The Sky-Watcher USA EQM-35 go-to mount provides a convenient, stable go-to platform for refractors up to 100 mm or up to 127-mm Maksutovs. Designed as an imaging system, it also works well for visual use. This mount is perfect for the beginner as well as the more advanced astronomer. The […]
Warren Keller and Ron Brecher with IP4AP are teaming up again to present a three-day PixInsight workshop in Mesa, Arizona, September 21-23, 2018 and in Lake Forest, California September 28-30, 2018. If you’re new to image processing, PixInsight is a very powerful and much less expensive alternative to Photoshop. It is […]
Recognizing that many observers and imagers alike are choosing to take larger and more capable instruments to “darker skies,” iOptron designers created the iOptron Tri-Pier 360 to serve as a portable support for their equipment. A rugged, dependable, portable pier, the Tri-Pier 360, so named because it is engineered to […]
Explore Scientific, an international concern based in Springdale, Arkansas, has received the Better Business Bureau of Arkansas’ 2018 Torch Award for Ethics. The national award-winning “educate and recognize” Torch Award program is the premier public recognition of organizations that intentionally pursue the Six Principles of TRUST, upon which the BBB […]
Astro-Physics Dovetail Plate includes the 15-inch Vixen-style Dovetail Plate The V-style Dovetail has taken a major step forward: Astro-Physics is now offering a 15-inch Vixen-style Dovetail Plate (SBV15 – $58US). This is no run-of-the-mill V-style plate; this Astro-Physics Dovetail Plate is a robust, wide plate that allows attaching our scope […]
The Astronomik XT Clip Filters are specifically designed to deliver widefield images with crisp and sharp stars right to the edge of the field. Astronomik’s popular original Clip Filters are well known tools among astrophotographers worldwide, but unfortunately, their effectiveness does not fully extend to the very short focal lengths […]
Ah used telescope stuff! I have always enjoyed finding a deal – boats, cars, jewelry (for my significant other of course), and yes, telescopes – well you name it, I am into getting a deal. *** Editors Note: Since the publication of this article, Astro Parts Outlet Used Telescope has […]
In this issue Editor Gary Parkerson talks about the new focus of the magazine as well as his experience creating an ultra-portable astro-travel kit; Dr. James R. Dire test drives the William Optics 20th Anniversary Flourorstar 123-mm Refractor; Mark Zaslove shows how the Unified Software Theory Prism v10 is a […]
DSLR Astro Photography with Astronomik Clip-Filter System I decided that I would dive into astrophotography long before I’d purchased my first telescope. In fact, my first foray into this dark art involved a DSLR, a 50-mm lens and a secondhand Orion EQ-1 mount with a motor drive. It was a […]
Repair Your Telescope Equipment: I used J-B Weld for years to repair minor cracks and breaks in metal components when I couldn’t justify the cost of a proper brazing-machining repair. It’s great stuff, but it sets quickly – within four minutes – and requires mixing the epoxy filler with […]
Polar Aligning a Mount: This Astro Tip was snagged as one of the many great ideas shared by Astronomy Technology Today reader Paul Chasse. It focuses on helping to make polar alignment a smooth process. Pay attention, because this may save you some time and frustration down the road. When […]
PrimaLuceLab offers a unique opportunity to enjoy the cosmos and beyond with the SPIDER230c radio telescope that combines radio technologies with that of amateur astronomy, packaged in a powerful, modular and easy-to-use system. The SPIDER230c radio telescope uses a WEB230-5 antenna – a mesh 2.3-meter diameter parabolic antenna designed to […]