The AAVSO is hosting a Winter Imaging Challenge of NGC 457, The Owl/ET Cluster and inviting all amateur astronomers interested in helping make a contribution to science to participate through the photometry project. About the Project V765 Cas is an Eclipsing Binary – a pair of stars that orbit around […]
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SkyShed POD-S
With the SkyShed POD-S, SkyShed Observatories celebrates its 20th Anniversary announcing a groundbreaking new line of SkyShed POD observatory models and variations of which the highlight is the POD-S, an all-new manual, motorized, ASCOM, and remote control model. The SkyShed POD-S is an 8 foot diameter slotted dome, which can […]
William Optics Black & White Cat 51
The William Optics Black & White Cat 51 is the latest iteration of the popular William Optics RedCat 51 series. Available as a limited-edition OTA, the Black and White Cat offers all the latest updates of the 51 series. The William Optics Black & White Cat 51 offers a 51mm […]
Radian 75MM Petzval Refractor
The Radian 75MM Petzval Refractor telescope is designed for imaging and is offered in a sleek flat black design with thin multi-point mounting rings. It comes with Vixen and Losmandy dovetails to ensure universal attachment to any mount and the filter vault has 2” threads for easy placement of filters. […]
Orion EQ-26 Motorized Telescope Mount
With the Orion EQ-26 Motorized Equatorial Telescope Mount and Tripod you can upgrade your equatorial mount to one that is fully motorized for tracking, slewing, and precision centering of celestial objects you want to view. The Orion EQ-26 Motorized Equatorial Mount and Tripod supports up to 26 lbs. of telescope […]
SVBONY SV705C Planetary Camera
The SVBONY SV705C planetary camera utilizes the Sony IMX585 CMOS color sensor. It features a large sensor format of 1/1.2”, a pixel size of 2.9μm*2.9μm, a high resolution of 8.30MP. (3586*2180) and captures light at a wavelength of 850nm. It also increases the sensitivity by approximately 1.7 times compared to […]
SVBONY SV605CC Camera
The new SVBONY SV605CC Camera is a 1-inch color deep space camera with 3.76um pixel size, high resolution and 80%+quantum efficiency. The SV605CC utilizes the SONY IMS533 CMOS sensor which incorporates a 14 bit A/D converter. The 14-bit digital output makes it possible to readout the signals of 9.07M effective […]
ZWO AM5 Mount
The ZWO AM5 mount is a new, ultra-portable telescope mount utilizing harmonic drive technology. The mount can carry 13 kg (28 lbs) without counterweights with a guiding accuracy (0.5 – 0.8″ arcseconds) and low periodic error. The mount head weighs 5 kg (11 lbs) and its payload can be increased […]
Pegasus Astro Indigo Off Axis Guider
The Pegasus Astro Indigo Off Axis Guider is a thin yet solidly designed OAG which can easily be utilized with the Pegasus Astro Indigo Filter Wheel. The main advantage having an OAG is that it used the same optical path with your main imaging camera. This avoids any issue with […]
SVBONY MK105 Telescope
The new SVBONY MK105 telescope is a Maksutov-Cassegrain design which exchanges the conventional front corrector plate of a Schmidt–Cassegrain with a convex meniscus lens, resulting in a smaller secondary mirror that limits obstruction and increases contrast, while eliminating the need for periodic collimation. The focal ratio of the SVBONY MK105 […]
StarClamps Mount System
The StarClamps Mount System offers a modular system that allows you to mount just about anything to your telescope tube. As the company notes, “It takes away the mess and the Heath Robinson fixes that we all use. Our system adapts and evolves with you as your needs change. If […]
Astrophotography Webcast
A special Astrophotography Webcast will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. To wrap up the year the Sky-Watcher USA team will host a special a special astrophotography webcast as they sit down with astroimagers Richard Wright, Nico Carver and Trevor Jones to talk imaging. They […]