The Polar Scope Align app for iOS was designed to make polar alignment easier and provide an alternative method of aligning with polar scopes to improve their precision. The app supports almost every polar scope used in the field including ones from iOptron, Astro-Physics, Takahashi, Orion, Celestron, Meade, Vixen, AstroTrac, […]
Player One Astronomy is a Suzhou, China based company that has recently announced the release of its new Mars planetary camera series. The two available cameras are the Mars-C USB3.0 Color Camera and the Mars-M USB3.0 Mono Camera. According to the Player One Astronomy team, “The naming of Player One […]
The QHY411 CMOS Camera is billed by QHY as the largest resolution cooled CMOS camera in the world. The 150 Megapixel SONY IMX411BSI back-illuminated sensor has a 14192 x 10640 pixel array with 3.76um pixels. The sensor size is 54mm x 40mm with ultra-low dark noise. The QHY411 is available […]
The Stellarvue SVX140T is Stellarvue’s newest SVX Refractor and the long anticipated telescope is now available for order. The 140 mm f-6.7 apo triplet refractor takes advantage of the techniques the company has developed in making its SVX series telescopes. They have shortened the focal length and integrated an air-spaced […]
The Chiricahua Astronomy Complex is a new dark sky complex under development by the Tucson Astronomical and Astronautical Association (TAAA). The organization has announced it is currently developing the dark sky complex that will include 17 sites for personal observatories and 3 large dob pads. The new complex is named […]
The Sky-Watcher EQ6-R GoTo EQ mount will be the subject this week on the What’s Up? Webcast. In this episode the Sky-Watcher team will take deep dive into the Sky-Watcher EQ6-R mount which is one of the most popular mounts in the Sky-Watcher line up. In the episode they will […]
If you’re searching for a small, tough case to protect your astronomy eyepieces or other equipment, the nPAE Mini Cerberus Case is just what you’re looking for. Just like its larger sibling, the Cerberus, the Mini Cerberus case is a great companion for you and your equipment. With the same […]
What to see in the February skies will be the subject of this week on the What’s Up? Webcast. In this episode the Sky-Watcher team will take a look at what the highlights are for the second month of 2021. The Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast is a live webcast held […]
Celestron has created several nifty guides to help amateur astronomers observe the planets. Celestron’s “Ultimate Guides to Observe the Planets” are offered in six guides with each guide offering an intro about the planet and advice on equipment, best viewing times and more. Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are combined together […]
The QHY268 Monochrome Photographic Camera is a cooled, back-illuminated, CMOS camera based on the Sony IMX571 sensor with native 16-bit A/D and 3.76um pixels. The BFL of QHY268M is 12.5mm under a new front design. Included with the camera is an electronic shutter that has increased reliability and stability when […]
Long time subscribers of Astronomy Magazine may remember that there used to be two smaller quarterly available from the publisher – Deep Sky and Telescope Making. As Astronomy Magazine’s Editor David Eicher notes, “These sister publications were extremely popular with amateur astronomers in the boom days of the Dobsonian revolution, […]
PixInsight FastTrack Training is the latest offering from Adam Block, who hosts the Adam Block Studios website where he provides instruction on creating beautiful astro images through technical proficiency and thoughtful artistry. On the website he provides astro imaging instructional videos and other materials on subjects including PixInsight, Photoshop, and […]