Orion has introduced two new Observer reflector telescopes – the 134mm and 114mm EQ telescopes. Each of these new Orion Observer telescopes are supported on a EQ3 class equatorial mount with adjustable aluminum tripod and accessory tray. With its Vixen-style dovetail mounting saddle, you can take the optical tube on […]
Takahashi has released a series of 1.5X extenders for the Takahashi Epsilon series of telescopes. Extenders for the Epsilon-130D, Epsilon-180ED and the Epsilon-160ED are available. The extenders provide a 1.5 times increase in focal length and are comprised of 7 optical elements in 5 groups. This design provides ultra-high performance […]
Takahashi has announced new field flatteners for its TOA-130 and TOA-150 telescopes. These flatteners provides a large image circle to accommodate larger imaging sensors and replaces the Takahashi 67 field flattener, which was discontinued earlier this year. The newly designed 645 flattener features two fully multi-coated lens elements in two […]
Explore Scientific has announced that it has become the exclusive distributor throughout the Americas of Vixen optical products. Vixen products were previously available from Mr. Starguy whose owners, Janet and Brian Dias, announced their retirement from the astronomy industry earlier this year. With offices in Japan and Germany, Vixen Co., […]
CATSEYE Collimation has announced that the new CATSEYE BLACKCAT XLV-WIFI Camera Cheshire with phone app display is now available. As Jim Fly of CATSEYE notes, “With the use of this CATSEYE exclusive tool, the age-old complaint and time-consuming hassle of requiring multiple trips to and from the back of the […]
The “Astrophotographer’s Log Book” is an effective and convenient way to record your imaging sessions offering an aid to the enjoyment of astronomy and astrophotography now and in the years to come. The “Astrophotographer’s Log Book” is the brainchild of Mike Shipman and arose from the need to record and […]
The Pegasus Astro EZY Focus Hand Controller is designed to work with the Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox v2 and Pegasus Prodigy Microfocuser. This handy device allows precision control of the motorized focuser ensuring a vibration free focus routine. The rotary knob simulates the knob of the focuser by simply rotating […]
QHY has introduced two new camera models, the QHY990 and the QHY991 offering cooled cameras with CMOS sensors covering the near infrared wavelength range. Both models use Sony InGaAs sensors with square pixels measuring 5µm x 5µm. The IMX990 is a 1.3-megapixel sensor and the IMX991 has a 0.4-megapixel array. […]
The Askar FRA500 “Flatfield Refractive Astrograph” incorporates a five-element design to deliver flat fields and sharp, color-free images from edge-to-edge. With a 90mm objective, two ED elements, and Petzval optical layout, the f/5.6 telescope has a focal length of 500mm and it’s ideal for capturing wide-field images of the deep […]
Atik Cameras has announced the Atik Apx60 CMOS camera is now available for order, becoming the latest addition to Atik’s growing portfolio of CMOS sensor cameras. The Apx60 utilizes the Sony IMX 455 full frame sensor, perfect for large format, wide field views with outstanding detail. The 61.17 megapixel sensor […]
The new Baader SLOAN/SDSS Filter Set offer photometric filters suitable from f/15 to f/1.8. As a background on SLOAN photometric filters, in 2000 a new era in photometry began with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), a 2.5 m telescope at Apache Point Observatory (New Mexico, USA) which surveyed one […]
Baader Planetarium has introduced a new UBVRI Bessel Photometric Filter Set. As a background, the UBVRI system was developed in the 1950s for the 0.9m McDonald Observatory telescope and initially consisted of a Johnson UBV filter set, later extended by Cousins to include the R and I filters for the […]