Player One Astronomy is a Suzhou, China based company that has announced the release of its latest planetary camera series, the Neptune-C II, which adopts the Sony IMX464 1/1.8” format sensor. The camera can reach 93FPS at full resolution, which is 55% higher than the 60FPS of the IMX178 chip […]
The Rainbow Astro RST-135E GoTo Mount is an ultra-portable, high capacity GoTo Mount with Harmonic Drives. The “E” designation is a new version of the mount that eliminates the need for an auto guider system with the addition of a Renishaw encoder. The high-resolution encoder from Renishaw is built into […]
New Celestron Soft Cases are now available to help amateur astronomers make trips to the field easier. Celestron recently has introduced new stylish, padded, protective soft cases for telescopes and optical tubes. 40” and 36” Padded Telescope Soft Cases Optical tube in one hand and tripod in the other? Still […]
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars has announced the formation of Meade Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of Orion that has acquired substantially all of the assets of Meade Instruments Corp., following the approval of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. The formation of the new Meade Instruments […]
Sky-Watcher Evostar ED Refractors will be the subject this week on the What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher Evostar series offers a wide range of apertures and offerings for amateur astronomers. During the webcast the Sky-Watcher team will take a close look at our entire line of ED doublets and what […]
Two new Starlight Xpress Cameras have been recently introduced – the UltraStar PRO Imaging & Guide Camera and the Lodestar PRO Autoguider Camera. Starlight Xpress Lodestar PRO Autoguider Camera Starlight Xpress’s Lodestar PRO Autoguider Camera makes finding a faint guide star easy with fast download time and super low read […]
iOptron NUC Ready Mounts are as described, purpose built to mate with Intel NUC minicomputer (thickness≤38mm) at the front of dovetail saddle seamlessly with the cable management system. So if you need more versatility of an equatorial mount without cable tangling and are tired of connection error with some third […]
A Southern Hemisphere Astrophotography Competition is being hosted by nPAE Precision Astro Engineering Limited. Participants can enter by sending in their favorite Southern Hemisphere object – these can be an be a Deep Space Object (DSO), Planetary, Lunar or Solar image. Participants can enter a maximum of 2 photos and […]
The new Tele Vue Nikon Adapter was developed for Nikon camera astro-imaging enthusiasts. It helps solve the problem of typical Nikon T-ring / telescope setups which do not take advantage of the wide aperture of the bayonet mount as significant vignetting is caused by the constriction of the T-ring opening. […]
The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) has announced that the Appalachian Mountain Club’s (AMC) Maine Woods property has become the first International Dark Sky Park in New England. This certification is given to land possessing an exceptional quality of starry nights and a nocturnal environment that is specifically protected for its […]
The autobiography of Mike Weasner describes his journey through the Universe that began in southern Indiana. His journey took many turns and jumps to other paths as though he were living different lives as he wondered about his role in our wonderful Universe. His family, friends, teachers, and bosses all […]
The Pegasus Astro Scops OAG is a motorized off axis guider that is designed for remote operation and providing the ability allows adjust a guide camera focus with great precision. When operated via ASCOM focus drivers or standalone software, the Scops OAG provides an easy solution for guiding an equatorial […]