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 […]
The latest version of the DeepSkyStacker update 5.1.0 is now available after beta testing version 5.0. As the publisher notes, “This release is the start of the process of converting the code to Qt so that it can be ported to platforms other than Windows. Only 64 bit versions of […]
The Rouz Astro OTA Balance Offset Kit is designed for fine tuning unbalanced telescopes caused by things like filter wheels, focus motors, guidescopes, and more. Available for Vixen or Losmondy dovetails, the unique design is extra rigid thanks to the carbon fiber tube, aluminum alloy clamp and carbon fiber composite […]
The MWD Astronomy Autofocus Clutch Manual Release Coupler provides the ability to switch between autofocus and manual adjustment in seconds without tools. As the MWD Astronomy team notes, “Simply tighten or loosen the collar to switch modes of focus which protects your motor and focuser gears if you run out […]
The new DWARF II smart telescope joins the growing list of robotic telescopes using smart technology. It is a compact smart telescope controlled by your smartphone under the control of the DWARFLAB App and is being offered at an introductory price point of $395US which places it in cost space […]
The Founder Optics FOT86 Triplet Apo is a high performing 3-element ED APO triplet refractor designed in Japan and manufactured by Founder Optics in Tiawan. For the FOT86 refractor Founder Optics adopted 2 ED glass lenses of S-FPL 53 and S-FPL 51. In addition to the ED lenses, they incorporate […]
Amateur Astronomy Outreach will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. During the webcast the Sky-Watcher team will sit down and discuss amateur astronomy outreach and education with Athena Frost, a physics educator and Griffith Observatory museum guide. The Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast is a live […]