Rainbow Astro has introduced the new RST-135 Robotic Mount which uses a type of gear called a strain wave gear. Due to the strong force provided by the strain wave gear and motor, a counterweight is not needed. The mount weighs in at only 3.3kg (7.27lbs) and can carry a […]
Voyager is Microsoft Windows(R) software that automates astrophotography. It integrates and orchestrates all mounts, cameras, filter wheels, rotators, guiding systems and more – all the hardware and software needed to do astronomy imaging. The software also controls dome or roll-off roofs with an ASCOM drivers. Voyager’s companion product Viking offers […]
By David Snay Vixen offers this neat little device that looks kind of like a camera. In fact, it’s actually about the same size and weight as an old Leica M9. It even has a flash shoe! Doesn’t look like much, does it? However, if you own a basic camera […]
By David Snay Light pollution – every astronomer’s nightmare. Unless you’re lucky enough to live beneath a nice dark sky or have access to a remote observatory, you’ve had to learn to deal with unwanted light intruding on your pastime. I don’t even bother trying visual observing from my home […]
Scheduled to release to the Meade Instruments telescope dealer network soon, the Meade LX65 Dual-Scope Single-Fork Arm Mount features a newly designed single arm mount with Meade’s AudioStar hand controller. This new mount is compact, yet sturdy, providing a great combination of portability and performance, but the headline feature is […]