A PlaneWave Instruments CDK600 was installed for Brigham Young University. The company has shared a video instillation where they install a PlaneWave Instruments CDK600 observatory telescope package on an equatorial wedge. The CDK600 package from PlaneWave includes a CDK24 telescope and L-600 direct drive mount. This system is great for […]
Deep-Sky Planner 8 from Knightware has been released offering an updated and expanded professional catalog data and lots of new features. Deep-Sky Planner 8 makes your imaging and visual observing faster, easier and more accurate. Deep-Sky Planner 8 astronomy software for Windows provides the powerful, accurate tools you need to […]
Observatory 1.6 has been released by Code Obsession providing an update to the astrophotography image management and preprocessing application for macOS. Observatory is now a macOS Universal app, which can run natively on both Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers. Observatory 1.6 integrates with macOS to add Quick Look and […]
With a 16 bits A/D converter, the new MallinCam SkyRaider DS26c/mTEC is a video equipped camera with the new Sony Industrial 26.1 megapixels, back illuminated IMX571BQR-J, APS-C size, 28.3 mm (1.8 type) diagonal, 80% QE high performance CMOS sensor. Having 3.76 X3.76 microns pixels with no amp glow, this new […]
The Mount Lemmon SkyCenter will be the focus of this week’s What’s Up? Webcast as the Sky-Watcher team talks to Dr. Alan Strauss, Director, Director of the center, to learn what it’s like to run an astronomical facility, outreach/education and much more. The Mount Lemmon SkyCenter offers science and astronomy educational […]
For those interested in learning how to use a telescope, the Kalamazoo Astronomical Society is offering a free online course in amateur astronomy. The five part course starts on January 23, 2021 and is a great way for those who received a telescope for Christmas to learn the basics of […]
The Atik Cameras Apx60 is now available for preorder. The company has announced that the 61MP camera maintains the original vision for the camera, utilizing the Sony IMX455 full frame CMOS sensor that is revolutionizing amateur astronomy. The Monochrome sensor provides the ability to get the most detail out of […]
A telescope holiday gift guide will be the subject this week on the What’s Up? Webcast as the Sky-Watcher team prepares for the upcoming holidays and explores options for buying that perfect telescope or astronomical accessory. They will take a look at the best offerings for this holiday season and the […]
The SharpStar 15028HNT Newtonian astrograph is a compact 150mm f/2.8 reflector that uses an innovative hyperbolic optical design and multiple precision elements to provide a 44mm image circle that fills 36mm x 44mm full-frame sensors with a 6 degree field of view. The super-fast f/2.8 focal ratio is available through […]
The Sharpstar 20032PNT is an ultra-short focal ratio paraboloid Newtonian reflector with an ultra-fast focal ratio of f/3.2 and a focal length of 420mm. The telescope reaches f/3.2 by using a 200mm f/3.8 paraboloid, a 90mm plane secondary mirror of short axis, and a 3-inch quartette 0.85 times error correction […]
The Lunt Solar SunLab was built by Lunt Solar Systems in 2017 for NASA for the “Great American Solar Eclipse” project. It provided one of the most watched global viewing highlights as it broadcast the eclipse in many digital formats from the eclipse “ground zero” in Carbondale, Illinois. Lunt Solar has announced the […]
My First Telescope: Fun and Practical Manual for Kids is a useful kids telescope manual for children aged between 8 and 14. A simple guide for first-time telescope users, this book takes the reader through the steps from setting it up, to finding those first astronomical wonders in the sky. […]