Baader Planetarium’s famed Hyperion 8-24 mm Zoom eyepiece, now in its fourth generation as the Hyperion Zoom Mark IV Eyepiece, continues the line’s High Quality Phantom Coating Group Multicoatings, for revealing faintest objects at maximum contrast with total freedom from reflections. The Hyperion Zoom Mark IV Eyepiece click-stop action – […]
Deep Sky West Remote Observatory (DSW) is a remote astrophotography observatory complex situated on Rowe Mesa in Rowe, New Mexico. This 35-acre high altitude site (elevation 7,400 feet) offers pristine dark skies, excellent seeing, and weather conditions coveted by all imagers. The complex was developed to make remote imaging and […]
The Sky-Watcher Stargate Dobsonian telescopes offer serious aperture for those looking to sail farther into the depths of the cosmos in big deep-sky-gobbling apertures of 18 and 20 inches. For those stepping up from the 12-inch instruments, the 18-inch Stargate captures more than twice the light, and for those graduating […]
CelestialChart is a web-based tool for both amateur and professional astronomers. It specializes in doing one thing and doing it very well: Providing accurate, easy-to-read, real-time or scheduled (past or future), location-specific astronomical charts of celestial bodies and constellations. Enter a location by city or latitude and longitude, as well […]
By Dr. James R. Dire Dr. James Dire has an M.S. in physics from the University of Central Florida and a M.A. and Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University, both in planetary science and is an associate provost at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Spring, N.C., and a professor of physics […]
In announcing its new Good Neighbor Lighting line, Lowe’s recognized that “Star-filled night skies are now fading and being washed out by the glow of city lights. Artificial light shining up into the sky creates light pollution and dulls the view for stargazers. Excessive and poorly directed lights are also […]