The Rockland Astronomy Club (RAC) has announced they are rescheduling the NEAF event and the NEAIC imaging conference date to September 14-15, 2020. Instead they will be hosting “NEAF: The Virtual Experience” on April 4. Here is the NEAF organizational team’s announcement: Due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Rockland Community […]
Xerxes Scientific launched last year with the purpose of creating semi-custom telescope mounts and control systems for astronomical imaging. Their initial product designs were the D11 and D21 direct drive modules which are part of their modular telescope mount system, which can either be incorporated into custom telescope mounts or […]
Telescopi Italiani has announced the availability of its TI35 f/3.5 Astrograph Telescope in a f/3.5 figuration. The TI 35 (350 mm of clear aperture) is based on the same Modified Harmer Wynne optical configuration as Telescopi Italiani’s TI35 f/5 system. The TI 35 offers a very compact, light-weight, high-end performance […]
Sirius Astro Products owner Bill Beers has announced that he is retiring and closing his astronomy products business. He will be selling out his remaining inventory until it is gone. Beers recently commented, “After 14 years of supplying our red screen products world-wide to our astronomy community, we will be […]
Pegasus Astro has introduced a new USB Control Hub for the astrophotography market. One of the unique features of the hub is that it is certified to work from −40°C to +85°C and offers electronics has been selected to support Industrial grade temperature ranges. The hub also has the ability […]
Backyard Observatories has announced they are building a new remote telescope hosting facility in Northern Ohio. The “NORTH” (Northern Ohio Remote Telescope Hosting) observatory complex will be ready to host telescopes later this year in Chatham Township, Medina County Ohio located on the edge of Amish country. Phase 1 will […]
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 […]
St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico has turned back the clock, way back, as they have commissioned and installed on their campus the only completely operational Tycho Brahe armillary sphere in existence. The intricate device was originally invented in the 16th century by astronomer Tycho Brahe and was […]
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 […]
Event update: The Rockland Astronomy Club (RAC) has announced they are rescheduling the NEAF event and the NEAIC imaging conference to a date to be determined later this year. Instead they will be hosting “NEAF: The Virtual Experience” on April 4. You can learn more here. It’s time to start making plans for […]
“When considering the QHY Polemaster I read comments about folks wishing they had purchased the PM long before they did due to its simplicity and effectiveness. I can share that sentiment.” In the absence of an observatory, typical viewing sessions require that I set up/tear down my scope du jour […]
Revolution Imager keeps coming up with all kinds of nifty tools to make life easier. Their latest creation is their Right Handy Controller Heater Holder for the Celestron Evolution series of telescopes. As they say in the product description, if you love your Evolution series of Celestron telescopes but are […]