The Orion 2″ StarShoot Motorized 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 […]
PHD2 is open source telescope guiding software that simplifies the process of tracking a guide star, letting you concentrate on other aspects of deep-sky imaging or spectroscopy. The latest v2.6.8 release offers new functionality for Altair and QHY cameras, better tolerance of INDI/ASCOM mount drivers that incorrectly report guide speed […]
Woodland Hills Telescope and Binoculars will be live on YouTube Wednesday, June 17th with the latest edition of its ongoing live stream series. The title of this event is “Hardcore Astronomy” and the broadcast will dive deep into the software used for astro imaging. Featured during the event will be […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’ 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]