Astrodevice Camera Adapters for RASA 8 offer two new adapters to attach cameras to the Celestron RASA 8 telescope: the Canon with EOS-R mount (such as the Canon Ra) and Sony with E-mount (such as the Sony A7-III). The adapters are made with the 3D printing technique using PET-G reinforced […]
The wifi-Aline from Rigel Systems enhances the accurate collimation of Dobsonian and Newtonian telescopes by sending a real-time video stream of the telescope optics wirelessly to a tablet, phone or computer’s display. Rigel Systems has announced that the wifi-Aline now comes with an adjustable length focuser extension tube (to assist […]
The Askar 130PHQ is the new and larger version of the Askar 107PHQ telescope. The air spaced triplet objective lens includes two ED elements for outstanding color correction. The 107PHQ gives excellent overall performance and is a fine choice for anyone wanting a versatile, high-quality astrograph that is ideal for […]
Astrospheric has announce the availability of Astrospheric Data APIs to allow programmatic access to the weather models and astro-variables used on the company’s service. As the Astrospheric publisher’s note, “We’ve been surprised (and excited) that a the Astrospheric Data APIs has been one of the most requested features from our […]
The CCDciel image capture software is available free for the imaging amateur astronomer community. The latest version now offers an internal guider. The guider is standard a multi-star guider. Star selection is fully automatic and guiding will recover automatically if a cloud temporary blocks the sky. The guider image is […]
The Explore Scientific PMC-Eight System Software V1.2 has been released by the Explore Scientific team. This latest version of the ASCOM Driver for all PMC-Eight mounts offers a number of new updates, features and functions. The PMC-Eight mount control system offers a unique level of GoTo technology by utilizing a […]
With the included Wi-Fi adapter and the SynScan Pro app (available for free through the Apple and Google Play stores) even an inexperienced astronomer can master the new Sky-Watcher EQ6-Ri Pro WiFi Computerized Equatorial Mount through its variety of features in a few observing sessions. With a weight capacity of […]
Quantum Efficiency and Astro Imaging will be the subject of new webinar hosted by Woodland Hills Telescope and Binoculars. The title of the event is “Talk with Teledyne: Quantum Efficiency – Where it’s From & Why It Matters.” During the event the Woodland Hills Telescope Team will host Mic Chaudoir, […]
PDX Astronomy has announced that it is making available James Webb Telescope prints. The prints will be printed on glossy, metallic photo paper with archival quality. The prints are an extension of the astronomy image printing services on available from PDX Astronomy. The company has a number of options to […]
The APM team has announced that it is producing another run of its popular APM Apo 152mm f/7.9 6″ refractor. As Markus Ludes of APM notes, “We have succeeded in developing a telescope with high-quality optics offering modern multi coatings and a solid tube at a previously unattainable price. The […]
Stellarium planetarium software is an open-source application which renders 3D photo-realistic skies in real time displaying stars, constellations, planets, nebulae and more. Stellarium is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and is available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. Stellarium provides a real-time view of […]
The Luminos Pro app available on iOS. It offers an all-in-one mobile astronomy app, with a wide range of features for star gazing, observing with a telescope, and exploring the galaxy in 3D. Luminos Pro has vast databases of nearly every type of object and uses them to give custom […]