The Avalon StarGo Plus is a new Avalon Instruments Raspberry Pi controller offering a complete remote and complete setup management. It is retrogradable for users of the Avalon StarGo GoTo control system and the company provides more information on how to do so on their website. The Avalon StarGo Plus […]
Milky Way Nightscape Photography will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher team will take a deep dive into Milky Way Nightscape Photography as Milky Way season is upon us and now is the time to start planning those summer dark sky trips. The […]
Each edition of the Annals of the Deep Sky offers a comprehensive reference that guides amateur and semipro astronomers into every corner of the observational universe. Each volume presents extensive descriptions of prominent stars and deep-sky objects offering a unique and comprehensive historical background and astrophysical appraisal of prominent stars […]
The next Masters of PixInsight Workshop is titled “Putting It All Together – Advanced Integration Techniques” and will be hosted virtually on May 16, 2023 at 7 PM EDT by Warren Keller and Dr. Ron Brecher who will demonstrate a complete image workflow from beginning to end. Attendees will be […]
The new Celestron SkyMaster Pro ED binoculars are the ideal choice for amateur astronomers or anyone who observes at great distances. The binoculars come in 7X50MM, 15X70MM and 20X80MM configurations. The SkyMaster Pro ED uses superior optics, coatings, internal parts and housing materials. With large objective lenses, BaK-4 prisms, ED […]
The Lunático Astronomía Pocket CW2 is a new version of the company’s Pocket CW, which offers a number of updates and enhanced capabilities to provide detailed, on the go information about atmospheric conditions. As the Lunático Astronomía team notes, “The Pocket CW2 is the new, improved version of our portable […]
The Lunático Astronomía CloudWatcher Cloud Detector is now offered in a new model that offers an extremely sensitive light sensor to measure sky quality. As the Lunático team notes, “The current version includes a new extremely sensible light sensor, which, along with the dichroic UV/IR filter, enables the CloudWatcher to […]
The new Prima Luce Lab EAGLE5 is the company’s latest introduction to its popular Eagle advanced computers for telescopes and astrophotography. The EAGLE5 comes in three figurations, the Eagle5 S, Eagle 5 Pro and the Eagle5 XTM. Each version of the Prima Luce Lab EAGLE5 offers a lightweight, compact, all-in-one […]
The Astro-Tech AT90CFT F/6 Triplet Apo from Astronomics is a very compact, carbon fiber refractor designed to offer high performance on the go. Measuring only about 18″ long with the focuser and dewshield retracted for storage and travel, it is a very convenient telescope for all situations. As the Astronomics […]
The new ZWO FF APOs offer a series of mid-focal length refractors offering a modified flatfield Petzval quintuplet design that eliminates the need for a field flattener and are designed to offer wide views with pinpoint stars and flat corners. The telescopes have a dedicated reducer that converts them down […]
The PlaneWave Delta Rho 500 telescope is designed for ultra-wide field imaging and ease of use in the field. Operating at f/3.03 and 1537 mm focal length, the DeltaRho 500 is a wide field telescope that is sure to revolutionize astrophotography. As the PlaneWave team notes, “After successfully introducing the […]
The ZWO Seestar S50 is the latest introduction into the category of all-in-one smart telescopes which have become popular recently due to their simplicity and ease of use. The ZWO Seestar S50 integrates a telescope, electric focuser, astrophotography camera, ASIAIR intelligent controller, alt-az mount and filter-switching into a single device […]