Expanded Camera Control
Users of Lumenera cameras will appreciate the effort Heiko Wilkens put into developing Lucam Recorder.
Telescope Weather Shield
Protect your fork-mounted telescope from the elements with a Scope Armor Telescope Protector.
3-D Galactic Road Map
Ever wonder where the globular star cluster M13 is in relation to our Sun within the Milky Way? Think Astronomy will help you put it and many other objects in perspective with its new program.
Beefy Focuser
JMI Telescopes introduces the Event Horizon series of 2-inch modular focusers for all makes and models of telescopes.
Digital Medium Format
Astronomical CCD cameras are becoming available with imaging sensors larger than a 35-millimeter film frame.
Compact Autoguider
The Trifid Nugget from Yankee Robotics is a dedicated autoguider compatible with just about any guidescope or off-axis guiding system.
"Go To" Retrofit
Eclipse Telescopes now offers the Gotostar retrofit kit to computerize any Eclipse Telescopes German equatorial mount.
Observatories To Go
Do you want an observatory in your yard but lack the time or ability to build it? Backyard Observatories is your solution!
Astro Image in the News:
A Total Eclipse from Orbit
March 19th's solar eclipse was only a partial event from the ground, but the Hinode spacecraft was perfectly positioned to see the Moon cover the Sun completely.
New Leaders for American Astronomy
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is getting a new executive director, and the American Astronomical Society has elected its next president.
Pluto Occultation A First Report
Professional and amateur astronomers are continuing to sift through and analyze data they collected during the March 18th occultation involving Pluto and a 15th-magnitude star in Sagittarius. It was the best-ever Pluto occultation predicted for North America.
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Astro Image in the News:
Jupiter's New Red Spot
Taking in the sights as it zipped past Jupiter en route to Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft has given planetary scientists their best view yet of a new Earth-size storm swirling in the planet's southern hemisphere.
The Moon Meets the Pleiades
The Moon will be closing in on Messier 45 tonight; observers along the West Coast may see the Moon pass in front of some of the star cluster.
Taking a Bite Out of the Sun
On Monday parts of Southeast Asia, China, Korea, Siberia, and northwestern Alaska (where it was still the 18th) were treated to a relatively minor partial eclipse of the Sun. Although the event wasn't seen by many, those who were fortunate to be in the Moon's shadow snapped some great photos.
Probing Mars's Hidden Glaciers
Using ground-penetrating radar carried by orbiting spacecraft, scientists can "see" huge slabs of nearly pure ice buried near the Martian poles.
New Comet in Indus
After a two-year search, on March 15, 2007, Australian amateur Terry Lovejoy found his first comet.
Pluto's Shadow to Sweep Over North America
For the first time, professional and amateur telescopes from California to Texas will get to watch distant Pluto sweep directly in front of a star. The outcome will aid planning for the Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft.
Update on March 18th's Occultation of a Star by Pluto
The countdown has begun for this important occultation of a 15th-magnitude star by Pluto, due to occur on Sunday morning, March 18, 2007.
A Comet Caught by Its Trail
A dedicated comet watcher has turned up something unexpected in images of Comet Encke taken with his 5-inch refractor: a trail of rubble strewn along the comet's orbit.
New Reconnaissance of Mars Well Under Way
Last week planetary scientists from around the world gathered in Houston, Texas, to see the first science results from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. They weren't disappointed.