The new Celestron Ultima Edge eyepiece line is the latest Ultima eyepiece design developed to make sure you see the whole picture. These flat-field eyepieces were created to provide an ultra-sharp, ultra-clear, crisp image from the center all the way to the edge of the field of view. The Ultima […]
The Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast is a live webcast held every Friday from 10am to 11am Pacific on the Sky-Watcher USA YouTube channel. Each week they discuss new astronomical topic including gear, visual and imaging techniques, interviews and more. This week on the What’s Up? Webcast Sky-Watcher will start a new […]
The Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i is the next evolution of the Star Adventurer tracking mount. Made with astronomy, astrophotography and time-lapse photography needs in mind, the mount is a high precision, portable and stable celestial tracking platform for sidereal, solar and lunar tracking with automatic DSLR shutter release control. Highlights […]
The Orion StarShoot G26 is the largest CMOS camera the company has offered to date. Built around the Sony IMX571 CMOS chip, the Orion StarShoot G26 APS-C Color Imaging Camera offers a 28.3mm diagonal (APS-C format) sensor, with 3.76 micron pixels, 80% QE, and a full resolution topping out at […]
With the holidays fast approaching we are always on the lookout for fun and different gift options to share with our readers. Typically these are astronomy related but sometimes we find other cool stuff from astronomy companies. And the Explore One V8 Model Engine and the Bresser See-It Scope HD […]
The MetaGuide Collimation Service is a video-based tool to help users achieve precise collimation using the in-focus diffraction pattern of a star. MetaGuide also autoguides and has several novel features that allow optimal guiding of mid-range mounts under typical seeing conditions. MetaGuide can provide insight into both the optics of […]
Stephen Ramsden an air traffic controller, is the Founder and Director of the one of the most active solar astronomy outreach programs in the world, “The Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project”. This week on the Sky-Watcher USA What’s Up? Webcast, the Sky-Watcher team will host Stephen on the show to […]
The Explore Scientific Pole Finder Scope for the Exos-100 EQ mount is a handy add-on device, which will easily upgrade the iExos-100 mount’s polar alignment. The fitting is a simple bolt-on bracket, which fits to the mount with a couple of bolts and allows for considerably higher accuracy of alignment […]
Observing the Sun is one activity that amateur astronomers can do every day. Unlike waiting for lunar cycles for the best observing conditions, the Sun is available to look at every day (unless there are clouds involved!) This week on the Sky-Watcher USA What’s Up? Webcast, the Sky-Watcher team discusses […]
The DayStar FlatCap Imaging Diffuser is a Gaussian diffuser that is temporarily installed over the front of your telescope when taking flat field reference images. Taking a Flat field reference image removes the effects of dust spots, vignetting, and filter uniformity. By strongly blurring the Sun, the only details you […]
The Observer’s Handbook 2021 is now available. Published annually for over 100 years by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, the Observer’s Handbook has become the must-have reference book for people interested in astronomy. Whether you are a professional astronomer, a beginner or educator this book is designed for you. […]
The Winter Star Party 2021 will be held in its 37th year on February 8th – 14th. 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 Keys tourist season. The warm weather, coupled […]