By Simon Tang I’m no pro compared to some of you – okay, compared to most of you. In fact, I’m so not a pro that I have only been doing astronomy since the beginning of 2016. I didn’t buy my first telescope until April of the same year. So, […]
Reviews
Astro Tip: No-Mar, No-Deflection Telescope Guide-Scope Adjustment
By Shef Robotham Shef Robotham lives in New England and is a retired electrical engineer who has numerous patents relating to lasers. He has been actively involved in astronomy for over 30 years covering optical, radio and astro-imaging. Other interests include music, HO trains, and amateur radio and a supporting wife […]
A Practical Automated Multi-Camera Astro Imaging System Design: One Mount, One Computer, Two Imaging Cameras
By Peter Rejto Peter Rejto, born into a family of musicians, initially followed a scientific career path, but ultimately left the doctoral biochemistry program at UC Berkeley to become a concert cellist. Now Professor Emeritus at Oberlin College, Rejto lives in Sydney, Australia with his family, but continues to direct […]
Celestron Lithium PowerTank
The evolution of the lead-acid and lithium-ion battery finally adds convenience to the revolution of affordable go-to mounts. By George Stallings The leaps between the technology of today versus that when I received an un-motorized equatorial 114-mm Newtonian reflector as a 10-year-old in 1988, are mind boggling. I would have […]
Tele Vue and Al Nagler: Celebrating 40 Years of Innovation
By Astronomy Technology Today’s Gary Parkerson One of the highlights of my tenure as editor of ATT was the opportunity to meet Al Nagler. In an industry boasts more than its share of larger-than-life innovators, I can think of none who’ve had greater influence. Introducing our new astro-tech publication at […]
The Vixen SX2 with Star Book TEN
By James L. Chen Ten years ago, before owning my The Vixen SX2 with Star Book TEN, I had my Brandon 130-mm f/8 apochromatic refractor mounted on an early 1950s Unitron equatorial mount equipped with a mechanical Polarex clock drive. The mount was big, heavy and bulky, and the clock […]
Building and Using Binoscopes
Editor’s Note: Springer describes Building and Using Binoscopes thus: “Focusing on both homemade and commercial products, this book provides the reader with simple and straightforward information about the modelling and building of binoscopes. Binoscopes can be thought of as binoculars enlarged to the size of telescopes: essentially, a combination of […]