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Celestron StarSense Explorer Telescopes
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Celestron StarSense Explorer Telescopes

Celestron has introduced the StarSense Explorer line of telescopes that are specifically optimized to use smartphone technology to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. Celestron’s goal in developing the new telescope was to reinvent the manual telescope and make the experience for those new to […]

StellarMate Controller Software Updates
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StellarMate Controller Software Updates

The StellarMate Controller offers a unique Internet of Things (IoT) device that provides amateur astronomers with the flexibility to control a lone mount in the field or to coordinate the orchestration of a state-of-the-art observatory. The StellarMate Controller is powered by the Open Astronomy Instrumentation protocols (INDI), Ekos which provides […]

Choosing a Beginner Telescope
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Choosing a Beginner Telescope

“I tell people that when choosing a beginner telescope, with a small investment in a simple first telescope, they can test drive the hobby without breaking the bank, and upgrade later when they have more experience and knowledge about the hobby!” Having been an astronomy professor for several decades, an […]

Celestron NexYZ Smartphone Adapter
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Celestron NexYZ Smartphone Adapter

What makes the Celestron NexYZ Smartphone Adapter different from other smartphone adapters? Its three-axis adjustment. Most adapters only allow adjustment of your phone in two axes, X and Y, to center its camera over the optical axis of the eyepiece That works, but what about the all-important Z axis: spacing of […]

BOSS Supernova Search
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BOSS Supernova Search

BOSS Supernova Search: With each new advancement in the technology available to amateur astronomers, the line between amateur and professional – already barely distinguishable – is further blurred. There may be no better example than the feats of a group of amateur astronomers who call their group the Backyard Observatory […]