Astronomics is celebrating 40 year offering telescopes and related equipment. To celebrate, they are giving away three Astro-Tech 102ED refractors valued at $599 each. According to Mike Bieler of Astronomics, “It has been a fantastic journey for my family over the past 40 years. I remember loading up in the […]
Ostahowski Optics has announced they are currently in the process of planning their 24-inch primary telescope mirror production for next year. They are taking pre-orders for the mirrors and will be ordering the fused quartz substrate soon in order to have blanks ready to process by the first of next […]
When Steve Layman was in high school, his passions were astronomy and music. He didn’t have a lot of money, so he had a choice: buy a good telescope or buy an amplifier for his guitar. “I went with the amplifier,” he said. “I was in a rock band.” The […]
We don’t typically cover academic or mainstream astronomy news, however we thought this was cool and wanted to share it with our readers. The Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, England has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. What makes this really interesting is the observatory is one of […]
The Rockland Astronomy Club is well known for its schedule of astronomy related events including NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) as well as its upcoming Summer Star Party (SSP), which will be held on July 26 – August 4, 2019. SSP is sponsored by Sky & Telescope magazine. The annual event […]
While we look into the skies, viewing the heavens through the optical wonders telescopes have evolved into today, we often forget that these cosmic phenomena sometimes drop right into our laps, at least from a galactic perspective. As meteorites pepper the earth on a daily basis, we continue to experience […]
It is not often we see something that throws us off a little bit, ok a lot of bit in this instance! We were visiting the Tele Vue blog when we came across a post about Clyde M. Bone, Jr. and his custom built Mersenne reflecting telescopes. What is a […]
On Sunday, July 21, the Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory located in Tupper Lake, New York will host a new event with some of the darkest and clearest skies east of the Mississippi River. The event will offer a day long calendar of activities surrounded by solar and celestial nighttime observing […]
Telescope eyepiece cases and more. What makes a person create some of the most unique astronomy products in the industry? Ron Burrows of Wood Wonders explains below his passion for creating his unique telescope eyepiece cases. I have always heard “Look to Your Passion in Life” and working with wood […]
“How to Print Astroimages? If you want prints that get a “Wow, is that real? Did you do that?” reaction, then read on.” You’ve spent hours acquiring and processing the perfect image. It looks great on your big new computer monitor, but you have to pan around to see the […]
By Matt Harmston I sometimes reminisce about my first telescope, an entry-level 115-mm reflector. My family let me pick out (but not touch) the scope and assorted accessories well before Christmas, a holiday that rapidly became an eggnog-induced flurry of unmitigated wrapping paper mayhem. When clear skies eventually put the […]
“I tell people that when choosing a beginner telescope, with a small investment in a simple first telescope, they can test drive the hobby without breaking the bank, and upgrade later when they have more experience and knowledge about the hobby!” Having been an astronomy professor for several decades, an […]