The Celestron 2” to 1.25” Eyepiece Adapter with Twist-Lock was designed for visual observers who use both 2” and 1.25” eyepieces regularly and need a quick adapter to use with the 2” barrel. The twist-lock adapter secures eyepieces while keeping them centered in the adapter, providing best opto-mechanical alignment between […]
![Celestron Telescope Founder Tom Johnson (left), is pictured with Johnson’s fork mounted 18.75 Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain telescope in 1962. As for the fork mount that defined Celestron’s early Schmidt-Cassegrains, Johnson describes it as based upon that of this telescope that was the subject of the cover story for the March 1963 issue of Sky & Telescope. “My idea of a fork mount was to make it portable like the 18-inch in the article in Sky & Tel. It had to have a folded optical path. That unit [the Cassegrain featured in Sky & Telescope] was a Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain.”](https://solarastronomytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/image005-322x212.gif)
Back in 2010 Gary Leonard Cameron published his PhD dissertation titled “Public Skies: Telescopes and the Popularization of Astronomy in the Twentieth Century” at Iowa State University. While typically most PhD Dissertations wouldn’t be the subject of an astronomy products news website, when we came across the document we were […]
A new report by the market research company Global Info Research predicts that the global Amateur Telescope Market size is expected to gain market growth in the forecast period of 2020 to 2025, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8% in the forecast period of 2020 to 2025 […]
Celestron has introduced the StarSense Explorer line of telescopes that are specifically optimized to use smartphone technology to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. Celestron’s goal in developing the new telescope was to reinvent the manual telescope and make the experience for those new to […]
The StellarMate Controller offers a unique Internet of Things (IoT) device that provides amateur astronomers with the flexibility to control a lone mount in the field or to coordinate the orchestration of a state-of-the-art observatory. The StellarMate Controller is powered by the Open Astronomy Instrumentation protocols (INDI), Ekos which provides […]
Astronomics is celebrating 40 year offering telescopes and related equipment. To celebrate, they are giving away three Astro-Tech 102ED refractors valued at $599 each. According to Mike Bieler of Astronomics, “It has been a fantastic journey for my family over the past 40 years. I remember loading up in the […]
“I tell people that when choosing a beginner telescope, with a small investment in a simple first telescope, they can test drive the hobby without breaking the bank, and upgrade later when they have more experience and knowledge about the hobby!” Having been an astronomy professor for several decades, an […]
Yes, you read that right, it’s a Revolution Imager Fine Finger Feather Focuser. At ATT, we love a cool, handy new product. And if you add alliteration to it, we are all in! All kidding aside, the team at Revolution Imager has come up with a nifty tool that provides […]
What makes the Celestron NexYZ Smartphone Adapter different from other smartphone adapters? Its three-axis adjustment. Most adapters only allow adjustment of your phone in two axes, X and Y, to center its camera over the optical axis of the eyepiece That works, but what about the all-important Z axis: spacing of […]
Ah used telescope stuff! I have always enjoyed finding a deal – boats, cars, jewelry (for my significant other of course), and yes, telescopes – well you name it, I am into getting a deal. *** Editors Note: Since the publication of this article, Astro Parts Outlet Used Telescope has […]
Interview with Wayne Parker Creator of the SkyShed POD: Wayne Parker, creator of the SkyShed POD, POD MAX as well as a number of other astronomy related products, took some time to update us on the process of developing its unique POD MAX observatory. Wayne is also a member of […]
BOSS Supernova Search: With each new advancement in the technology available to amateur astronomers, the line between amateur and professional – already barely distinguishable – is further blurred. There may be no better example than the feats of a group of amateur astronomers who call their group the Backyard Observatory […]