Live astro imaging techniques will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast as the team takes a look at live imaging for outreach and observing applications. Imaging is a powerful way to observe faint and distant objects. In the webcast the Sky-Watcher team takes a look […]
Earlier this year SkiesAway completed its newest remote observatory from its dark sky facility. The observatory complex currently has two a roll-offs. The first one, Falling Eagle Observatory, is based on a Sky-Shed design, is fully remote, and features (Image 1): – 3 Sky-Watcher Esprits (2 Esprit 150s, and a […]
New Astro-Tech focal reducers and field flatteners have been announced by Astronomics. These new reducer/field flatteners are designed for prime focus astrophotography with specific Astro-Tech refractor telescopes. In addition to reducing the focal length of the telescope and thereby increasing the photographic speed, these new Astro-Tech reducer/field flatteners flatten the […]
Tele Vue has announced it is now offering a M54 Camera Adapter for its Tele Vue Imaging System. The M54 thread is becoming popular on full-frame, dedicated astro-imaging cameras and filter wheels/holders. The new M54 camera adapter has male M54 x 0.75mm threads on one side and Tele Vue Imaging […]
The Precise Parts Build-An-Adapter Platform is a one size fits all online astronomy machine shop. For those of you that are not familiar with PreciseParts, owner Ashley Stevens started the company in 2002 in Miami. They specialize in making precision custom adapters and one-of-a-kind telescope accessories. With their online Build-An-Adapter […]
The Pegasus Astro Focus Cube Zero has replaced the company’s FocusCube SCT offering a more advanced unit which allows backlash free movement and a much more responsive motor. With the FocusCube Zero you can focus your Celestron SCT telescope faster, more reliably and accurately. The evolution of technology in astronomy […]
The Pegasus Astro Prodigy Microfocuser is a robust 3-inch robotic focuser which allows you to precisely and remotely control the focus of your telescope setup. Its sturdy mechanical design ensures that Prodigy Microfocuser can lift up to 10Kg (22lb) of equipment, dead accurate and flexure free. The focuser has a […]
The Sky-Watcher EQ8-R/Rh mount will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The team will take a close up look at its flagship mount. This overview episode will cover the Sky-Watcher EQ8-R/Rh mount’s capabilities, offerings and differences between the two models and what they bring to […]
Discovering Double Stars is a new book designed to help users find and learn about 179 of the best double stars visible to Northern Hemisphere observers. The book was written by Agnes Clarke, an amateur astronomer in the Netherlands, and is designed to be of use for those living in […]
The Player One Ceres Planetary Cameras are the latest release by the Suzhou, China based company and include the Ceres M (mono) and Ceres C (color). The Ceres-C is a guiding camera which adopts the Sony IMX224/225 1/3” format sensor. The 3.75um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 19.4ke […]
An update to its astronomy cloud forecast model has been released by Astrospheric. The new feature is available to Astrospheric subscribers and offers a new cloud forecast model which combines multiple forecast models to generate a state-of-the-art ensemble just for astronomers and astrophotographers. The cloud ensemble on Astrospheric combines three […]
The Baader UFC-Tilter is the newest accessory for those using the Baader Universal Filter Changer (UFC). The new Baader UFC-Tilter was developed to help those using the UFC system for astro imaging have the ability to better compensate for image plane tilt. To understand how the tilter works, here is […]