I recently received a 14-inch reflecting telescope I’ll be using for high-resolution deep sky imaging. While most telescopes are collimated by the manufacturer, they...
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For ‘white light’ viewing of the Sun’s photosphere, many casual solar observers use front-mounted solar filters made from glass or a specialty solar film....
One doesn’t always need a large, robotic go-to mount to do good astrophotography. Sometimes, a device that fits in the palm of your hand...
Offering fast f/2 speed and an ultra-wide-angle field of view, the Laowa 15mm ticks the boxes for nightscapes and tracked Milky Way images. I’m...
I recently tested Optolong’s new 3nm hydrogen-alpha, oxygen-III, and sulfur-II filters and overall I am very satisfied, particularly for their price point ($439 each...
Precision focusing is one of the most critical factors for getting crisp images. Most modern imaging software now features autofocus routines that, with the...
What would it take to be able to shoot deep-sky objects any clear night of the month, regardless of Moon phase? The answer...
In 2019, Oceanside Photo and Telescope (OPT) introduced the Radian Triad filter, an aggressive tri-band filter designed to allow one-shot color cameras to produce...
In the 1990s, Celestron teamed with SBIG to create the Fastar astrophotography system which allowed the replacement of the traditional Schmidt-Cassegrain secondary mirror with...
Rotators allow imagers to frame objects at the most suitable angle. Unless it’s a remote setup, rotation can be done manually, but that involves...