The Founder Optics Bino-One 72 is a spotting scope with a divergent binoviewer with two 72mm eyepieces designed for 3D views. The innovative, built-in binocular viewer includes two 12.5 mm eyepieces that provide 35X magnification. And the design provides the opportunity to simply switch to different eyepieces for a change […]
The Sky-Watcher SolarQuest Mount will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher team will take a deep dive into the Sky-Watcher SolarQuest which automatically aligns and tracks the sun without any alignment needed. It is perfect for outreach, eclipses and just general observing of […]
A new video demonstrating solar eclipse convection clouds has been released by Gordon Telepun, the publisher of the Solar Eclipse Timer App and a new e-book titled “Eclipse Day – 2024 and More! How to enjoy, observe and photograph a total solar eclipse.” This video overlays a special colorized GOES […]
Berlebach UNI-Auto is a completely rethought concept as a car tripod. And while not targeted for amateur astronomers, there is no doubt ingenious amateur astronomers will find a way to get double duty out of this nifty tripod. As the Berlebach team notes, “Those who want to take pictures from […]
The Fornax 152 Mount is part of the Fornax telescope mount lineup offering a series of German Equatorial mounts for precise positioning and tracking large telescopes. These are available in various payload capacities including 50kg, 100kg, 150 kg and a soon to be introduced 200 kg. The Fornax 152 Mount […]
The TS-Optics 110mm Apo offers excellent chromatic correction and is designed for observation and astrophotography. As the company notes, “With its fast focal ratio of f/6, the apo is faster than regular EDs, which are usually f/7 to f/9.” To achieve its chromatic correction, the telescope utilizes FPL51 glass which […]
The BRESSER Slider Binocular Mount offers a steady image when using large binoculars and high magnification. As many binocular users are aware, when observing for a long time, even medium-weight binoculars weighing 500 grams or more and moderate magnifications of 10x or more can become tiresome to use. High photo […]
The Frosty Drew Observatory Astronomy Team replaced the Observatory’s aging Meade LX200 16” Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope with a new PlaneWave CDK600 Corrected Dall-Kirkham telescope. Shown is the timelapse of the entire replacement project. Enjoy!
The Player One Poseidon PRO is an astroimaging camera for DSO imaging. It utilizes the SONY IMX571 APS-C format CMOS sensor and is available in mono and color versions. It is the first cooled camera in the Player One lineup and it offers a USB-C data port, DDR3 512MB buffer […]
For over 30 years the Observer’s Sky Atlas has been a handy guide for anyone using binoculars or a small telescope to search the sky. The latest edition from Firefly Books of the classic book (previously published only in black-and-white) has been updated with new celestial maps in full color, […]
The APM 82mm SD-Apo Binoculars offer high performance in the medium binocular size range. As the APM team notes, “These binoculars offer a constant 68° field of view (as far as we know, there is no manufacturer offering zoom eyepieces with constant 68° wide field of view).” The APM 82mm […]
The Player One Phoenix Filter Wheels are offered in four configurations: 8×1.25”, 7x36MM, 7×2″ and 7x50MM. They offer a super thin hybrid stepping motor which provides smooth rotation with almost no vibration when changing the filter position. They are manufactured to high tolerances using Aluminum 6061-T6. The Player One Phoenix […]