Modern day astrophotography setups are getting more complex with many devices working together simultaneously. Gone are the days of manually focusing your telescope with...
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Even with the best mounts and polar alignment, most imagers need to guide the mount to ensure near-perfect tracking of the sky. The two...
Astronomers and astrophotographers are in a constant battle with light pollution. For those capturing data from close to cities and suburbs, light pollution is...
Perfect tracking, within a few microns, is needed for long exposure astrophotography. It is essential to correct for even small discrepancies such as imperfect...
Astro-Physics has been around since 1975, catering to advanced amateurs with their precision mounts and telescopes, with a motto of “We are dedicated to...
Guiding is an important part of astroimaging, allowing you to track objects in the night sky with great precision. Many guidescopes are available, with...
Astronomy and astrophotography are demanding fields with a lot of variables waiting in line to ruin your results. While we can’t do much about...
Three of the filters tested here (the Haida, Kase and NiSi) are what can be classed as “broadband” light pollution reduction filters. They transmit...
Astronomy imaging company ZWO offers a variety of guidecams, with their entry level option being the ZWO ASI120MM Mini mono (MSRP $149). Despite modest...
After testing over a dozen cameras for astrophotography, none ticked all the boxes for what I was looking for (sensor size, price, read noise,...