The Astro-Tech AT90CFT F/6 Triplet Apo from Astronomics is a very compact, carbon fiber refractor designed to offer high performance on the go. Measuring only about 18″ long with the focuser and dewshield retracted for storage and travel, it is a very convenient telescope for all situations. As the Astronomics […]
The new ZWO FF APOs offer a series of mid-focal length refractors offering a modified flatfield Petzval quintuplet design that eliminates the need for a field flattener and are designed to offer wide views with pinpoint stars and flat corners. The telescopes have a dedicated reducer that converts them down […]
The PlaneWave Delta Rho 500 telescope is designed for ultra-wide field imaging and ease of use in the field. Operating at f/3.03 and 1537 mm focal length, the DeltaRho 500 is a wide field telescope that is sure to revolutionize astrophotography. As the PlaneWave team notes, “After successfully introducing the […]
The ZWO Seestar S50 is the latest introduction into the category of all-in-one smart telescopes which have become popular recently due to their simplicity and ease of use. The ZWO Seestar S50 integrates a telescope, electric focuser, astrophotography camera, ASIAIR intelligent controller, alt-az mount and filter-switching into a single device […]
The ZWO AM3 Harmonic Drive Mount is part of the ASI Mount series offering a new, ultra-portable and lightweight telescope mount utilizing harmonic drive technology. It is available with or without a matching carbon fiber tripod. It offers very low periodic error and high torque, and each mount is tested […]
The Askar V telescope is the latest offering from Askar that offers a unique optics system as it is equipped with two interchangeable lenses – 60mm and 80mm. The telescope also comes with a wide variety of accessories including a case, reducer, flattener, and extender. The V60 and V80 objectives […]
A primer on telescope F ratios will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher team will take a look at telescope F ratios and understanding their function when it comes to telescopes as well as dive into how telescope F ratios affect visual as […]
The 1.25″ and 2” models of the Stellalyra Flat Field Tel-Extender provide a premium quality image amplification lens ideal for high-resolution observing and imaging of the Moon and planets. Both the 1.25″ 3x Tel-Extender and 2″ 2x Tele-Extender features a four-element optical lens design that minimizes field curvature and provides […]
What to see in the night sky for April will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher team will check out what to see in the night skies of October for 2022 from the full Moon, comets, meteor showers to a selection of deep […]
Open Live Stacker is a new free and open-source application for live stacking on Android and Linux which has been released in beta by Artyom Beilis. Open Live Stacker uses Web UI for virtually all interaction. It gives an advantage of both remote access to the application and portability – […]
Four new Omegon Triplet Apos have been introduced and are available in apertures of 85mm, 96mm, 106mm and 140mm. The new Omegon Triplet Apos use Hoya FCD100 glass from Japan. This optical glass has extremely low dispersion and is equivalent to that of the well-known FPL-53 glass. As a result, […]
The Xasteria astro weather app is an astronomical oriented world weather forecast of the service utilizing the 7Timer weather forecast system. The app is offered in two options with Xasteria offered free of charge and Xasteria Plus app as a paid version. In its latest update, the Xasteria Plus app […]