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 […]
The QHY5III678M/C camera is a new planetary and guiding CMOS camera that has been launched as part the 2nd generation of the QHY5III series. It is the upgraded version of the previous QHY5III178M/C, with excellent near-infrared high sensitivity. Offered in mono and color versions, the camera includes an IR850 filter. […]
Deep Sky Telescopes is moving into a new location and is having a telescope moving sale providing discounts on a number of items to facilitate the move. As the Deep Space Products team notes, “We will be moving next week and don’t want to move everything with us. So, we […]
The Baader UHC-L / Ultra L-Booster Filter offers a classic “all-round anti-light pollution filter” and now in its latest version blocks against the main LED emissions in the blue part of the spectrum and are manufactured with the Baader “CMOS-optimized” coating technology. The Baader UHC-L / Ultra L-Booster Filter is […]
The Dobson Factory Ultralight 16″ Dobsonian f/3.2 is a new telescope model available from the company. The Dobson Factory is a French workmanship company, located in Blanzy, South Burgundy, France, owned by Pierre Desvaux. The 16″ Dobsonian, despite its large performance capabilities, is compact, reasonably light, and easy to handle […]
With its ability to support heavy imaging trains without sacrificing stability, precision or smooth rotation, the new, robust Explore Scientific 3-inch Self-Centering Focuser is designed to meet the demanding requirements of astrophotography. As a side note, we get emails daily about product mentions in forums focusing on astronomy products and […]
The New YES WorldWatch V7 collection is an astronomically focused wristwatch which combines the daily, monthly and seasonal time cycles of the Sun and the Moon. As the YES WorldWatch notes, “At a glance the YES WorldWatch V7 give you times for sunrise, sunset, zenith, twilight and true midnight as […]