The Starwave 60ED Imaging Refractor from Altair Astro offers a very portable refractor telescope with FCD100 ED glass, suitable for astrophotography as well as visual use, day or night-time. The Starwave 60ED is super compact with a modular design and can be ordered with various accessories. It offers a the […]
The StellaMira 90mm ED Triplet Refractor from Firstlight Optics is an esthetically pleasing and well-designed telescope with a glossy carbon-fiber tube, anodized red aluminum accents, black tube rings and a carry handle. The StellaMira 90mm ED Triplet Refractor offers an f/6 focal ratio and 540mm focal length. The fully multicoated […]
The new Askar 80 PHQ Quadruplet APO Astrograph is the latest in a series of Askar PHQ flatfield apos. The 80PHQ is a portable refractor designed for astrophotography with a corrected field of view up to full frame format. It also is suitable for visual observing with 1.25″ and 2″ […]
GSO RC Baffle Extensions are now available from the Buckeyestargazer Shop. Joel Short, an astroimaging enthusiast located in Northern Indiana, opened the Buckeyestargazer Shop to make available items he has developed to offer affordable and uncomplicated accessories. As Short comments, “These are simple and practical items that I have found […]
The Avalon EVO Zero Mount is the latest mounting option from Avalon Instruments. The Evo-Zero mount is available for pre-order now. The new compact Avalon EVO Zero Mount with Avalons’ unique belt drive system was designed for travelling astronomy and light setup. It weighs less then 5kg land offers a […]
StarXTerminator AI Version 8 for Photoshop and PixInsight is now in general release. StarXTerminator is a tool works in Photoshop and PixInsight to remove stars from astro images. This allows separate processing of stars and background objects, or simply leaving out the stars altogether. See Images 1 and 2 for […]
The Antlia SII EDGE narrowband filters optimize the FWHM (full width half maximum) to 4.5nm bandpass. The suppression of optical density (OD) 5 on unwanted wavelengths and the transmittance characteristics found in the Antlia 3nm Pro series has been incorporated into the 4.5nm EDGE narrowband filters. The result is that […]
Takahashi America has announced that its TSA-120 refractor is now available with a Starlight Feathertouch Focuser Kit. The TSA series is a member of Takahashi’s line of triplet refractors. In the TSA design, an ED glass lens is placed between two lenses, with air spacing in between. The resulting system […]
The Berlebach REPORT 272 Astronomy Tripod is a workhorse that offers a new, modular mounting head. The light magnesium mounting head serves as module for 10 different inserts which are suitable for a variety of small telescope mounts. The module insert can be changed using a special wrench which is […]
StellaLyra telescopes are a house brand offered by First Light Optics and are designed and manufactured to a high standard by Guan Sheng Optical (GSO) in Taiwan. Among the most recent introductions are a line of Newtonian and Dobsonian telescopes. StellaLyra Newtonian Telescopes All StellaLyra Newtonian telescopes feature GSO aluminized […]
The Rockland Astronomy Club as announced that NEAF/NEAIC 2022 has been postponed till 2023. The club issued this statement: Due to ongoing Covid and world economy concerns and impacts on product availability, NEAF has been confronted with significantly lower participation rates for 2022 than anticipated. RAC has concluded, after considerable […]
The William Optics RedCat 71 is a 71-mm f/4.9 refractor that features a 350mm focal length which is well suited for taking widefield images of the night sky. It offers a Petzval design with a doublet front element incorporating FPL-53 glass, plus a single central element and a single rear […]