Sky-Watcher’s new Stargate truss-tube Dobsonian telescopes offer serious aperture for those looking to sail farther into the depths of the cosmos in big – and even bigger! – deep-sky-gobbling apertures of 18 and 20 inches. For those stepping up from the 12-inch instruments, the 18-inch Stargate captures more than twice […]
At first blush, the PlaneWave PW1000 may appear simply a scaled-up version of Planewave’s PW-700, but as the side-by-side comparison in Image 3 instantly reveals, the challenges associated with that increase in aperture are substantial. The PlaneWave PW1000 is a complete one-meter observatory-class telescope featuring a direct-drive altitude-azimuth (Alt-Az) mounting […]
The Great Solar Eclipse of 2017 is one of the most anticipated astronomical events in recent memory. For the editors and staff of Astronomy Technology Today, the event has provided the opportunity to focus each magazine issue leading up to the event on solar products, services and techniques. We recently […]
AstroCamp Science & Adventure Summer Camps offer a STEM program for boys and girls ages 8-17 that allows campers to deepen their science understanding by participating in space explorations, learning in state-of-the-art science labs, building and launching rockets, and using a large array of telescopes to explore the night skies. […]
The Solar Eclipse Timer app will put you front and center of the Great American Solar Eclipse 2017 which will cross the United States on August 21, 2017. The app calculates what you can see from the eclipse from any spot in the eclipse’s path with just a two-tap set […]
Joshua Bury’s latest version of his iOS astronomy observation planning app, Observer Pro 2.1, is available in the Apple App Store. New updates to the app include: – The Featured list is now much more useful: your location, local horizon, and the current lunar phase are now used to provide […]
Although satellite imagery of Earth may seem an unlikely subject for a magazine devoted to astro tech, we thought you might appreciate notice of this new service, nonetheless. After all, Earth is a planet, too! Within just a few decades, planetary research progressed from Earth-based telescopes, to flyby and orbiting […]
By Gary Parkerson, Managing Editor Astronomy Technology Today If you live on the mainland U.S., and you are at all like me, you’re already counting the seconds until the August 21, 2017, total eclipse of the Sun … as in, there is literally a countdown timer in the corner of […]
With each new advancement in the technology available to amateur astronomers, the line between amateur and professional – already barely distinguishable – is further blurred. There may be no better example than the feats of the Backyard Observatory Supernova Search (with the enviable acronym, “BOSS”). Boss represents an amateur collaboration […]
The SBIG STXL series is a high performance astro imaging platform supporting large format CCD sensors. It includes support for self-guiding filter wheels, and the AO-X adaptive optics accessory. The STXL-11002M uses the popular 35 mm, 11 megapixel KAI-11002 sensor. The STXL-16200 is a 16 megapixel, APS format camera. The […]
Field Tested Systems was established by Tom Field in 1995 to work directly with leading STEM educators, curriculum experts and scientists to create learning tools that are both effective and economical. Its latest product, a Periodic Table of Spectra, is a prime example of its focus on education. The table […]
Unihedron SQM-LU-DL: The names Unihedron and have become synonymous with measurement of sky brightness. Indeed, it’s hard to imagine a Sky Quality Meter tool that has had greater impact on quantification of local light pollution. Unihedron’s original SQM set the standard and has since evolved into a comprehensive range of […]