The folks at the Apache-Sitgreaves Research Center have decided they want to upgrade their systems and location and are providing a unique opportunity for someone looking to have their own a 36-inch telescope in the elevated deserts of northern Arizona with all the comforts of home. The complex consists of […]
The Lowell Observatory Giovale Open Deck Observatory features one of the finest collections of telescopes available for public observing in the world. It was dedicated in October as part of the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Lowell Observatory. The facility is named in honor of longtime Lowell supporters/advisors […]
The Starships Project is an outgrowth of the positive global response to the introduction of the POD MAX observatory. SkyShed’s Wayne Parker knew he was meeting a much-needed niche in the astronomy market – a true crossover product for both amateur and professional needs. He also began to notice that […]
Antlia Astronomy Filters from AstroUnga is a new Australian based astronomy retailer specializing in astroimaging products. The small shop is run by two former research scientists with backgrounds in electrical engineering and biotechnology who are passionate about astronomy and astrophotography. AstroUnga has recently announced they are the first astronomy retailer […]
Why a telescope help hotline? Well, if you are new to amateur astronomy and you have bought a new telescope, you’ve probably found a plethora of advice online on how to use that telescope. And perhaps you are a bit overwhelmed? The team at Optical Structures, the parent company of […]
APM Jena is a telescope manufacturer located in Jena, Germany. Its owner and founder, Norbert Stroemich, is a mechanical engineer and former employee of over 14 years at Carl Zeiss Jena. The APM Jena initial offering is a Fluorite Quadruplet Polychromat 150/1200, offering a premium refractor for both visual and […]
StarTools has announced that the astrophotography processing software application can now create plausible depth information from 2D images, for use by various 3D media and Virtual Reality. New as of StarTools 1.6 beta, the Stereo 3D module can be used to synthesize depth information based on an astronomical image feature […]
Stellarium is an open-source planetarium software which renders 3D photo-realistic skies in real time displaying stars, constellations, planets, nebulae and more. Stellarium is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and is available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. Stellarium provides a real-time view of what […]
Revolution Imager keeps coming up with all kinds of nifty tools to make life easier. Their latest creation is their Right Handy Controller Heater Holder for the Celestron Evolution series of telescopes. As they say in the product description, if you love your Evolution series of Celestron telescopes but are […]
Starizona Night Owl offers a 0.4x SCT Reducer/Corrector with a 4-element reducer design to provide a wide field of view and fast focal ratio for deep-sky imaging, especially for real-time imaging, “electronically-assisted astronomy” or EAA. The Starizona Night Owl works with standard Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes (not EdgeHD or ACF models). The […]
In his recently released book, “Dante and the Early Astronomer: Science, Adventure, and a Victorian Woman Who Opened the Heavens,” Tracy Daugherty tells the story of Mary Acworth Evershed, a pioneering female amateur astronomer who was fascinated with Dante Alighieri. Daugherty is a professor emeritus of English and creative writing […]
UK based Altair Astro now offers a Guide Scope to RACI Finder Conversion Kit that converts the latest model of the Altair Astro MG60 60mm Guide Scope into a 10×60 RACI finder scope with illuminated reticule eyepiece. RACI means “Right Angled Correct Image” because the image in the eyepiece is […]