After its success with their popular Star Adventurer sky tracker, Sky-Watcher brought out the Mini version, to serve those looking for a lighter, smaller...
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Japanese manufacturer Vixen has been making excellent telescopes for decades. Although they haven’t quite achieved the name recognition of heavy hitters like Meade, Celestron,...
A tripod is the literal foundation of an astrophotography setup, especially when shooting nightscapes, time-lapses and tracked wide-field images. There’s no point spending up...
Editor’s note: The Takahashi FSQ-106N has been superseded by a new version, the FSQ-106EDX4. Takahashi is one of those brands that is spoken of with...
Astrophotographers shooting nightscapes and tracked constellation portraits use diffusion filters to make stars “pop.” Here are three filters that work well. The Alyn Wallace/Kase...
A new name in affordable lenses offers an 11mm fish-eye with excellent mechanics and optics for ultra-wide astrophotos. TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 Lens Astrophotographers make...
Plus: bright and colorful images; copes well with light pollution; autonomous star-field detection alignment; 12-hour battery; easy to use app Minus: expensive; app occasionally...
Each promises to make focusing at night precise and easy. Do they work? Yes. And no. Plus: The Focus On Stars filter works...
On the road to automating telescope rig for astrophotography, an autofocuser becomes an important tool to deal with focus changes through the night due...
Plus: Precision placement using X, Y and V axis; spring-loaded clamp; easy to insert and remove a smartphone Minus: Some slippage; heavier than most...