Stargazing Cards are a new educational and interactive tool designed to help astronomy enthusiasts, students, and beginners learn about the night sky in an engaging way. These flashcards feature constellations, planets, deep-sky objects and astronomical phenomena, providing key facts, historical significance and observational tips. As Volodymyr Popelniuk, creator of the […]
The Acuter Elite H-Alpha Phoenix 40 Solar Telescope is a specialized solar instrument designed for high-resolution hydrogen-alpha (H-α) solar observation, allowing users to witness the dynamic and ever-changing surface of the Sun. With a 40mm aperture, this telescope provides detailed views of solar prominences, filaments, spicules, and active regions that […]
StargazingPal is a new mobile application designed to assist astronomers in planning and optimizing their stargazing and astrophotography sessions. By combining sky mapping, session planning, and weather forecasting in one app, it simplifies the process of observing and photographing celestial objects. With a user-friendly interface and advanced features, the app […]
The Askar Focal Plane Adjuster is an advanced optical accessory designed to enhance the precision of image focus for astrophotographers. The tool allows users to fine-tune the focal plane position, improving imaging performance, particularly in deep-sky astrophotography setups. To achieve optimal image quality, it is important that the focal plane […]
It’s time to start making plans for NEAF/NEAIC 2025! The two events will again be held at Suffern, New York just a short 30-minute drive from New York City. NEAIC The Northeast Astro-imaging Conference (NEAIC) will kick things off on April 7 – 8, 2025. This year the event will […]
The iOptron HAZ130 Alt-Az mount with dual strain wave gear (SWG) drives is iOptron’s highest capacity SWG mount to date and is designed to accommodate instruments up to a payload up to 132lbs, such as the iOptron 16” F/8 RC truss OTA. The mount offers full Go To pointing and […]
The MLAstro Spectroheliograph is a new, advanced solar imaging device designed to capture high-contrast, narrowband images of the Sun across various wavelengths. By utilizing spectral analysis, it enables detailed observations of solar phenomena such as prominences, filaments, and sunspots. The MLAstro Spectroheliograph works by combining principles of spectroscopy and imaging […]
Unistellar Vivid Vision is an innovative technology enhancement to the company’s line-up of smart telescopes. Building on Unistellar’s smart telescope ecosystem, Vivid Vision focuses on enhancing visual clarity and delivering vibrant, true-to-life colors of celestial objects. By combining advanced image processing algorithms with real-time enhancements, Vivid Vision allows users to […]
The new Buckeyestargazer TriBahtinov Isolation Masks are the company’s newest accessory for telescope focusing and collimation. A TriBahtinov mask aids in both focusing and collimating telescopes with collimatable optics. When collimating, the TriBahtinov presents triple diffraction lines, which results in what looks like six separate sections of three lines. When […]
A wrap up of the year of Sky-Watcher astronomy products in 2024 for will be the subject of the next Sky-Watcher Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher team will take a deep dive into where Sky-Watcher is today with its product lineup, where they are going, new products and more. […]
Granada, Spain based Titan Astro has announced the launch of its new SkyCamOne HAT for Raspberry Pi 5. This innovative device combines the power of Raspberry Pi 5 with advanced capabilities, making professional-grade all-sky cameras accessible to astronomers of all levels. The SkyCamOne HAT is a compact and versatile add-on […]
The ASCOM Initiative was created to provide a compatible universal interface, which runs on any system including embedded processors. The ASCOM Initiative is 100% volunteer based and provides technology and support pro bono. The organization has released its latest major update, ASCOM Version 7.0 As the team notes about the […]