The night skies of December will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher team will check out the night skies of December; from the full moon, comets, meteor showers to a selection of deep sky targets to image and observe. The Sky-Watcher What’s Up? […]
The Buckeystagazer Shop was launched last year to offer quality 3D printed telescope and astrophotography accessories at affordable prices. They are now offering a new ZWO EAF bracket for the Starlight Instruments Feather Touch Micro Focuser. This focuser is a popular upgrade for many scopes and this new bracket allows […]
Now in its 5th year the nPAE 2022 Northern Hemisphere astrophotography competition is under way. The rules are simple – anyone can enter any celestial object taken from the Northern Hemisphere – and have a chance to win the following prizes: – 1st Prize: £ 200 (or your currency equivalent) […]
SkySafari 7 Pro has been released by Simulation Curriculum offering support for iOS 15 and iPhone 13. Version 7 brings a new and immersive stargazing experience including one of the largest databases of any astronomy app, extreme accuracy, advanced planning and logging tools, and high performance telescope control. SkySafari 7 […]
The wifi-Aline from Rigel Systems enhances the accurate collimation of Dobsonian and Newtonian telescopes by sending a real-time video stream of the telescope optics wirelessly to a tablet, phone or computer’s display. The wifi-Aline does not require any additional apps, applications, or other software downloads for use on computers, tablets […]
The Winter Star Party 2022 “WSP” will again be held in the Florida Keys at Camp Weesumkee from Jan 31st – Feb 6th, 2022. The event is hosted by the Southern Cross Astronomical Society of Miami and is unique in that it occurs mid-winter during the height of the Florida […]
The Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro is designed for the “grab and go” astrophotographer. The device can provide up to 10 amps of power, has four 12V outputs, two dew heater channels, an adjustable voltage power output and an environmental sensor to monitor humidity and temperature (dew point). A powerful […]
Earlier this year The American Astronomical Society (AAS) announced the acquisition of the remarkable inventory of books, star atlases, and software produced and sold by Willmann-Bell, Inc., founded in 1973 by Perry and Patricia Remaklus of Richmond, Virginia. As many are familiar, for decades Willmann-Bell was among the most respected […]
The Orion 2″/M48 Extension Spacer Ring Set offers a set of five 2″/M48 spacer rings including 5mm, 10mm, 20mm, and 30mm lengths, plus a Variable Spacer Ring (~9-14mm). The set is designed for use with 48mm (2″) accessories and cameras with a 48mm T-ring or thread mount. As the Orion […]
The new Orion 2″ Photo-Visual Coma Corrector for Newtonians minimizes the coma inherent in fast Newtonian reflectors with focal ratios from f/3.5 to f/6. Coma appears as flared, comet-shaped stars and gets progressively worse farther out from the center of the field. This coma corrector greatly reduces this effect as […]
The Shelyak UVEX Spectrograph is a cross Czerny-Turner spectrograph design optimized for wavelengths from near UV (<400nm) to near IR (1µm) to get the best from new cameras and achromatic telescopes. As the company notes, “The UVEX Spectrograph is particularly suitable for use on Ritchey-Chretien type telescopes with a diameter […]
The Blandin Platforms Dual Axis Tabletop Equatorial Platform is the latest offering from the company who specializes in its Crossbow equatorial platforms which track for over 60 minutes before needing to be reset. The new tabletop equatorial platform is designed for visual use or guided imaging with an ST4 port. […]