The new Baader SunDancer II Telecentric System TZ-4S was specially developed for the Baader SunDancer II H-alpha filter and replaces the original Baader 3x telecentric system after a simple conversion of the blocking filter. It offers new functionality that allows the SunDancer II H-alpha filter to also be operated on […]
The Baader Triband Solar SCT line of telescopes offers a Schmidt Cassegrain design using a Celestron SCT tube for both solar as well night-time astronomy use. The Baader Triband Solar SCT’s are available in apertures of 8″, 9.25″ and 11″ and feature a Celestron Schmidt Cassegrain optical tube assembly with […]
The DayStar Filters H-Alpha SR-127 QT solar telescope is the company’s flagship dedicated Hydrogen Alpha solar telescope. Updated in 2020, the carbon fiber telescope offers a lightweight, short tube with retractable dew shield. The compact design is only 29 inches long and weighs just 13lbs including mounting rings and dovetail. […]
Buckeyestargazer Shop is offering new ZWO EAF brackets for Baader Diamond Steeltrack, Stellarvue Access Telescopes and Lunt Telescopes focusers (solar imagers will especially appreciate this new accessory.) Joel Short, an astroimaging enthusiast located in Northern Indiana, opened the Buckeyestargazer Shop to make available items he has developed to offer affordable […]
Unistellar offers a Smart Solar Filter for Unistellar Telescopes that offers an opportunity to add functionality to the EVSCOPE and EQUINOX models. The filter makes it possible to access a solar experience feature on the Unistellar App which includes smart GoTo Sun capability. All that is needed is to connect […]
The QHY 5-III-715C camera is an affordable solar, lunar and planetary camera and at the same time a perfect guiding module for extremely short focal lengths. It is an ultra high-resolution color camera with the very sensitive back-illuminated (BSI) Sony IMX715 color CMOS sensor with extremely low readout noise. Along […]
The NOAA hasan amazing video showing the time-lapse off the Sun and sunspots starting from the beginning of Solar Cycle 25. As the NOAA team notes in a recent article, “In case you missed it, Solar Cycle 25 has ramped up much faster than scientists predicted producing more sunspots and eruptions […]
Meade’s Coronado SolarMax III Solar Telescope is a 70-mm f/5.7 refractor equipped with 60-mm external hydrogen-alpha (H-α) filters. The solar scope is available in both single-stacked (<0.7Å) and double-stacked (<0.5Å) bandpasses and either 10-mm or 15-mm blocking filters. What makes the Coronado SolarMax III standout? The SMIII 70-mm has a […]
The Solar Live View Imaging Software is freeware created by amateur astronomer David Scott in order to attempt to bridge the gap between viewing directly down an eyepiece and accessing the live capture view seen on screen and finally to the finished image after stacking and post-processing. As its name […]
The APM TSE17 A4 Solar Filter Film is 100% certified as safe for solar viewing and complies with the DIN ISO 12312-2: 2015 standard. It is suitable for making your own solar filters for telescopes, binoculars, cameras and other solar viewing opportunities. It provides a very natural, comfortable, yellow-orangish solar […]
The Celestron EclipSmart Solar lineup of solar safe optics and observing tools can help you view and photograph the Sun. The Celestron EclipSmart Solar lineup of solar products feature Solar Safe filter technology providing protection from harmful solar radiation, including both IR and UV light, and filters 99.999% of intense […]
With the new Explore Scientific Sun Catcher Solar Eclipse Glasses you can be ready for the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. As many people learned, in the weeks approaching the 2017 total solar eclipse, solar safe glasses were in short supply so buying them now and […]