New Founder Optics eyepieces are now available. These include the Alien eyepiece lineup with a 55-degree field of view and the Marvel eyepieces with a 80-degree field of view. Alien Eyepieces The Alien 1.25’’ eyepieces offer a high magnification designed for observing planets, the moon and deep sky use with […]
The Vespera Smart Telescope from Vaonis utilizes the company’s technology developed for its Stellina telescope to create a smart imaging instrument. Vaonis offers a quadruplet 50 mm lens, formed by two groups of two lenses made of lanthanum glass powered by a motorized alt-azimuth mount. Vaonis has equipped this telescope […]
The ZWO TC40 Carbon Fiber Tripod is a lightweight, yet sturdy, carbon fiber tripod created to be used with the ZWO AM5 Equatorial/Alt-Azimuth mount and also does double duty with mounts from other manufacturers. Lightweight design with large load capacity, the ZWO TC40 features great portability with high strength and […]
The ZWO ASI461MM Pro camera is a medium format camera that uses the Sony IMX461 sensor to deliver high-quality and crisp images of celestial objects. It has the native 16-bit ADC with 65536 levels, back illuminated structure and high quantum efficiency and great performance in DSO imaging, Milky Way imaging […]
Earlier this year Pegasus Astro announced the development of the Pegasus Astro NYX-101 Mount, a portable EQ/ALT-AZ mount that incorporates high precision strain wave (harmonic) gears. They have recently added much more information about the mount as well as a new Pegasus Carbon Fiber Tripod for the mount and accessories […]
The Askar Color Magic 3nm Narrowband Filters are a new set of astronomy filters from Askar. These dedicated astronomy filters can effectively eliminate the influence from background light and enhance astro images. The new Askar Color Magic 3nm Narrowband Filters include: Askar 3nm SII Filter Askar 3nm SII filter has […]
The new Founder Optics Bino Scope offers a fully multi-coated premium optics design in a patented built-in binoviewer. Offered in two configurations, the BOS80 and BOS72, the bino scopes offer Ohara S-FPL-53 Ed Lens with almost zero aberration and distortion to offer a sharp image. The BOS80 features an 80mm […]
The new Artesky Twist Lock Adapter offers an enhanced and faster locking system for Sky-Watcher Newtonians. It also will help improve the precision of your camera and coma corrector system This locking system, when compared to a classic 2 “eyepiece holder with screw closure, allows better tightening and eliminates any […]
The Dobson Factory usually builds Dobsonian telescopes on demand as orders are made and has now announced that they have a limited supply of instruments in stock. The Dobson Factory is a French workmanship company, located in Blanzy, South Burgundy, France, owned by Pierre Desvaux. As Desvaux, notes, “At a […]
The Sky-Watcher Virtuoso GTi will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher Virtuoso GTi 130 and 150 provide a serious platform for visual observing. Their 130mm and 150mm apertures allow for serious deep space observing. The Sky-Watcher Virtuoso GTi mount provides accurate GoTo pointing […]
Join Focus Astronomy, Astronomy Association of Arizona and Challenger Space Center of Arizona for the Solar Observing Lab on Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 for a special day of solar observing and eclipse prep. The event is open to all ages and all ticket sales go to support the Challenger Space Center. The Solar Observing Lab is a […]
The iOptron HEM44 and the HEM44EC are iOptron’s latest revolutionary hybrid strain wave drive mounts. As the iOptron team notes, “These light weight, compact, medium payload titans will deliver an astronomy experience like never before. Imagine a mount head weighing in at 13.65lbs with a payload capability 44lbs, without needing […]