By David Snay Light pollution – every astronomer’s nightmare. Unless you’re lucky enough to live beneath a nice dark sky or have access to a remote observatory, you’ve had to learn to deal with unwanted light intruding on your pastime. I don’t even bother trying visual observing from my home […]
By Mark Zaslove Finding the right set of binoculars is like finding the right car. Or the right fast food hamburger. Or the right spouse. It can take a lot of trial-and-error, some near-misses, and some total junk, but in the end, if you persevere, sometimes, just sometimes, you find […]
Barcelona Spain based AstronSCIENTIFIC, in collaboration with Tele Vue Optics and Optique Unterlinden of France, introduced the patented Rotarion Cam SC, a universal motorized wheel for exchanging imaging devices remotely, at the Le Salon de L’astronomie at Rencontres du Ciel et de l’Espace 2018 in Paris France. The Rotarion SC […]
HOBYM Observatory is a South Korean based manufacturer of telescope mounts. It produces the Crux line of equatorial mounts which utilize a harmonic drive system. The latest addition to the mount line is the Crux Mini, an ultra-light -5.5 lbs (2.5kgs) mount that can carry payloads almost 4 times its […]
Astrel Instruments, based in Rome, now offers the AST16200B camera system which eliminates the need for a computer or smart device as it offers a built-in 1GHz microprocessor for stand-alone operation. The camera is based on 16-megapixal Monochrome or Color KAF-16200 CCD Sensor (class 2) and is equipped with an […]
The QHYCCD FY3 Filter Wheel is the company’s third generation filter wheel offering a new ultra-thin stepper motor drive and fully automatic filter switching. Instead of incorporating a PM stepper motor used in many filter wheels, the QHYCCD FY3’s hybrid stepper motor offers higher precision and a smaller step angle. […]
The new ZWO ASIAIR offers camera control for most ZWO ASI cameras using your smart phone or tablet. It offers the ability for standalone guiding and imaging without the need of PC. The device can be used to control ZWO ASI USB 3.0 cameras, ASI cooled cameras, and ASI Mini […]
Astronomik now is offering its popular Clip-Filters for Sony and Nikon cameras. Astronomik’s Clip-Filter offerings are hugely popular with DSLR camera owners for astro imaging. Ingenious in their design, these custom-made filters fit inside the housing of the camera, just behind the lens or T-ring. No tools are necessary to […]
SkyRaider DS10c For those requiring a higher resolution, wider field of view image of celestial targets, there is the Mallincam SkyRaider DS10c. Its sensor is 21.8mm measured diagonally and it has 10.7million pixels. The sensor in the camera supports Contrast Gain – a mechanism for boosting sensor sensitivity. Said Jack […]
Clearline Technology Corporation has made available a new Boot-Up Emulator for the Meade LX200 Hand Controller. When the LX200 Classic with version 3.xx software starts up, it expects a “handshake” with its hand controller. Without that conversation, the telescope will not complete its start up, and thus cannot be used […]
The special edition single-shot color ZWO ASI128MC – Pro camera is ZWO’s first full-frame color astronomy camera. It utilizes a full-frame 24 megapixel CMOS Sony sensor with TEC-cooling. The ZWO ASI128MC-Pro camera features the full-frame Sony IMX128 CMOS sensor with 6032×4032 resolution, 5.97-micron pixel size, 76000e full well capacity, and […]
Yes, you read that right, it’s a Fine Finger Feather Focuser. At ATT, we love a cool, handy new product. And if you add alliteration to it, we are all in! All kidding aside, the team at Revolution Imager has come up with a nifty tool that provides an easy […]