SharpCap Updates to Solar and Lunar Mosaic Tools are available in the latest SharpCap 4.1 Beta release. SharpCap is an easy-to-use and powerful astronomy camera capture tool. It can be used with dedicated astronomy cameras, webcams and USB frame grabbers. A wide range of features makes SharpCap suitable for many […]
Orion Telescope and Binoculars is making available a lineup Orion Observer Refractor Sun and Moon Kit telescope combinations. These equatorial refractors come in 90mm, 114mm and 134mm configurations. For solar observing, each kit includes a full aperture film solar filter that fits over the front of the telescope. This Orion […]
The Northern Nevada Railway will host a special Solar Eclipse Limited Train Ride for the upcoming Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2023. The ride has been featured in several national websites including Travel and Leisure in an article that offers full details about the train ride which will provide […]
DayStar Filters Eclipse Glasses are now available in advance of the upcoming Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2023 and the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024. The DayStar Filters Eclipse Glasses are offered in 6 different print design options which include: – ECLIPSE ACROSS AMERICA: Features eclipse map […]
The Buckeyestargazer Shop Sun Finder provides a convenient and safe way to locate the Sun in your properly filtered telescope. With the Sun Finder, you look away from the Sun (Never look directly at the Sun) as you point the finder toward the Sun. The Sun Finder uses pin-hole projection […]
To help plan on how to capture solar eclipse images, astronomer and eclipse chaser Alan Dyer has published How to Photograph the Solar Eclipses, a comprehensive 350-page guide to photographing both the October 14, 2023 annular and the April 8, 2024 total eclipses of the Sun. How to Photograph the […]
The New YES WorldWatch V7 collection is an astronomically focused wristwatch line which combines the daily, monthly and seasonal time cycles of the Sun and the Moon. As the YES WorldWatch notes, “At a glance the YES WorldWatch V7 give you times for sunrise, sunset, zenith, twilight and true midnight […]
The 2023 Astronomical League Convention – ALCon 2023 – will be held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from July 26th to 29th. The event will be located at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. The Astronomical League has announced the theme for the conference will be “Astronomical Gumbo,” which represents the blend of […]
Founder Optics released the Founder Optics Bino-One 80, a spotting scope with a divergent binoviewer with two 80mm eyepieces designed for 3D views. And for solar astronomy, with the proper solar binocular filters, they can be reveal incredible solar detail. The innovative, built-in binocular viewer includes two 12.5 mm eyepieces […]
The Xasteria astro weather app is an astronomical oriented world weather backed by the 7Timer weather forecast system. The app is offered in two options with Xasteria offered free of charge and Xasteria Plus app as a paid version. While designed primarily for nighttime amateur astronomy it is a valuable […]
The new ZWO FF APOs offer a series of mid-focal length refractors offering a modified flatfield Petzval quintuplet design that eliminates the need for a field flattener and are designed to offer wide views with pinpoint stars and flat corners. The telescopes have a dedicated reducer that converts them down […]
The Lunático Astronomía Pocket CW2 is a new version of the company’s Pocket CW, which offers a number of updates and enhanced capabilities to provide detailed, on the go information about atmospheric conditions for nighttime amateur astronomy or during solar imaging and observing. As the Lunático Astronomía team notes, “The […]