The CCD Guide 2021 for Astrophotography is now available. Every year since 1997, the Astronomischer Arbeitskreis Salzkammergut astronomy club in Austria has published the CCD-Guide in DVD format, which assists astrophotographers in planning their imaging projects. Besides a huge number of reference images, the CCD-Guide contains software to find images, […]
Eye&Telescope is free Windows based astronomy software for planning and logging visual deep sky observations. Version 3.3.2 of the software has recently been released providing additional functionality. Highlights of the Eye&Telescope astronomy software platform include: – You can find meaningful observable celestial objects Based on the object, location and equipment […]
Lunt Solar now offers in-house APM Binocular Certification Services. When you purchase a new APM Large Format Binocular from Lunt Solar, Lunt will bench test and certify your binocular to 100x through the end of February, a $129 value. Testing to 180x is available upon request, subject to binocular specification, […]
The New Vixen Polarie U Star Tracker is the latest version of the popular Polarie camera platform that automatically follows the movement of the stars. By imaging with a camera mounted on the Polarie U and a tripod, you will be able to produce beautiful starry skies in an image […]
The Meet Star Gazers app is an application that is dedicated to supporting astronomy clubs and other organizations involved with astronomy outreach. The app is designed to help astronomy clubs, associations and observatories forge a stronger bond with their members and increase their outreach efforts through a solution that they can […]
A Northern Hemisphere Astrophotography Competition is being hosted by nPAE Precision Astro Engineering Limited. Participants can enter by sending in their favorite Northern Hemisphere object – these can be an be a Deep Space Object (DSO), Planetary, Lunar or Solar image. Participants can enter a maximum of 2 photos and […]
A new DYI equatorial platform kit is now available from Blandin Equatorial Platforms. The company launched in 2019 with its line of Crossbow Aluminum Equatorial Platforms and is now offering a DYI equatorial platform kit for Dobsonian telescopes up 10″ that weighing 80 pounds or less. These kits feature a […]
The nPAE Theia 90 Collimating Star Diagonal is a 1/10th wave star diagonal that is a combination star diagonal and filter changer, with a micro meter tip/tilt adjustable mirror. The diagonal uses a 46mm minor axis mirror with 1/10th wave finish and each unit comes with an individual Zygo report […]
The nPAE Theia Astro Imaging Filter Changer offers a magnetic alternative to changing your astro imaging filters. Simply load your imaging filters in advance into the quick change filter holders and you can rapidly swap from one to the other. Using high power magnets to hold the imaging filters in […]
In Astronomy Technology Today, Issue 6, I reviewed the Explore Scientific 2″ 14mm 100° and 2″ 5.5mm 100° eyepieces. In that review I mentioned the Explore Scientific 2″ 9mm 100 eyepiece that I have used and loved for many years. This time I am reviewing the Explore Scientific 2″ 9mm […]
For the ATT Volume 14 Issue 9, I wrote an article describing my experiences under light-polluted skies using Astronomik’s 1.25” UHC, UHC-E, and CLS filters along with the absence of a filter. The upshot of that article was that such filters prove their value by revealing many deep sky wonders […]
Over the years, I’ve shared the eyepiece with family, friends, and myriad others. Telescopes so often capture the attention of onlookers, don’t they? Regardless of attention garnered, interested onlookers often don’t consider getting a telescope because they find themselves within the pale confines of light-polluted skies. While light pollution interferes […]