MallinCam is now offering a new lower price of $799US for itsMallinCam SkyRaider DS2.3 Plus video/imager/autoguider. Part of the MallinCam SkyRaider family of astronomical video cameras, the DS2.3 Plus incorporates the Sony Exmor CMOS sensor to deliver the high sensitivity needed for astronomical observation and imaging. The MallinCam SkyRaider DS2.3 […]
Astro-Physics Starfire Refractor> Ever since reading Alan Dyer’s article Astro-Physics Refractors Big & Small in the 1993 September issue of Astronomy magazine, I have dreamt of someday owning an AP-155 f/7 EDF Starfire refractor. Well, it’s taken a couple of decades but I finally acquired Astro-Physics Starfire Refractor a few […]
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 […]
Many of us grew up firmly believing that 2001: A Space Odyssey was the coolest space sci-fi movie we have ever seen. Even if you didn’t feel that way, you had to admit, the elegance that Stanly Kubrick shot the film in makes it one of the most memorable of […]
Astrozap Telescope Dust Covers: Astronomers can get pretty finicky about cleanliness, especially when it comes to their telescope optics. The reality is that dust is everywhere and it is next to impossible to keep it entirely off a telescope’s optics. However, you don’t have to allow dust to settle on […]
Unihedron SQM-LU-DL: The names Unihedron and Sky Quality Meter have become synonymous with measurement of sky brightness. Indeed, it’s hard to imagine a tool that has had greater impact on quantification of local light pollution. Unihedron’s original SQM set the standard and has since evolved into a comprehensive range of […]
The Observer Pro app is an iOS app designed specifically for advanced amateur astronomy planning for those using iPhones, iPads iPod Touch. No guessing when that galaxy will emerge from behind that dastardly tree; no estimating how many hours you’ll be able to image an object. It provides easy answers […]
First released in the Apple App Store December 2016, the Agile Autoguider app is an iPhone app that corrects the mechanical guiding of your telescope to achieve high guiding precision. The iPhone is attached to the finder scope of your telescope and tracks a guide star via the rear camera. […]
Agema Optics offers a Super Doublet Apochromatic Refractors that provide an optical design calculated to provide spectacularly high-contrast star and planet viewing and great color correction. They deliver true diffraction-limited images for the visual spectrum, and allows both visual observation and digital imaging. Agema controls every step in its manufacturing […]
For over 20 years, the Meade ETX telescope series has provided novice astronomers quality, value and performance, with each new model bringing enhancements and improvements. The latest Meade ETX Observer model continues that legacy. The Meade ETX Observer models come in an 80mm refractor, as well as a 90mm and […]
The 10Micron AZ DDS (Direct Drive System) offers professional robotic telescope mounts in an alt-azimuth fork configuration that incorporates a software-integrated de-rotator/focuser. 10Micron has had extensive experience with robotic astronomical mounts. The AZ DDS was developed specifically for professional and research applications that require maximum quality at upmost affordability. The […]
We recently posted a news item on the latest edition of Alan Dyer’s interactive eBook, How to Photograph & Process Nightscapes and Time-lapses, which covers the latest equipment, software, and processing techniques on time-lapse nightscape video for creating great still images and time-lapse movies of the night sky. To see how […]