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 […]
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 […]
The team behind the Galileoscope telescope project is working with Explore Scientific to create a Galileoscope Solar Kit that includes a safe solar filter and sunshade. The Galileoscope is a wonderful telescope for observing solar eclipses – and for observing sunspots on any sunny day (and the Moon, planets, and […]
The Sky-Watcher SolarQuest Mount will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher team will take a deep dive into the Sky-Watcher SolarQuest which automatically aligns and tracks the sun without any alignment needed. It is perfect for outreach, eclipses and just general observing of […]
The Antlia Solar Wedge offers a Herschel Wedge design which replaces the standard prism diagonal at the rear of refractor telescopes to enable imaging of solar granulation and sunspots. The Herschel Wedge design is well known to give sharper, higher-contrast images while transmitting a greatly reduced, safe amount of light […]
In 2014 the American Astronomical Society (AAS) created the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force to help coordinate national preparations for the “Great American Eclipse” of August 21, 2017. The task force, meant to function as a think tank, coordinating body, and communication gateway/hub, was composed of professional and amateur astronomers, […]
What you need to know to prepare for a solar eclipse will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. As the Sky-Watcher team notes, “We are coming up on two back-to-back solar eclipses: October 2023 Annular Eclipse and April 2024 Total Eclipse. We take a look […]
A Solar Eclipse Planning Workshop is being hosted by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Friday-Saturday, October 21-22, 2022, at the Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC), 657 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. The workshop theme is “Preparing Your Community for the Coming Solar Eclipses.” The Solar Eclipse Planning Workshop will be […]
The team behind the Stellarium planetarium software has announced that Stellarium 1.0 is now available. As the Stellarium planetarium team notes, “What makes this 1.0? After more than 20 years of development the program is finally accurate enough for historical application. This is the first release based on the Qt6 […]
The publishers Astrospheric have announce a new model in Astrospheric’s cloud ensemble: The National Blend of Models (NBM). The NBM is a state-of-the-art blend of over 40 models from around the world, including the European model (ECMWF) and NOAAs High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR). The NBM updates every hour and […]