The iOptron HAE43 and HAE43EC SWG Mounts have received an upgrade to the latest technology with new “C” internal board versions which eliminate the need for a handset. As noted by the iOptron team, “Keeping pace with the current rapidly developing technology environment, the iOptron HAE43 and HAE43EC SWG mounts […]
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Astrowl Box
The new Astrowl Box is an ultra-portable imaging system which provides everything you need in a small box (camera sensor, 4″ display, internal program) that can be inserted in your telescope focuser like an eyepiece. The Astrowl Box offers similar automatic and easy image processing functionalities as of the new […]
Orion Telescopes and Binoculars Ceases Operations
In mid-July reports started surfacing that the California offices of Orion Telescopes and Binoculars had ceased operations and closed their California offices. There was no available official announcement, so details were from third party sources. However, at the end of July the Orion website was no longer available. Orion was […]
Airy Disk Triplet 204mm f/7 Apo
The Airy Disk Triplet 204mm f/7 Apo is the flagship telescope from Airy Disk and offers a relatively fast focal ratio of f/7 and a 50″ long (dew shield retracted) which makes it suitable for smaller observatories. Airy-Disk is a new astronomy products company that is producing a lineup of […]
Rouz Astro Telescope Control Center
The Rouz Astro Telescope Control Center Platform has been updated to a new version offering a modular design that can be used to configure an imaging platform with mini-PCs, ZWO ASIAIRs, power distribution hubs and more. It offers a versatile platform that will clamp on to any Losmandy or Vixen […]
Deep-Sky Planner 9 Release
Deep-Sky Planner is a comprehensive astronomical planning and logging software for visual observers and astro-imagers. The Deep-Sky Planner 9 release from Knightware offers updated and expanded professional catalog data and ton of new features. Deep-Sky Planner is comprehensive astronomical planning and logging software for visual observers and astro-imagers. Deep-Sky Planner […]
Sharpstar SQA55 Quintuplet Refractor
The Sharpstar SQA55 Quintuplet Refractor is a Petzval designed f/4.8, 256 mm focal length telescope which offers an interchangeable lens/scope design, a dual-speed helical focuser and an aperture adjustment wheel. The Petzval design offers an optical system that is exceptionally well corrected and provides very fast focal ratios which means […]
Photographic Atlas of the Moon
The Photographic Atlas of the Moon by longtime ATT contributor Roger Reeves is a guide to our closest celestial companion written in a non-technical narrative that brings fresh insights from an astro imaging perspective. It provides comprehensible, jargon-free language about the Moon, its orbit, its creation and the differing geologic […]
QHY Liquid Cooling Kit
The QHY Liquid Cooling kit is a unique and non-traditional way to achieve cooling for QHY cameras. Instead of relying on fans, this kit employs liquid cooling to maintain optimal operating temperatures for QHYCCD astronomical and scientific cameras. There are many benefits of liquid cooling. It is more efficient than […]
Rigel Systems ASCOM ALPACA Compliance
Rigel Systems has announced that their wifi-nFOCUS precision focusing system has been added to the wifi-nSTEP as fully ASCOM ALPACA compliant for focusing control from wifi access points. As Dr. Leon Palmer of Rigel Systems notes, “ASCOM has undergone a rapid transformation from Windows-only to a universal technology. Classic ASCOM […]
Kson Olympus 102 APO
The Kson Olympus AS102 APO is a classic air spaced FPL51 and Lanthanum Doublet refractor with a generous f/12 (f/15 with aperture cap) focal length. Designed to for excellent visual observing for planetary, lunar, double star and some DSO viewing, it offers one of the longest focal length modern achromats […]
Southern Hemisphere Astrophotography Competition
nPAE Precision Astro Engineering Limited is again hosting its annual Southern Hemisphere Astrophotography Competition. Participants can enter by sending in their favorite Southern Hemisphere object which can be a Deep Space Object (DSO), Planetary, Lunar or Solar image. Participants can enter a maximum of 2 photos and the images must […]