The new QHY5III462C camera uses the latest (6th Generation) 2.1 megapixel IMX462 STARVIS CMOS sensor from Sony. The pixel size is 2.9u making it the same size and resolution as the sensor used in the QHY5III290 camera that has been so successfully used for planetary imaging. Like others in the […]
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Orion StarShoot G16 Deep Space Imaging Camera
The Orion StarShoot G16 Deep Space Imaging Camera offers excellent sensitivity in a large format, cooled CMOS camera. It is based around the Panasonic MN34230 4/3″ 12-bit monochrome chip, with 3.8 micron pixels, 60% QE, and a large 4640×3506 pixel array. Exposures range from 0.15ms – 3600 seconds, and up […]
Orion E-Series Zoom Eyepiece
The Orion E-Series Zoom Eyepiece offers a single eyepiece that you can adjust to alter its focal length which changes its magnification. Put the eyepiece into your telescope and by simply turning the barrel of the zoom eyepiece you will zoom into or out from whatever you are looking at. […]
Rigel Systems USB-nSTEP System for MoonLite Focusers
Rigel Systems’ tried-and-true USB-nSTEP system for computer control of telescope stepper focus motors is now available for MoonLite Focusers. The gear coupling of the stepper to focus shaft provides up to 9,600 steps per revolution in full step mode and 19,200 in half step mode to supply the exceptionally fine […]
Tele Vue SRT-2010 Starbeam
Tele Vue has released a quick-release mounting system for the Starbeam finder. The SRT-2010 Starbeam is Tele Vue’s latest version – SRT stands for (S)tarbeam, (R)emovable, (T)ele Vue) and it employs Tele Vue’s existing Quick Release Bracket and the Dovetail system. Through the lens Starbeam users see an unamplified, natural […]
Orion Dual-Width Saddle for Sirius EQ-G GoTo Mounts
For years the Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Equatorial Mount has come with a Vixen style dovetail saddle, which was fine until you needed to mount an optical tube outfitted with a wider, Losmandy style dovetail “D” plate. Now you can upgrade your Sirius EQ-G with the Orion Dual-Width Saddle for […]
Orion 2×54 Ultra Wide Angle Binoculars
The Orion 2×54 Ultra Wide Angle Binoculars combine ultra-low power with an ultra-wide field of view taking naked eye astronomy to another level. A large 36° field of view allows constellations to fit into one field. And the binoculars brighten up fainter stars, allowing you to see about 1.2 magnitudes […]
Motorized Orion StarShoot Filter Wheel and LRGB Filter Set
The Motorized Orion 2″ StarShoot Filter Wheel and LRGB Filter Set Package offers automatic and trouble free filter transitions for your monochrome imaging setup a well as helping to save imaging time. To easily transition filters for automatic LRGB (Luminance, Red, Green, and Blue) imaging, simply load up the four […]
Celestron 2” to 1.25” Eyepiece Adapter
The Celestron 2” to 1.25” Eyepiece Adapter with Twist-Lock was designed for visual observers who use both 2” and 1.25” eyepieces regularly and need a quick adapter to use with the 2” barrel. The twist-lock adapter secures eyepieces while keeping them centered in the adapter, providing best opto-mechanical alignment between […]
Explore Scientific Extension Ring Set
The Explore Scientific Extension Ring Set offers five extension tubes from 30 to 5mm length with thread connection M48x0.75mm. The set provides the ability to adjust different distances of a camera to the focal plane of the telescope or the corrector/field flattener. There is an M48.0,75 internal and external thread […]
Astronomik OWB Clip Filter
The Astronomik OWB Clip Filter is now available for new Canon EOS R/Rp/Ra camera bodies. The Astronomik OWB (Original White Balance) clip filter shifts the complete color rendition of a converted DSLR in such a manner that the camera will be perfectly usable for normal daylight photography with all of […]
Orion StarShoot Compact Astro Tracker
The Orion StarShoot Compact Astro Tracker provides the opportunity to shoot long-exposure and nightscape astrophotos and create daytime and nighttime time-lapse videos. The palm-sized, precision camera tracking module houses a right ascension DC servo motor with all metal gears and offers selectable sidereal, solar, and lunar tracking rates. Pop it […]