Ricoh Imaging Americas has announced two new Pentax XW-Series Eyepieces as part of its XW Eyepiece Line. The new Pentax 2-inch XW30-R and XW40-R offer an extra wide field-of-view and are ideal for observing nebulae and star clusters with clear, comfortable viewing offered through a 70-degree apparent angle of view […]
Orbitrack 2 is the latest release of the satellite tracking app from the original developers of SkySafari and is now available for both Android and iOS. Orbitrack puts thousands of orbiting satellites at your fingertips, lets you find them in the night sky, and presents an encyclopedia of facts and […]
Astronomik has announced that it has introduced new Astronomik XL Clip-Filters for Canon’s mirrorless full format EOS R and RP cameras. Astronomik’s Clip-Filter offerings are hugely popular with DSLR camera owners for astro imaging. Ingenious in their design, these custom-made filters fit inside the housing of the camera, just behind […]
The ZWO EAF Electronic Focuser – EAF stands for Electric Automatic Focuser – now offers an “Advanced” option adding a temperature sensor and hand controller to the electronic focuser which offers precise, dynamic focus control for planetary and deep-sky imaging. The EAF works with all capture software that is supported […]
The Orion Atlas II EQ-G Equatorial GoTo Mount is a new iteration of Orion’s Atlas EQ-G mount incorporating more than a dozen enhanced features and specifications. Newly designed for greater stability and operational precision the Atlas II EQ-G offers a load capacity of 44 lbs. of astronomy gear. Like the […]
The Orion StarShoot Compact Astro Tracker (CAT) offers the ability to shoot long-exposure and nightscape astrophotography and create daytime and nighttime time-lapse videos. The palm-sized, precision camera tracking module houses a right ascension DC servo motor with all metal gears and offers selectable sidereal, solar, and lunar tracking rates. Pop […]
With the Orion GiantView BT Binocular Telescope, Orion Telescopes and Binoculars takes binocular telescopes to the next level. Offered as a BT-70 45-degree, BT-82 45 degree, and the BT-100 ED 90-degree configuration, these instruments offer an immersive deep sky experience allowing both eyes at the eyepiece. Each version accepts interchangeable […]
Editor’s Note: What is the best telescope for beginners? We are pretty sure that most of you reading this are asking this question. And the information provided here is, as Sherlock Holmes would say, “Elementary, my dear Watson.” The best telescope is one that is enjoyed and used often. For […]
The new Canon EOS Ra camera is Canon’s first full-frame mirrorless camera dedicated to deep sky and night sky photography. Building on the success of the EOS R, the EOS Ra offers 30x magnification in both the viewfinder and in Live View shooting for more accurate focus and roughly 4x […]
PrimaLuceLab’s SESTO SENSO 2 is a highly accurate, advanced, vibration free, robotic focusing motor for telescopes. It is designed to connect to the USB port of an EAGLE telescope controller or Windows computer to electronically control focus while still allowing you to manually move the focuser by hand if needed. […]
The ZWO ASIAIR Pro Wi-Fi Camera Controller is a smart Wi-Fi device that allows you to control all ASI USB 3.0 cameras, ASI Miniseries cameras and an equatorial mount. With this device, you can plate solve, autoguide, sequence, and capture deep space images with your phone or tablet. The controller […]
The Rigel Systems usb-nFRAME Camera Rotator is a new offering that installs between the telescope OTA and the camera. The price for the usb-nFRAME + Frame rotation hardware and stepper is $599.95US. The usb-nFRAME will run both the framing stepper and a focus stepper (including Rigel Systems steppers and any […]