The new line of PrimaLuceLab GIOTTO Flat-Frame Generators are smart flat frame generators that come is sizes to fit telescopes from 120mm up to 425mm. Larger diameters are available on request to fit a specific telescope. Calibration is important in astrophotography because results are greatly improved by capturing special calibration […]
AstroHopper (formerly known as skyhopper) is a free and open source progressive web application developed Artyom Beilis a software developer and amateur astronomer based in Israel. The application helps users find objects across the night sky. Simply attach a smartphone to a telescope and the setup becomes a “push to” system. The […]
The Deep-sky Imaging Primer – Third Edition has been released on Amazon and as a PDF on the Author’s (Charles Bracken) website. As Bracken notes, “I’ve completely updated and expanded The Deep-Sky Imaging Primer with this new third edition. As with prior editions, I aim to provide an overview of […]
The ZWO ASI678MC camera is a camera which adopts Sony’s latest generation sensor IMX678 with excellent near infrared response. With the advantages of large full well capacity, high dynamic range and low readout noise, this color camera has been tested and found to have perfect performance in planetary imaging, solar […]
The ZWO ASI585MC camera adopts the Sony IMX585 CMOS sensor with STARVIS 2 technology. As one of ZWO’s latest OSC planetary cameras, it features a large sensor format of 1/1.2″, a high resolution of 3840×2160, and zero amp glow. The pixel size is 2.9umx2.9um. In 12-bit mode, it produces 46.9 […]
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 Short comments, “These are simple and practical items that I have found to be essential for amateur astronomers.” New products now available from […]
The Luminos Pro app available on iOS. It offers an all-in-one mobile astronomy app, with a wide range of features for star gazing, observing with a telescope, and exploring the galaxy in 3D. Luminos Pro has vast databases of nearly every type of object and uses them to give custom […]
Should you choose a refractor or reflector telescope. It sounds like such an easy question, but there is a world of difference between a refractor or reflector telescope. Fortunately, the differences and advantages of a refractor or reflector telescope and much more will be the subject this week on the […]
The new Astro-Physics 110mm f6 StarFire GTX is the ultimate dual-purpose portable refractor. As the Astro-Physics team notes, “The design goal was three-fold: 1) a compact refractor with as much aperture as possible that would fit into an airline overhead case, 2) a fast, highly-corrected triplet refractor that can cover […]
The amateur astronomy community has lost one of its most accomplished members as Tele Vue has announced the passing of Paul Dellechiaie. Paul was a 37 year veteran of working with Tele Vue and the designer of many of their eyepieces. David Nagler, President of Tele Vue Optics, provided this […]
Alcor-System has optically designed, developed and manufactured a 4’’ field corrector for Newtonian telescopes (or for parabolic mirrors). It uses special glass to get the best performance for 300 mm to 700 mm diameter telescope with low f rations (down to f/2.8). This corrector can offer a 36×36 mm corrected field […]
The ZWOASI662MC camera adopts the Sony IMX662 sensor with the latest technology. Compared to the previous generation of sensors, it has very low readout noises and an extreme large full well capacity which is 3 times larger than that of Sony IMX462 sensor. This helps effectively avoid overexposure issues and […]