Michigan based Carbon Scope Tubes is making available limited run of replacement carbon tubes for Celestron C-14 SCTs. These tubes are the exact same size as the original tube and are pre-drilled for easy installation and fit the orange, black, and grey series of Celestron telescopes scopes. These replacement tubes […]
The AS Research Telrad Heater is available from the Apache-Sitgreaves Research Center. The slim-line Telrad heater is uniquely designed to gently warm the window of a Telrad unity gain finder. The sleek fitting Telrad Heater offers easy installation – just 30 seconds to place the cable clip under one screw […]
Sky-Intella-Blu is a wireless Bluetooth adapter for the Orion Intelliscope to interface with SkySafari on an Android tablet or smart phone to provide rapid targeting on the fly. As the creator notes, “Exploring the universe with a computerized “push to” telescope is just a whole lot cooler with this!” The […]
The publisher of the Luminos 9 App has announced that the app will be discontinued in January 2023. The company will continue to produce Luminos Pro. Luminos 9 will continue to be updated for the next year, including ensuring that it’s compatible with iOS 16. Compatibility with iOS 17 and […]
The SkyEye2 All-Sky Camera is the latest version of Interactive Astronomy’s all-sky camera that records high quality images and creates time-lapse videos of the night sky. Exposure times are user adjustable from 1 second to 60 seconds or can be placed in automatic mode. Dark frame calibration is available for […]
Chiricahua Sky Village is a new observing complex in the planning stages in southern Arizona. It is the brainchild of a group of amateur astronomers in the Pacific Northwest who, three years ago, established a 30-acre dark sky site in eastern Washington known as the Goldendale Sky Village. As the […]
The XAGYL Ultra-Thin Motorized Filter Wheel has been newly updated to achieve carousel rotation speeds more than 5 times faster than the XAGYL FW5125V4 filter wheel. The USB motorized filter wheel is aimed towards astronomical use and designed for visual and photographic observation of celestial objects. It enables automated access […]
The INDIGO Platform is a system of standards and frameworks for multiplatform and distributed astronomy software development designed to scale with a specific user’s needs. INDIGO is a product of the INDIGO initiative, a group of amateur/professional astronomers, software developers and hardware vendors. Users can now access the latest updates […]
The new Celestron dew prevention collection provides a wide variety of accessories to keep dew at bay. Celestron Aluminum Dew Shield with Cover Cap The Celestron Aluminum Dew Shield with Cover Cap protects your telescope tube in the field. The dew shield reduces radiative cooling of the Schmidt corrector lens […]
Observing the James Webb Telescope will be part of the preview of the January night skies this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher team will check out the night skies of January; from the full moon, comets, meteor showers to a selection of deep sky targets to […]
The new Orion SkyScanner BL135mm Dobsonian Reflector Telescope is a starter telescope that provides advanced performance in terms of image brightness and ease of use. The Orion SkyScanner BL135mm Dobsonian Reflector Telescope’s 135mm (5.3″) mirror collects significant more light than traditional beginner telescopes and provides ease of use as the […]
The new Orion SkyScanner BL102mm TableTop Dobsonian Telescope is now available from Orion Telescopes and Binoculars. The entry level telescope offers a compact, user-friendly design with simple up-down and left-right motion (“alt-azimuth”). The optical tube rotates smoothly in both axes, and each has a tension adjustment knob to let you […]