A Solar Eclipse Planning Workshop is being hosted by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Friday-Saturday, October 21-22, 2022, at the Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC), 657 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. The workshop theme is “Preparing Your Community for the Coming Solar Eclipses.” The Solar Eclipse Planning Workshop will be […]
What to see in the night sky for October will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher team will check out the night skies of October for 2022; from the full moon, comets, meteor showers to a selection of deep sky targets to image […]
Kendrick Solar Filters are available in a design that offers a built-in sunfinder making centering the sun in your eyepiece a snap. The finder target is visible from both the front and back sides of the filter making centering the sun easy from either end of the telescope. Filters attach […]
The Altair Solar Wedge Version 2 offers improved cooling for longer use with larger refractors. The Altair Solar Wedge (Herschel Wedge) replaces the normal 2″ mirror or prism diagonal at the rear of a refractor telescope. The Solar Wedge transmits a greatly reduced, safe amount of light to the eyepiece or […]
New Buckeyestargazer Shop telescope accessories are available including Filter Slider Cases for Filter Drawers, Filter Centering Masks and Synta Shoes for Celestron SCTs. Joel Short, an astroimaging enthusiast located in Northern Indiana, opened the Buckeyestargazer Shop to make available items he has developed to offer affordable and uncomplicated accessories. As […]
Vernonscope has announced the Vernonscope 20mm Brandon eyepiece as the newest eyepiece in the Brandon lineup. The 1.25” eyepiece is excellent for use in binoviewers, as well as individually. It utilizes the same filter threads and is parfocal with the other Brandon eyepieces. The new eyepiece is available in both […]
The team behind the Stellarium planetarium software has announced that Stellarium 1.0 is now available. As the Stellarium planetarium team notes, “What makes this 1.0? After more than 20 years of development the program is finally accurate enough for historical application. This is the first release based on the Qt6 […]
The publishers of Astrospheric have announce a new model in Astrospheric’s cloud ensemble: The National Blend of Models (NBM). The NBM is a state-of-the-art blend of over 40 models from around the world, including the European model (ECMWF) and NOAAs High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR). The NBM updates every hour […]
The new Player One Apollo Solar Cameras come in four configurations using different sensors for solar imaging. These include: – Apollo-M MAX: A monochrome camera with the Sony IMX432 1.1 inch sensor. This camera offers a 9um pixel size which accommodates a well depth of 100ke with a total of […]
Astronomics is now carrying a 60 to 65-degree line of Astro-Tech PF Eyepieces (PF is short for Premium Flat Field). These 1.25” eyepieces provide high contrast, a sharp and flat field from edge to edge, excellent color fidelity, and low astigmatism and barrel distortion. This series of eyepiece is designed […]
The MallinCam SolarCam video imager is the newest in the MallinCam SkyRaider family of astronomical video cameras. It includes the very latest Sony Starvis sensor to deliver the increased sensitivity needed for astronomical observation and imaging of the sun. The new SolarCam is ready for the most demanding applications in […]
Using the ZWO ASI Air for imaging will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The ZWO ASI Air is one of the most popular ways to do imaging. Many Sky-Watcher customers use the ASI Air to control their systems and capture images. The Sky-Watcher will […]