed to help astronomy clubs, associations and observatories forge a stronger bond with their members and increase their outreach efforts through a solution that they can […]