Smart Eyepieces
Smart Astronomy has introduced an affordable line of high-power eyepieces.
Extra Narrowband Hydrogen-Alpha Imaging Filter
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars' new Extra Narrowband Hydrogen-Alpha Imaging Filter lets you shoot high-contrast views of emission nebulae even from light-polluted locations.
Clear-Sky Gadget
If you live in North America and have a PC running Windows Vista, you can have Attilla Danko's Clear Sky Clock (CSC) on your desktop 24 hours a day.
Stellar Apo
Stellarvue adds a new affordable 4-inch apochromat to its line of premium-quality refractors.
Cloud Control
Diffraction Limited's new Boltwood Portable Cloud Sensor enables you to sleep when conditions are astronomically poor, and then alerts you with an alarm when the skies clear.
Affordable Active Optics
Santa Barbara Instrument Group, pioneer of the first commercially available active-optics for amateur telescopes, has developed the AO-8 for their popular ST series of self-guiding USB cameras.
Apo Bargain
Another good deal from Orion Telescopes & Binoculars comes in the form of its new Orion Premium 102mm F/7 ED Refractor.
Economical "Go To"
With the overwhelming popularity of Go To telescopes, it's surprising that a product like the Cube from iOptron hasn't come along before now.
Lightbridge Knobs
The Astronomy-Shoppe now offers the Meade Rescue Kit — a hardware upgrade for the collimation adjustments on Meade's LightBridge Dobsonian telescopes.
Lightweight Observatory
Smart Astronomy has introduced the Clear-View Portable Observatory Tent, a lightweight and effective means for you to observe in comfort, free from wind and annoying stray light.
Multipurpose Spectograph
You can view the solar spectrum or split spectroscopic binary stars with Shelyak Instruments Lhires III Spectrograph.
Omega Optical Launches Astrofilters Website
Filter manufacturer Omega Optical, a supplier of filters to NASA, has entered the consumer market. They are now offering filters to the amateur astronomy community.
SkyScout is Hot Stuff!
It comes as little surprise that Celestron's SkyScout, the unique hand-held device that identifies any naked-eye celestial object centered in its sighting tube, is flying off the shelves this holiday season.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Hot New Products for 2007
What's the coolest new stuff entering the astronomical market? That's the question that Sky & Telescope editors wrestle with as they make their annual selection of Hot New Products.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
S&T Test Report: Hot New Products for 2007
It’s time once again for the editors of Sky & Telescope to roundup their annual selection of the most intriguing new products entering the astronomical market.
Laid-Back Astronomy
Binoculars are one of the best ways to explore the starry night sky. The StarSeeker, a motorized observing chair from Bigha, offers an incredibly comfortable way to scan the heavens with two eyes.
DIY: Astronomy Projects & Guidance
How to Align Your Newtonian Reflector Telescope
Accurate optical alignment is neither difficult, mysterious, nor time-consuming. In fact, it's only three steps away.
RegiStax 4 Released
One of the most popular software tools for planetary astrophotographers was just given a major upgrade.
DIY: Astronomy Projects & Guidance
Dealing With Dew: Dew Heaters, Dew Shields and More
How to keep your optics dry and clear even on the dampest, dewiest nights.
The Observatories of Sky & Telescope
The backyard observatories of our editorial staff run the gamut from the elegantly simple to the luxuriously complete.