Guiding is vital to successful astrophotography. There are plenty of guidescopes available on the market. The William Optics 50mm Guidescope with 1.25″ ROTO Lock...
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QHY’s 533C color camera now has a monochromatic cousin: the QHY533M. This backside-illuminated camera has a small sensor – only 11.3mm to each...
Light pollution filters fall into two general categories. Narrowband filters let through only narrow segments (typically 3nm to 12nm) of the optical spectrum that...
With an increasingly broad range of simple yet capable equipment, astrophotographers can pursue a wider range of targets than ever. With dramatic improvements in...
Astrophotography is becoming more accessible as equipment choices increase while prices drop. Advances in camera technology have led the way. In the early 2000s,...
As the next generation of dualband filters hit the market, we test two of the latest against the most popular original. Which will emerge...
The Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi is a compact and affordable GoTo mount. But does it find and track objects well enough for astrophotography? Astrophotographers...
Overview The iOptron GEM45 is a lightweight and very capable mount. It is similar to the CEM40, but with a traditional right ascension and...
Telescope Live is an interesting platform that puts data from a network of global telescopes at your disposal. I signed up for a subscription,...
Like many, I used to use my trusty laptop to control my telescope and astrophotography setup. While it worked well, the main drawbacks were...