The next Masters of PixInsight Workshop is titled “Photons to Photos #12” and will be hosted virtually on April 11, 2023 at 7 PM EDT by Warren Keller and Dr. Ron Brecher who will demonstrate a complete image workflow from beginning to end. Attendees will be supplied with the Data […]
Women in amateur astronomy will continue as part of a month long series on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. During the webcast the Sky-Watcher team will discuss how women in amateur astronomy are making an imprint in the industry as they sit down with Ashley Northcotte of AstroBackyard to discuss […]
The latest version of the StarAid Revolution Standalone Autoguider is the Rev C which replaces the Rev. B. One notable change to the new Rev C version is the power supply and data transmission is now facilitated exclusively via the USB-C port with USB (5.0 V) on the StarAid itself […]
The new QHY461 PH Camera is a monochrome BSI CMOS camera with 102 megapixels, 16bit AD conversion, offering the highest quantum efficiency with extremely low readout noise. It is a complete redesign of the larger, scientific camera – the QHY 461M Pro monochrome model -providing a new, more compact housing. […]
The Avalon EVO-ZERO T-POD 70 Extender 130 provides the ability to raise the Avalon EVO-zero mount when mated with the Avalon T-pod 70 tripod to 130 mm, providing the capability to achieve clearance when needed from the tripod during tracking. The compact Avalon EVO Zero Mount offers Avalons’ unique belt […]
The ImPPG Image Post Processing Software performs Lucy-Richardson deconvolution, unsharp masking, brightness normalization and tone curve adjustment. It can also apply previously specified processing settings to multiple images. All operations are performed using 32-bitfloating-point arithmetic. A new version of the software, V1.9.0-beta, has recently been released with new features including […]
The Baader H-alpha Bandpass Filter is the successor to the previous Baader 35 nm H-alpha CCD pass filter utilizing a new, highly effective UV/IR block coating from 300 nm to 1400 nm. The FWHM is now offered at 20 nm (ZWL 656.3), making this filter ideal for nighttime visual use […]
Amateur astronomy outreach for women will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. During the webcast the Sky-Watcher team will discuss amateur astronomy outreach for women as they meet with members of S.T.E.L.A. (Striving to Engage Ladies in Astrophotography), a global organization that brings women to […]
Sharpstar Optics has released the ASKAR FMA180 Pro, an upgrade to the ASKAR FMA180 triplet air-spaced APO refractor. The FMA180 Pro is similar to the FMA180 in optical design. The objective lens features a sextuplet air-spaced APO design and includes two pieces of ED glass, providing excellent correction of chromatic […]
The Rouz Astro All-Sky Camera Mount provides the ability to mounting of a standard 1.25-inch camera such as the ZWO ASI mini or QHYCCD equivalent to a telescope. Using the mount/camera combination opens up the functionality to monitor sky conditions, clouds or obstructions such as trees and can also be […]
The new Antlia SHO 2.8nm Ultra series filters are narrowband filters which are available individually in H-a, SII and OIII configurations and can also be purchased as a set. The filters use Ohara quartz glass and are optimized with a FWHM (full width half maximum) of 2.8nm+/-0.5nm and a transmission […]
A new “Visual Guide to Messier Objects” e-book is available as a free download. The 224 page book was written by Tamás Horváth and György Varga and is available through the Vega Astronomical Association, an amateur astronomy club in Hungary. As the authors note about the e-book, “With the spread […]