Author: Stuart Parkerson

Sharpstar SQA55 Quintuplet Refractor
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Sharpstar SQA55 Quintuplet Refractor

The Sharpstar SQA55 Quintuplet Refractor is a Petzval designed f/4.8, 256 mm focal length telescope which offers an interchangeable lens/scope design, a dual-speed helical focuser and an aperture adjustment wheel. The Petzval design offers an optical system that is exceptionally well corrected and provides very fast focal ratios which means […]

Photographic Atlas of the Moon
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Photographic Atlas of the Moon

The Photographic Atlas of the Moon by longtime ATT contributor Roger Reeves is a guide to our closest celestial companion written in a non-technical narrative that brings fresh insights from an astro imaging perspective. It provides comprehensible, jargon-free language about the Moon, its orbit, its creation and the differing geologic […]

QHY Liquid Cooling Kit
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QHY Liquid Cooling Kit

The QHY Liquid Cooling kit is a unique and non-traditional way to achieve cooling for QHY cameras. Instead of relying on fans, this kit employs liquid cooling to maintain optimal operating temperatures for QHYCCD astronomical and scientific cameras. There are many benefits of liquid cooling. It is more efficient than […]

Rigel Systems ASCOM ALPACA Compliance
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Rigel Systems ASCOM ALPACA Compliance

Rigel Systems has announced that their wifi-nFOCUS precision focusing system has been added to the wifi-nSTEP as fully ASCOM ALPACA compliant for focusing control from wifi access points. As Dr. Leon Palmer of Rigel Systems notes, “ASCOM has undergone a rapid transformation from Windows-only to a universal technology. Classic ASCOM […]

Kson Olympus 102 APO
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Kson Olympus 102 APO

The Kson Olympus AS102 APO is a classic air spaced FPL51 and Lanthanum Doublet refractor with a generous f/12 (f/15 with aperture cap) focal length. Designed to for excellent visual observing for planetary, lunar, double star and some DSO viewing, it offers one of the longest focal length modern achromats […]

Askar 52mm f/4 Guide Scope
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Askar 52mm f/4 Guide Scope

The Askar 52mm f/4 Guide Scope offers a robust and lightweight option for guiding finished in a black or silver coating with a slightly textured feel and offering a compact body, helical focuser and doublet objective lenses. With an aperture of 52mm, a focal length of 208mm and a travel […]

PiFinder Software Update
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PiFinder Software Update

New PiFinder software updates are now available with the release of versions v1.10.0 and v1.10.1. The PiFinder platform is an open source, all-in-one plate solving telescope finder that can add push-to functionality to any telescope without modifications. As Richard Sutherland, creator of the PiFinder notes, “We’ve got new PiFinder software […]