Fans of “Uncle Rod” Molisse will be glad to know that he is coming out with a second version of his popular SCT book, “Choosing and Using a New Cat: Getting the Most from Your Schmidt Cassegrain or Any Catadioptric Telescope.” The book is part of Springer Publishing’s “The Patrick […]
The Polar Scope Align app for iOS was designed to make polar alignment easier and provide an alternative method of aligning polar scopes to improve their precision. The app supports almost every polar scope used in the field including ones from iOptron, Astro-Physics, Takahashi, Orion, Celestron, Meade, Vixen, Astrotrac, Losmandy, […]
Rigel Systems has introduced a new high-torque 12V DC stepper motor focuser kit for Celestron SCT telescopes, driven by a nFOCUS motor controller providing the greatest possible auto-focusing accuracy. Designed for astronomers who want affordable high precision fine focusing for visual and astro-imaging, the nFOCUS Focusing Motor controller is fully […]
Tim DeBenedictis with Southern Stars has been working on a number of updates for his Orbitrack satellite tracking app for iOS and Android. The latest updates are now ready in the release of Orbitrack 2.4 for iOS and 2.1 for Android that reflect the changes that have been taking place […]
Stuck at home looking for something to do? Want to learn about the latest in astronomy equipment, techniques and more such as visual filters? Well Sky-Watcher’s new “What’s Up?” Webcast is a new option to learn more about what’s happening in the world of telescope technology. What’s Up? is a […]
When the Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DN ultra-wide-angle zoom lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras debuted, it wowed landscape and astro landscape photographers with its wide-angle zoom that offers remarkable resolution that is perfect for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The lens offers One FLD glass and five SLD glass elements that are appropriately […]
On June 5, 2020, the Moon will offer us another penumbral lunar eclipse. While not so spectacular as a partial or total lunar eclipse, it will be a nice natural show to see. And the team at Virtual Telescope will be sharing it live, online, showcasing the Moon above the […]
The latest version of DeepSkyStacker, Version 4.2.4 Beta 4, is now available. DeepSkyStacker is a freeware for astrophotographers that makes it easier to manage the pre-processing steps of deep sky imaging. It simplifies registering, stacking, post processing and saving the resulting image. After an imaging session the software takes your […]
Avalon Instruments is now offering an adapter kit that provides the ability to attach an iOptron iPolar e-Polarscope to Avalon M-uno and M-zero mounts, including Avalon’s new M-zero telescope mount specifically designed for use in low latitude areas down to 0 degrees. The popular iOptron iPolar is a highly precise […]
Stuck at home looking for something to do? Want to learn about the latest in astronomy equipment, techniques and more? Well the SkyWatcher USA new “What’s Up?” Webcast is a new option to learn more about what’s happening in the world of telescope technology. What’s Up? is a live webcast […]
Stellarium is an open-source planetarium software which renders 3D photo-realistic skies in real time displaying stars, constellations, planets, nebulae and more. Stellarium is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and is available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. Stellarium provides a real-time view of what […]
AstroInfo is a new astronomy web application which offers useful information and calculations that can help amateur astronomers in planning their astronomy/astrophotograpy sessions. It also has some additional features and interesting data provided by external web services such as NASA which is updated on a daily basis. The AstroInfo web […]