The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) is an international non-profit organization of variable star observers whose mission is to enable anyone, anywhere, to participate in scientific discovery through variable star astronomy. The organization will host its Spring Meeting June 13 – 16 in Toronto, Canada. The AAVSO was […]
Since 1988 Arizona’s Astronomy Camp has located within the dark skies of Southern Arizona, provided students of all ages the ability to explore “the heavens” with large telescopes and experience the excitement of scientific inquiry. Located at the University of Arizona’s Mt. Lemmon Observatory, Astronomy Camp provides unique opportunities to […]
The Society for Astronomical Sciences (SAS) will hosting its 38th annual Symposium on May 30-31-June 1, 2019 in Ontario, California. This event is a joint meeting with the Center for Backyard Astrophysics. The event will be held at the Ontario Gateway Hotel. Each year over 100 participants from North and […]
June is a special time for star parties in the USA as some of the most amazing places in the country offer chances to experience extremely dark skies at night and breathtaking views during the day. Yosemite National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, and the Craters of the Moon National […]
The Central Appalachian Astronomy Club of West Virginia will again host the Green Bank Star Quest on June 26th – June 29th, 2019. The event is held at the Green Bank Observatory located in Green Bank, West Virginia. The Star Quest is the nation’s largest amateur event combining optical and […]
Farpoint Astro has introduced a new 8-inch Imaging Newtonian offered in f/4 and f/6 configurations. The first products will be ready to ship on June 21 and Farpoint is offering the first 10 early adopters a $1,000 discount on the telescope. Specifications for the telescope includes: – Highly Robust Design […]
INDIGO is a system of standards and frameworks for multiplatform and distributed astronomy software development designed to scale with a specific user’s needs. INDIGO is a product of the INDIGO initiative, group of amateur/professional astronomers, software developers and hardware vendors The INDIGO initiative is supported by a number of astronomy […]
Spring is in the air and for the amateur astronomy community and that means that the chill is leaving the air and star parties are on the schedule. May is one of the most popular months of the year for star parties and here are a few that are happening […]
The Texas Star Party (TSP) is almost here! The annual event attracts more than 500 amateur astronomers from across the US who enjoy extremely dark skies packaged together with a number of events. The event will be held on April 28-May 5 at the Prude Ranch near Fort Davis Texas. […]
Xerxes Scientific is a new company that was created to offer semi-custom telescope mounts and control systems for astronomical imaging. Their initial products are D11 and D21 direct drive modules which are part of their modular telescope mount system, which can either be incorporated into custom telescope mounts or be […]
Erik Westermann has recently published Remote Astrophotography Using Slooh.com – A Handbook. Slooh.com is a remote telescope service that offers its members the use of eight telescopes in two hemispheres. As Wewstermann comments at the beginning of the handbook, “I thought of all of the pain points I came across […]
Orion‘s 10″ and 12” f/8 Orion Ritchey-Chrétien Astrograph Truss Tube Telescopes feature premium quartz mirror optics in its hyperbolic primary and secondary to achieve flat images that are virtually free of chromatic aberration, for true-color performance. Each of the Orion Ritchey-Chrétien Astrograph Truss Tube Telescopes primary mirror and the secondary […]