Asteroid Day 2020 will be held on June 30 and you’ll have a chance to view online real asteroids by telescope as part of the event. The Virtual Telescope Project will host “A Journey Across the Near-Earth Asteroids” as part of Asteroid Day 2020. During this event viewers will get […]
Fans of “Uncle Rod” Molisse will be glad to know that he is coming out with a second version of his popular SCT book, “Choosing and Using a New Cat: Getting the Most from Your Schmidt Cassegrain or Any Catadioptric Telescope.” The book is part of Springer Publishing’s “The Patrick […]
Explore Scientific has introduced several new camera adapters for astro imaginers. Included is a reduction adapter from M48x0.75 to M42x0.75 mm (shown in image). The adapter is designed for connecting T2 camera accessories with the smaller M42x0.75 thread to the larger M48x0.75 thread. It is ideal for adapting 2 inch […]
Highpoint Scientific’s new Apertura 60EDR 60mm Doublet APO f/6 refracting telescope is portable, easy to use, and offers optics made with Ohara FPL-53 glass for excellent views. The Apertura 60EDR can be used as a travel telescope, a guide scope, a super finder or a spotting scope. Weighing just 3.25 […]
William Optics FLAT73R 0.8x Adjustable Reducer-Flattener is for use with the William Optics Zenithstar 73 OTA. The William Optics Reducer-Flattener is a great accessory that improves image quality by being able to adjust spacing without the need for extension tubes. It will deliver an image circle of >44 with a […]
Baader Planetarium’s new MaxBright II Binoviewer incorporates Baader’s vast experience acquired during thirty years of building astronomical binoviewers. The company builds its binoviewers to be utilized with a compliment of accessories to offer complete system solutions. The new MaxBright II was conceived as a more compact and lighter option to Baader’s flagship […]
Planewave Instruments recently installed a high-end telescope imaging system in a customer’s home in France. As Matt Dieterich with Planewave Instruments comments, “This was one of the craziest telescope installations I have been involved with and St. Tropez, France certainly lived up to the hype of being classy. Rupert Smith’s […]
In 1984 Ken Fulton published the “The Light-Hearted Astronomer”, a humorous and down-to-earth tome offering common sense on practicing amateur astronomy. He has updated his original work in his publication of “The Light-Hearted Astronomer Observes Again” which he crafted to appeal to beginners and experienced practitioners of the hobby. As […]
SkyTools 4 is now two products, SkyTools Imaging, which comes in a single edition, and the newly introduced SkyTools Visual, which is a comprehensive software platform dedicated to every aspect of visual observing including planning, finder charts, controlling a telescope and logging observations. SkyTools Visual comes in three editions: Standard, […]
The Rockland Astronomy Club (RAC) has announced they are rescheduling the NEAF event and the NEAIC imaging conference date to September 14-15, 2020. Instead they will be hosting “NEAF: The Virtual Experience” on April 4. Here is the NEAF organizational team’s announcement: Due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Rockland Community […]
Xerxes Scientific launched last year with the purpose of creating semi-custom telescope mounts and control systems for astronomical imaging. Their initial product designs were the D11 and D21 direct drive modules which are part of their modular telescope mount system, which can either be incorporated into custom telescope mounts or […]
Telescopi Italiani has announced the availability of its TI35 f/3.5 Astrograph Telescope in a f/3.5 figuration. The TI 35 (350 mm of clear aperture) is based on the same Modified Harmer Wynne optical configuration as Telescopi Italiani’s TI35 f/5 system. The TI 35 offers a very compact, light-weight, high-end performance […]