In the almost 15 years since the original release of the fifth edition of Terence Dickinson’s The Universe and Beyond, our understanding of the universe has advanced exponentially. Previous editions guided readers through the intriguing world of black holes, dark matter and dark energy, toured the planets of other stars and […]
The new Acuter MAKSYGO-60 Mini Maksutov Dobson Telescope is a fully functional Dobsonian telescope with the great advantage of an easy-to-remove cover, which allows users to explore the fascinating interior of the high-quality Maksutov Cassegrain optical system and understand its function. This compact and easily transportable telescope is ideal for […]
The new Astrowl Box is an ultra-portable imaging system which provides everything you need in a small box (camera sensor, 4″ display, internal program) that can be inserted in your telescope focuser like an eyepiece. The Astrowl Box offers similar automatic and easy image processing functionalities as of the new […]
In mid-July reports started surfacing that the California offices of Orion Telescopes and Binoculars had ceased operations and closed their California offices. There was no available official announcement, so details were from third party sources. However, at the end of July the Orion website was no longer available. Orion was […]
The Airy Disk Triplet 204mm f/7 Apo is the flagship telescope from Airy Disk and offers a relatively fast focal ratio of f/7 and a 50″ long (dew shield retracted) which makes it suitable for smaller observatories. Airy-Disk is a new astronomy products company that is producing a lineup of […]
The Rouz Astro Telescope Control Center Platform has been updated to a new version offering a modular design that can be used to configure an imaging platform with mini-PCs, ZWO ASIAIRs, power distribution hubs and more. It offers a versatile platform that will clamp on to any Losmandy or Vixen […]
Deep-Sky Planner is a comprehensive astronomical planning and logging software for visual observers and astro-imagers. The Deep-Sky Planner 9 release from Knightware offers updated and expanded professional catalog data and ton of new features. Deep-Sky Planner is comprehensive astronomical planning and logging software for visual observers and astro-imagers. Deep-Sky Planner […]
The Sharpstar SQA55 Quintuplet Refractor is a Petzval designed f/4.8, 256 mm focal length telescope which offers an interchangeable lens/scope design, a dual-speed helical focuser and an aperture adjustment wheel. The Petzval design offers an optical system that is exceptionally well corrected and provides very fast focal ratios which means […]
The Photographic Atlas of the Moon by longtime ATT contributor Roger Reeves is a guide to our closest celestial companion written in a non-technical narrative that brings fresh insights from an astro imaging perspective. It provides comprehensible, jargon-free language about the Moon, its orbit, its creation and the differing geologic […]
In this issue Dr. James Dire shows how the NexStar 5se is a great all-around telescope; Jim Thompson explains how one can capture data to produce a narrowband Sulfur- Hydrogen- Oxygen (SHO) image using a OSC camera; Matt Harmston explains for those in those in pursuit of faint fuzzies, how […]
The QHY Liquid Cooling kit is a unique and non-traditional way to achieve cooling for QHY cameras. Instead of relying on fans, this kit employs liquid cooling to maintain optimal operating temperatures for QHYCCD astronomical and scientific cameras. There are many benefits of liquid cooling. It is more efficient than […]
Rigel Systems has announced that their wifi-nFOCUS precision focusing system has been added to the wifi-nSTEP as fully ASCOM ALPACA compliant for focusing control from wifi access points. As Dr. Leon Palmer of Rigel Systems notes, “ASCOM has undergone a rapid transformation from Windows-only to a universal technology. Classic ASCOM […]