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PlaneWave 14-inch DeltaRho 350
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PlaneWave 14-inch DeltaRho 350

The PlaneWave 14-inch DeltaRho 350 Cassegrain Reflector Telescope is designed for unsurpassed wide-field imaging and ease of use in the field. The PlaneWave 14-inch DeltaRho 350 is a widefield astrograph designed for astrophotography, research surveys, and space domain awareness applications where large fields of view are required. With 1,050mm of […]

Orion 10″ f/4 Newtonian Reflector Astrograph
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Orion 10″ f/4 Newtonian Reflector Astrograph

The Orion 10″ f/4 Newtonian Reflector Astrograph offers an affordable, fast astrograph with immense light-gathering ability. The telescope offers a 250mm (9.8″) parabolic primary mirror which is made of low-thermal-expansion BK7 glass. The 1,000mm focal length is ideal for framing a wide variety of celestial targets. The enhanced aluminum mirror […]

Remote Telescope Hosting Services
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Remote Telescope Hosting Services

Remote Telescope Hosting Services from Deep Space Products will be providing remote telescope hosting services at Astronomer’s Paradise in southwestern New Mexico beginning November 2021. Deep Space Products’ Edward Thomas explains, “Southern New Mexico has some of the greatest density of private observatories and observatory facilities anywhere in the US […]

Beta Testing SkySafari 7 for iOS
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Beta Testing SkySafari 7 for iOS

Simulation Curriculum, the publishers of SkySafari, have announced that SkySafari 7 is currently in beta testing prior to general release. In this latest version they have implemented support for ASCOM Alpaca and INDI and are looking for experienced Alpaca and INDI users to test this functionality in iOS. If you […]

Stellarium Planetarium Update
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Stellarium Planetarium Update

Stellarium planetarium software is an open-source application which renders 3D photo-realistic skies in real time displaying stars, constellations, planets, nebulae and more. Stellarium is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and is available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. Stellarium provides a real-time view of […]

Player One Apollo Solar Camera Series
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Player One Apollo Solar Camera Series

The Player One Apollo Solar Camera series is a new camera line designed specifically for solar imaging. The Apollo series features Sony monochrome sensors with global shutters. There are three different models of the Apollo cameras: Apollo-M MAX (Sony IMX432), 1.1 inch sensor, monochrome; Apollo-M MINI (Sony IMX429), 2/3 inch […]

Fornax Mounts Astrophotography Competition
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Fornax Mounts Astrophotography Competition

Hungary based Fornax Mounts is hosting a new astrophotography competition. The competition in presented in three categories. To enter you can register on the Fornax website and upload your work. If you would like to share your astrophotos on social media sites, you can use the #FornaxMountsCompetition and #Letsmovewiththeuniverse hashtags. […]

Astro-Tech XWA Eyepieces
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Astro-Tech XWA Eyepieces

The new Astro-Tech XWA eyepieces are offered in five different focal lengths and two different apparent fields of view. The 4.8mm is offered in a 110° apparent field of view and the 7mm, 9mm, 13mm and 20mm are offered in a 100° apparent field of view. The eyepieces offer an […]

Image 1 offers a Sky Chart showing the Gaia stars (only) in the Hercules Globular Cluster (M13).
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TheSky Supports Gaia Star Catalog

A new update to Software Bisque’s TheSky software includes upgraded support for the Gaia Star Catalog. The European Space Agency’s over seven year and counting Gaia satellite observation mission is producing the largest and most accurate star catalog on record, with precision astrometric, photometric and spectroscopic measurements on, at present, almost 1.7 billion stars. […]