Using FireCapture for solar imaging is the subject of this video that walks through how to focus your instrument(s), create flat calibration and manipulate parameters for exposure to see various features and record them in one exposure, both the surface and the limb together. The video’s author, Martin (Marty) Wise, […]
The Sky-Watcher EQ6-R GoTo EQ mount will be the subject this week on the What’s Up? Webcast. In this episode the Sky-Watcher team will take deep dive into the Sky-Watcher EQ6-R mount which is one of the most popular mounts in the Sky-Watcher line up. In the episode they will […]
UK based Rowen Astronomy’s new Rowen AZ100 Alt-Azimuth Mount is an impressive feat of engineering that moves your optics in altitude or azimuth – up and down, or side to side – as independent functions and includes the option to lock the mount’s position and to guide it manually. The […]
The Artesky ZWO ASI Camera Filter Holder allows owners of Celestron’s Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA) to capture astroimages using any 2″ filter with ZWO ASI cameras. With the Artesky filter holder you can internally connect a 2-inch filter by screwing it to the existing thread. Then using the original RASA […]
Omegon MiniTrack NS LX2 Mount is a simple mount offering big opportunities for wide-angle astrophotography on the go. Its simply simple with no batteries offering an ultra-lightweight, ultra-small thus an ultra-portable mount. The team at Highpoint Scientific agree and offer these thoughts on the mount: If you are a traveling […]