Alan Dyer has revised and updated his interactive ebook, How to Photograph & Process Nightscapes and Time-lapses, adding 100 more pages to cover the latest equipment, software, and processing techniques for creating great still images and time-lapse movies of the night sky. Want to learn how to take panorama images […]
Virtually everyone has a smartphone or other smart devices (iPads, etc.) that offer the ability to take images, video and even time-lapse video. These devices are therefore going to be the go to option for people wanting to image the 2017 Great Solar Eclipse. Imaging the Sun with your smart […]
Among 10Micron’s latest projects is its AZ DDS (Direct Drive System), a new generation of professional robotic telescope mounts in an alt-azimuth fork configuration that incorporates a software-integrated de-rotator/focuser. The AZ DDS is the latest realization of 10Micron’s long experience with robotic astronomical mounts. It was developed specifically for professional […]
APM’s new 2-inch Ceramic Safety Herschel Prism operates on the principle that only a small portion – approximately five percent – of the incident light is used for the actual observation. Herschel Prisms of the classic design guide the unused and incomparably larger, more energetic portion of light through the […]
While PlaneWave Instruments debuted its new L-Series direct-drive mount at NEAF 2017 (Image 1), details on the series are not yet available on its website. But what are available there are features and specifications of its new, fully automated PW-1000 one-meter observatory telescope (Image 2). At first blush, the PW-1000 […]
Baader Planetarium’s famed Hyperion 8-24 mm Zoom eyepiece is now in its fourth generation. The Mark IV features an improved click-stop action – a must for binoviewing – with indents at five magnifications: 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 mm. As before, this latest design provides long eye relief across […]
MoonLite’s new NiteCrawler two-axis worm-drive rotating focuser is a fully-electronic focuser using fly-by-wire control technology for exceptionally accurate positioning. The lead screws provide a large 25-pound (11.3-kilogram) payload capacity with extreme resolution and repeatability. The focuser holds heavy loads even with the power off and remembers position on power up – […]
EclipseWatch is Celestron’s full-featured Eclipse 2017 portal offering news, events, audio/visual content, tips, and everything you will need for the viewing experience of a lifetime. Of course, you will find everything you would expect, including educational resources, tutorials on how to safely view a solar eclipse and much more. You’ll […]
Celestron has teamed up with PlaneWave Instruments to develop a new, specialized telescope control software for the CGX and CGX-L mount. The new PWI Telescope Control software release coincided with the release of Celestron’s newly designed -L series German Equatorial Mounts. With the availability of the new PWI Telescope Control […]
Celestron’s newly designed CGX-L Computerized Equatorial Mount is the latest addition to the company’s fully computerized equatorial mount series and now offers a hefty 75-pound load capacity. Capable of carrying Celestron’s largest optical tubes, CGX-L is designed for backyard observatories and remote imagers looking for exceptional load capacity-to-weight ratio, compact […]
Celestron has introduced its EclipSmart solar safe optics and observing kits in advance of the 2017 North American Total Solar Eclipse. The EclipSmart line includes everything you need to plan, experience, photograph, and celebrate America’s total solar eclipse including 100-percent Solar Safe glasses, binoculars, and telescopes, plus smartphone/DSLR photo filters, […]
By Peter Rejto Peter Rejto, born into a family of musicians, initially followed a scientific career path, but ultimately left the doctoral biochemistry program at UC Berkeley to become a concert cellist. Now Professor Emeritus at Oberlin College, Rejto lives in Sydney, Australia with his family, but continues to direct […]