Tag: Telescope

Rockland Astronomy Club NEAF Expo
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Rockland Astronomy Club NEAF Expo

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 Announces Prototype of Offers New Single Arm Telescope Mount for Astro Imaging
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Xerxes Scientific Announces Prototype of Offers New Single Arm Telescope Mount for Astro Imaging

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 […]

Backyard Observatories is Launching a New Remote Telescope Hosting Complex in Northern Ohio
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Backyard Observatories is Launching a New Remote Telescope Hosting Complex in Northern Ohio

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 […]

St. John’s College Installs the World’s Only Working Armillary Sphere, A Precursor to the First Telescopes
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St. John’s College Installs the World’s Only Working Armillary Sphere, A Precursor to the First Telescopes

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 StarSense Explorer Telescopes
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Celestron StarSense Explorer Telescopes

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 […]

QHY Polemaster Review
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QHY Polemaster Review

“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 […]