Author: Stuart Parkerson

2023 Night Sky Almanac
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2023 Night Sky Almanac

The 2023 Night Sky Almanac is now available. The 2023 Night Sky Almanac is the ideal resource for both novice and experienced sky watchers in the United States and Canada, with all the advice, information and data that enthusiasts need to understand and enjoy the wonders of the night sky. […]

ZEISS SFL Binoculars
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ZEISS SFL Binoculars

The ZEISS SFL binoculars (SFL stands for SmartFocus Lightweight) are optimized to be as lightweight and compact as possible. The new binoculars are offered in 10×40 and 8×40 configurations. The new ZEISS Ultra-High-Definition (UHD) offers true-to-life color reproduction and the highest level of detail and the SmartFocus design places the […]

Stellalyra Ultra Flat Eyepieces
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Stellalyra Ultra Flat Eyepieces

The Stellalyra Ultra Flat eyepieces provide a generous FOV and excellent field curvature correction, so stars are pin-sharp across the entire visible field, even in fast optical systems. All Stellalyra Ultra Flat eyepieces have fully multicoated optics and blackened lens edges for high light transmission and contrast. The color correction […]

Pentax XW 85 Eyepieces
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Pentax XW 85 Eyepieces

The new Pentax XW 85 eyepieces, the XW23 and XW16, have been added to the PENTAX XW-series lineup featuring an extra -wide 70-degree apparent angle of view with 20mm eye relief to deliver an excellent wide-perspective image. The Pentax XW 85 eyepieces offer seven elements in five groups that provide […]

Observer’s Handbook 2023
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Observer’s Handbook 2023

The Observer’s Handbook 2023 is now available. Published annually for over 100 years by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, the Observer’s Handbook has become a must-have reference book for people interested in astronomy. Whether you are a professional astronomer, a beginner or educator this book is designed for you. […]

Telescopes from the 1920s
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Telescopes from the 1920s

Telescopes from the 1920s are just one of the reflections on past amateur telescope offerings that Phil Harrington has written about with “Nights of Future Passed”. Harrington is well known for his many amateur astronomy focused books, magazine articles and more. He currently writes the Binocular Universe column for Astronomy […]

HSpectralyzer
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HSpectralyzer

HSpectralyzer is a new software program developed to analyze star spectra acquired by spectrographs using transmission or reflective gratings. HSpectralyzer is a free software to help make the fascinating hobby of astronomy and its application in citizen science more accessible. As the publisher notes, “Although there are great software solutions […]

CCD Guide 2023
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CCD Guide 2023

The CCD Guide 2023 is now available. Every year since 1997, the Astronomischer Arbeitskreis Salzkammergut astronomy club in Austria has published the CCD-Guide, which assists astrophotographers in planning their imaging projects. Besides a huge number of reference images, the CCD-Guide contains software to find images, to view images and to […]

AstroShader App
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AstroShader App

The AstroShader app has been released under beta. It was created as a specific iOS app for end-to-end imaging using the iPhone exclusively for image capturing, stacking and editing. The goals include making it easier to take longer captures and stack images on mobile without using a laptop/desktop and offer […]

Star Hop Trainer App
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Star Hop Trainer App

The Star Hop Trainer App was created for iOS and Android to help those new to using a telescope learn how to find objects to view. While seasoned observers may take it for granted, star hopping is the skill of learning to find telescope targets by following patterns in the […]

Vātes-Astrographs
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Vātes-Astrographs

Vātes-Astrographs are an intial offering from NAURIS, a new telescope company based in Germany. According to NAURIS, the idea behind the telescopes was to create a concept that incorporated designs meant to compliment the rapid development and performance that cameras equipped with CMOS sensors have undergone in recent years. The […]