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...
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Planetary and deep sky imaging have little in common, with different telescopes, cameras, software, and techniques required. Planetary imaging does have some advantages, though....
Atik Camera has announced the latest in its Apx series of CMOS sensor cameras, the Apx26. The new camera uses the Sony IMX571 APS-C...
Italy-based manufacturer Avalon has announced that a new mount, the compact, belt-driven Avalon EVO Zero, is now available for pre-order. Using timing belts and...
Askar has added a new astrograph to their PHQ line, the 80mm f/7.5 80PHQ. The quadruplet, air-spaced APO lens includes two elements made from...
Why do we need to guide? With long exposure astrophotography, we need to track the motion of night sky perfectly as the Earth rotates...
Askar Lens is introducing a new product for widefield astrophotography, the 107PHQ 107 mm F/7 Quadruplet Flatfield Super APO Astrograph. The four-element Petzval system...
Astronomik has introduced a new series of RGB filters for deep-sky astrophotography. The new filters were designed to enhance the strongest emission lines and...
Well-known camera manufacturer ZWO is taking pre-orders on a new astrophotography mount. ZWO’s new AMS Harmonic Equatorial Mount weighs in at 5kg and has...
After testing over a dozen cameras for astrophotography, none ticked all the boxes for what I was looking for (sensor size, price, read noise,...