The Rowan Astronomy AZ100 Y-Axis Balance Plate offers an additional support plate which allows for balancing heavy eyepieces in combination with bino-viewers when pointing towards the zenith. The Rowan Y-Axis Balance Plate fits between the mount and existing saddle and is compatible with both ‘D’ or Dual ‘DV’ saddles. The […]
Dark Dragons Astronomy Observatory Control products are now available for remote observatory control systems. Dark Dragons Astronomy is a new company based in Charlotte, North Carolina offering hardware and iOS applications for astroimaging solutions. The company was founded by two astrophotographers, Rick Bassham and Jeffrey Geiss, with a cumulative 20 […]
Player One Astronomy has announced the release of its latest planetary camera series, the Player One NEPTUNE 664C color camera which is the successor to the Neptune-C II, which adopted the Sony IMX464 1/1.8” format sensor. The camera utilizes the latest Sony IMX664 1/1.8” color sensor which incorporates the Sony […]
Airy-Disk is a new astronomy products company that is producing a lineup of Airy-Disk APO Telescopes. Among the company’s lineup are Airy Disk Triplet Air-Spaced APOs which use Hoya FCD-100 ED glass and a matched flattener (0.92x or 0.75x) available for all models. The triplet apo lineup includes: – 85mm […]
Clearline Technology Corporation uses modern materials, components, and processes to create replacement parts for the venerable Meade Instruments LX-200 telescope. Clearline has made a USB-to-RS232 adapter for a few years for the LX200 series of telescopes including the Classic and GPS. They have announced they now offer a USB-to-RS232 Adapter […]
The Earth and Space Expedition Center will host a Solar Observing Lab 2023 eclipse viewing event on Saturday, October 14th from 8am to 2pm Mountain Standard Time. The event is sponsored by Sky-Watcher USA, Focus on Astronomy and the Earth and Space Expedition Center. This special event provides a unique […]
The Optolong L-Extreme F is a is a dual-band (500.7 nm and 656.28 nm, FWHM=7 nm) narrowband pass filter. It is designed to work with fast imaging systems with focal ratios of f/2 – f/3.6 such as the Celestron RASA as well as imaging accessories such as the Hyperstar. Narrowband […]
New Kson Telescope Rings for Goto Kogaku and Takahashi Refractors are now available from AstroDog, an Australian astronomy products retailer. As they note, “For those of us longing for some decent stylish rings to work with Tak or Goto Kogaku refractors that need 95mm or other size rings, Kson have […]
Buckeyestargazer Shop is now offering new ZWO EAF brackets for Baader Diamond Steeltrack, Stellarvue Access Telescopes and Lunt Telescopes focusers. Joel Short, an astroimaging enthusiast located in Northern Indiana, opened the Buckeyestargazer Shop to make available items he has developed to offer affordable and uncomplicated accessories. As Short comments, “These […]
Tycho is a software program designed to facilitate the detection and measurement of asteroids, comets, and variable stars. It supports a technique known as synthetic tracking, which enables the detection of very faint moving objects. The publisher has announced that the software now runs natively on macOS. To detect both […]
Unistellar is now offering for pre-order a new Smart Solar Filter for Unistellar Telescopes that offers an opportunity to add new functionality to the eVscope and eQuinox models. The filter makes it possible to access a new solar experience feature on the Unistellar App which includes smart GoTo Sun capability. […]
The Coronado SolarMax III Blocking Filter is a right angle (diagonal) type Hydrogen-alpha blocking filter, now in the SolarMax III design. This updated design includes a long 2″ diameter nosepiece with 1.25″ eyepiece holder and t-thread connection. It is available in BF10, BF15 and BF30 models. The blocking filter is […]