The new 1.25” and 2” O-III Baader O-III Super-G filter can be used for observing and imaging gas nebulae in doubly ionized oxygen fluoresces such as planetary nebulae and supernova remnants. With an FWHM of only 9 nm and equipped with CMOS-optimized layering technology, it darkens the sky background and […]
Joel Short, an astroimaging enthusiast located in Northern Indiana, opened the Buckeyestargazer Shop to make available items he has developed to offer affordable and uncomplicated accessories. As Short comments, “These are simple and practical items that I have found to be essential for amateur astronomers.” New products now available from […]
The Player One Poseidon PRO is an astroimaging camera for DSO imaging. It utilizes the SONY IMX571 APS-C format CMOS sensor and is available in mono and color versions. It is the first cooled camera in the Player One lineup and it offers a USB-C data port, DDR3 512MB buffer […]
The new Sky-Watcher CQ350 Pro Mount is a fully-GoTo equatorial platform. It enters the Sky-Watcher mount lineup right between the company’s flagship EQ8-R Pro and EQ6-R Pro mounts. Available as mount head only and mount head with tripod kit options, the CQ350 offers a hefty 77-pound/35 kg payload capacity capable […]
nPAE has announced the upcoming availability of its new nPAE 6 x 2-inch Eyepiece Turret. The turret incorporates aircraft design engineering with 5 axis CNC machining. Made from 6083 aluminum, the turret offers high tensile strength, high durability, anti-corrosion, dimensional accuracy and fine surface finish. The interlocking bezel halves allow […]
Agema Optics offers Super Doublet Apochromatic Refractors that provide an optical design calculated to provide spectacularly high-contrast star and planet viewing and great color correction. They deliver diffraction-limited images for the visual spectrum and allow both visual observation and digital imaging. The company has announced that it will start producing […]
The QHY411 CMOS Camera is billed by QHY as the largest resolution cooled CMOS camera in the world. The 150 Megapixel SONY IMX411BSI back-illuminated sensor has a 14192 x 10640 pixel array with 3.76um pixels. The sensor size is 54mm x 40mm with ultra-low dark noise. The QHY411 is available […]
The Sky-Watcher EQ6-R GoTo EQ mount will be the subject this week on the What’s Up? Webcast. In this episode the Sky-Watcher team will take deep dive into the Sky-Watcher EQ6-R mount which is one of the most popular mounts in the Sky-Watcher line up. In the episode they will […]
UK based Rowen Astronomy’s new Rowen AZ100 Alt-Azimuth Mount is an impressive feat of engineering that moves your optics in altitude or azimuth – up and down, or side to side – as independent functions and includes the option to lock the mount’s position and to guide it manually. The […]
The Artesky ZWO ASI Camera Filter Holder allows owners of Celestron’s Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA) to capture astroimages using any 2″ filter with ZWO ASI cameras. With the Artesky filter holder you can internally connect a 2-inch filter by screwing it to the existing thread. Then using the original RASA […]
Omegon MiniTrack NS LX2 Mount is a simple mount offering big opportunities for wide-angle astrophotography on the go. Its simply simple with no batteries offering an ultra-lightweight, ultra-small thus an ultra-portable mount. The team at Highpoint Scientific agree and offer these thoughts on the mount: If you are a traveling […]