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 […]
The Lunático Astronomía CloudWatcher Cloud Detector is now offered in a new model that offers an extremely sensitive light sensor to measure sky quality. So weather for astronomical or solar observing imaging, you’ll know you have the best conditions available. As the Lunático team notes, “The current version includes a […]
The new Celestron SkyMaster Pro ED binoculars are the ideal choice for amateur astronomers or anyone who observes at great distances. The binoculars come in 7X50MM, 15X70MM and 20X80MM configurations. And for solar astronomy, with the proper solar binocular filters, they can reveal incredible solar detail. The SkyMaster Pro ED […]
A primer on telescope F ratios will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher team will take a look at F/ratios and understanding their function when it comes to telescopes as well as dive into how F/ Ratios affect visual as well as photography. […]
The upcoming 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses have generated a lot of interest in solar equipment such as the Sky-Watcher SolarQuest mount. And to learn more about the capabilities and use of the mount the Sky-Watcher team offers an in depth video overview on its What’s Up Webcast. The full […]
Orion Solar Telescope Kits are now available from Orion Telescopes and Binoculars. These kits use a safety film solar filter which lets you safely observe sunspots as they reject harmful light from the Sun, while allowing a very small fraction of light to safely pass through. The solar kits have […]
A 2023 Ring of Fire Eclipse Tour for the upcoming Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2023 in the United States is being hosted by Ring of Fire Expeditions (ROFE), one of the longest consecutive astronomical tour organization in the United States. As the ROFE team notes, “We have specialized in astro-tourism […]
NASA’s Solar Eclipse Map offers an opportunity to plan where you will be for the upcoming annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023, and total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. These two solar eclipses are unique in that they will cross the United States in two consecutive years. On October 14, […]
The book “Solar Astronomy: Observing, Imaging & Studying the Sun” is a revised and extended English translation of the French book “Astronomie Solaire” which has been a great success in France since 2018 and has been translated by Ken M. Harrison and Peter Zetner. The goal of the book is, […]