Observing the James Webb Telescope will be part of the preview of the January night skies this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher team will check out the night skies of January; from the full moon, comets, meteor showers to a selection of deep sky targets to […]
The new Orion SkyScanner BL135mm Dobsonian Reflector Telescope is a starter telescope that provides advanced performance in terms of image brightness and ease of use. The Orion SkyScanner BL135mm Dobsonian Reflector Telescope’s 135mm (5.3″) mirror collects significant more light than traditional beginner telescopes and provides ease of use as the […]
The new Orion SkyScanner BL102mm TableTop Dobsonian Telescope is now available from Orion Telescopes and Binoculars. The entry level telescope offers a compact, user-friendly design with simple up-down and left-right motion (“alt-azimuth”). The optical tube rotates smoothly in both axes, and each has a tension adjustment knob to let you […]
The ZWO AM5 Harmonic Equatorial Mount is the latest release from ZWO. Traditional equatorial mounts can require counterweights for use to keep balance in RA and DEC directions. Harmonic drive mounts eliminate this need. Instead of worm gears, harmonic drive mounts use a type of reducer called a strain wave […]
An interview with Nico Carver of Nebula Photos will be the focus this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The final episode of 2021, the Sky-Watcher team will sit down with astronomer and Youtuber Nico Carver of Nebula Photos. Nico doesn’t just take amazing pictures, he teaches his audience […]
The Orion Observer 90mm Equatorial Refractor Telescope was designed for beginning astronomers looking for a telescope that can serve up vivid, sharp images of the Moon, planets, and brighter deep-space objects.. The Observer 90 EQ’s fully antireflection coated 90mm-diameter (3.5″) front lens offers magnifying power suitable for those dipping their […]
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 nPAE 2022 Astronomy Calendar and z-fold booklet is now available. Featuring astroimages from the most recent nPAE northern and southern hemisphere astroimaging competitions, the booklet folds to make a handy desk calendar so you can plan your main 2022 observations in advance. It’s perfect for personal use as well […]
The Clearline Technology Meade LX200 “Classic” Hand Controller is the latest offering from the company which uses modern materials, components, and processes to create replacement parts for the venerable Meade Instruments LX-200 telescope. Among its current lineup are the Motor Encoder Board – LX200 Classic/LXD650/LXD750; Calibration Tool for LX200 Motor […]
Orion has introduced two new Observer reflector telescopes – the 134mm and 114mm EQ telescopes. Each of these new Orion Observer telescopes are supported on a EQ3 class equatorial mount with adjustable aluminum tripod and accessory tray. With its Vixen-style dovetail mounting saddle, you can take the optical tube on […]
Takahashi has released a series of 1.5X extenders for the Takahashi Epsilon series of telescopes. Extenders for the Epsilon-130D, Epsilon-180ED and the Epsilon-160ED are available. The extenders provide a 1.5 times increase in focal length and are comprised of 7 optical elements in 5 groups. This design provides ultra-high performance […]
Takahashi has announced new field flatteners for its TOA-130 and TOA-150 telescopes. These flatteners provides a large image circle to accommodate larger imaging sensors and replaces the Takahashi 67 field flattener, which was discontinued earlier this year. The newly designed 645 flattener features two fully multi-coated lens elements in two […]