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Vixen Optics: Sphinx SX2 Equatorial Mount
Vixen’s New Sphinx SX2 German Equatorial Go To mount ($1,599) features precision motors and a hand controller.
Meade's Series 5000 Mega Wide Angle Eyepieces
Meade Instruments unveils its new Series 5000 Mega Wide Angle eyepieces, featuring an expansive 100° apparent field of view.
Lodestar X2 Autoguider from Starlight Xpress
Starlight Xpress announces the Lodestar X2 Autoguider ($649), a tiny imaging and autoguiding camera.
Thousand Year Canon of Eclipses: 1501 to 2500
Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses: 1501 to 2500 is a comprehensive catalog of essential characteristics of each of the 2,389 solar eclipses occurring throughout this 10-century period, and Thousand Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 2500 documents 2,424 lunar eclipses in the same time frame.
Baader f/2 Highspeed Filter Series
Baader Planetarium unveils its newest series of narrowband imaging filters specifically designed for fast astrographs.
Universal Smartphone Eyepiece Adapter
iOptron's Universal Smartphone Eyepiece Adapter ($58) allows users to take snapshots of the Moon, planets, the Sun (with proper filtering), and even some of the brightest deep-sky objects.
NGC-MAX Positioning Kit
Now you can have all the Messier, NGC, and IC catalog objects available at the push of a button for your dual-mounted telescopes - Jim's Mobile Incorporated now offers encoders and hardware to mate its popular NGC-MAX positioning computer to the Explore Scientific Twilight II alt-az telescope mount (a complete kit with NGC-MAX computer sells for $729).
Astrophotography Book by Thierry Legault
Author and world-renowned astrophotographer Thierry Legault teaches you the art and techniques of astro-imaging in his book Astrophotography ($39.95, or $31.95 in eBook format).
Spectra-L200 Slit Spectrograph
JTW Astronomy announces the Spectra-L200 ($1,830), a slit spectrograph for amateur telescopes. Explore stars, nebulae, and distant quasars from your backyard.
First Contact Polymer Solutions Optics Cleaner
Photonic Cleaning Technologies introduces First Contact Polymer Solutions ($110), which cleans your optical surfaces without leaving residue.
Atik One 6.0 CCD Camera
Atik Cameras unveils the Atik One 6.0 CCD camera ($3,295).
Astrophotographer's Guide to the Deep Sky
Looking for something to shoot tonight? Astrophotography expert Jerry Lodriguss's new e-book, Astrophotographer's Guide to the Deep Sky, can help you choose your celestial targets wisely.
TheSky App
Software Bisque Inc. 862 Brickyard Circle, Golden, CO 80403-8058 303-278-4478; www.bisque.com Software Bisque announces its long-anticipated expansion into the app market with the release of TheSky Mobile ($14.99) for the iPhone and TheSky HD for the iPad ($29.99). Both include an extensive feature set tailored to the intermediate and advanced…
Choosing Your Astronomy Equipment
Power and Aperture in Binoculars
They come in a wide range of apertures. But for astronomy, large aperture is only part of the story. High magnification is just as important when binoculars are used on a night sky that's not absolutely dark.
Product Videos & Demonstrations
VIDEO: iOptron at NEAF 2014
Amateur astronomer Paul Chasse tells S&T senior editor Dennis di Cicco about his experience using iOptron’s radically new ZEQ25 and CEM60 “center-balanced” telescope mounts.
Product Videos & Demonstrations
VIDEO: Finger Lakes Instrumentation at NEAF 2014
Jim Moronski of Finger Lakes Instrumentation shows S&T senior editor Dennis di Cicco FLI’s latest line of CCD cameras, filter wheels, and precision focusers.
Product Videos & Demonstrations
VIDEO: SBIG at NEAF 2014
SBIG’s David Morrow shows S&T senior editor Dennis di Cicco the latest products in SBIG’s varied line of astronomical imaging equipment.
Product Videos & Demonstrations
VIDEO: Sky-Watcher USA at NEAF 2014
S&T senior editor Dennis di Cicco and Sky-Watcher’s Kevin LeGore talk about Sky-Watcher’s wide range of astronomical equipment.
Product Videos & Demonstrations
VIDEO: Stellarvue at NEAF 2014
Stellarvue’s Vic Maris highlights the features of some of the company’s newest products, including its new 130-mm apo refractors.
Product Videos & Demonstrations
VIDEO: Tele Vue Optics at NEAF 2014
Tele Vue’s Al Nagler gives S&T senior editor Dennis di Cicco an overview of the company’s history and a look at its current lines of eyepieces and telescopes.
