Bill Tschumy, formerly with Simulation Curriculum (the SkySafari app), has released the “Our Galaxy” app that helps users visualize the locations and physical properties of deep sky objects in and around our Galaxy. The Our Galaxy app serves as a reference to turn to when you read about an object […]
Modified DSLR and mirrorless cameras for astrophotography will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. Modified DSLR/Mirrorless cameras are extremely popular for both nightscape and astrophotography work. During the webcast the Sky-Watcher team will take a close look at their advantages, different types of modifications and […]
The TS-Optics 2″ LED Collimator for RC Telescopes is compatible with almost all popular optical systems and allows for a collimation at daylight. TS-Optics recommends the collimator for all Cassegrain-like telescopes like Schmidt-Cassegrain, RC, Dall-Kirkham and similar telescope types. The collimator is very precise and the result of the collimation […]
If you’ve been thinking that you needed a Bino Telescope and really want the most absurdly fabulous Bino Telescope on the market, then the 2x APM Doublet SD Apo 140 f / 7 FPL53 special optical tube for bino application, well that’s the one. Markus Ludes with APM is well […]
Player One Astronomy is a Suzhou, China based company that has announced the release of its latest planetary camera series, the Neptune-C II, which adopts the Sony IMX464 1/1.8” format sensor. The camera can reach 93FPS at full resolution, which is 55% higher than the 60FPS of the IMX178 chip […]
The Rainbow Astro RST-135E GoTo Mount is an ultra-portable, high capacity GoTo Mount with Harmonic Drives. The “E” designation is a new version of the mount that eliminates the need for an auto guider system with the addition of a Renishaw encoder. The high-resolution encoder from Renishaw is built into […]
New Celestron Soft Cases are now available to help amateur astronomers make trips to the field easier. Celestron recently has introduced new stylish, padded, protective soft cases for telescopes and optical tubes. 40” and 36” Padded Telescope Soft Cases Optical tube in one hand and tripod in the other? Still […]
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars has announced the formation of Meade Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of Orion that has acquired substantially all of the assets of Meade Instruments Corp., following the approval of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. The formation of the new Meade Instruments […]
Sky-Watcher Evostar ED Refractors will be the subject this week on the What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher Evostar series offers a wide range of apertures and offerings for amateur astronomers. During the webcast the Sky-Watcher team will take a close look at our entire line of ED doublets and what […]
Two new Starlight Xpress Cameras have been recently introduced – the UltraStar PRO Imaging & Guide Camera and the Lodestar PRO Autoguider Camera. Starlight Xpress Lodestar PRO Autoguider Camera Starlight Xpress’s Lodestar PRO Autoguider Camera makes finding a faint guide star easy with fast download time and super low read […]
iOptron NUC Ready Mounts are as described, purpose built to mate with Intel NUC minicomputer (thickness≤38mm) at the front of dovetail saddle seamlessly with the cable management system. So if you need more versatility of an equatorial mount without cable tangling and are tired of connection error with some third […]
A Southern Hemisphere Astrophotography Competition is being hosted by nPAE Precision Astro Engineering Limited. Participants can enter by sending in their favorite Southern Hemisphere object – these can be an be a Deep Space Object (DSO), Planetary, Lunar or Solar image. Participants can enter a maximum of 2 photos and […]