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Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Small Wonder: Astro-Tech 1¼-inch Diagonal
Astronomy Technologies has incorporated most of the latest features found on premium 2-inch diagonals in a classic 1¼-inch design.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Different Dob?: Parks Astrolight AZ6 and AZ8 Reflectors
When is an altazimuth-mounted Newtonian telescope not a Dobsonian? When it’s a new Parks Astrolight AZ reflector.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Cadillac of Finders: Stellarvue F50 and F80 Finders
While Go To telescopes may have reduced the importance of optical finders, they haven’t stopped Stellarvue from developing a line of premium models that are more closely related to small telescopes than they are to their namesakes from the past.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Imaging Doctor: CCDInspector
Amateurs seeking the best-possible images from their astrophotography setups should consider CCDInspector from CCDWare.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Forget the Exotics: Tele Vue’s Paracorr for SBIG’s STL-Series Cameras
Thanks to Tele Vue the ideal telescope to cover the 35-mm-size chip in SBIG’s flagship STL-11000 CCD camera may be no further away than the venerable Newtonian reflector.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Finding Your Way: Celestron SkyScout
Celestron's SkyScout, named a Hot Product for 2007 by the editors of Sky & Telescope, generates excitement in everyone who tries it.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Faster Imaging for DSLRs: Starizona’s HyperStar M14
The new HyperStar M14 from Starizona transforms Meade 14-inch LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes into superfast f/2 astrographs for DSLR cameras.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Cruise the Planets: Burgess Optical/TMB Planetary Eyepieces
In recent years a handful of specialized planetary eyepieces have entered the market, but what sets the new Burgess Optical/TMB models apart from others is price.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Optimized for Astrophotography: Tele Vue “IS” Astrographs
Among the most highly rated apochromatic telescopes we’ve ever tested, the Tele Vue Nagler-Petzval line has been reengineered for astrophotography.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
When Old is New: Pentax 100 SDUF II
Pentax has long been a source of quality telescopes and astrophotography equipment for Japanese amateurs. Now, thanks to the efforts of the folks at Oceanside Photo & Telescope (a.k.a. OPT), the Pentax line is coming to America.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Laid-Back Observing: Bigha StarSeeker
Even a quick glance tells you what the Bigha StarSeeker is all about. What it won’t tell you, however, is how well this motorized chair for binocular observing is engineered.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Bigger, Better, Cheaper: New Kodak Chips
In the world of high-end astrophotography, the biggest news this year originates with Kodak. Its new large-format KAF-09000 and KAF-16803 CCDs offer outstanding features for astronomical use, but size is only one of them.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Learning from the Masters: Making Every Pixel Count
Teaching specialized Photoshop techniques for astronomical imaging has become a cottage industry. This year alone we found five offerings worthy of mention.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Learning from the Masters: Zone System for Astro Imaging
Teaching specialized Photoshop techniques for astronomical imaging has become a cottage industry. This year alone we found five offerings worthy of mention.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
For the Road: LightBridge Dobsonians
Although the truss-tube Dobsonian was introduced to amateur telescope makers 25 years ago, the design has rarely been used in anything but costly premium instruments in the world of commercial telescopes. That is until now.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Planetary Processing Power: RegiStax 4
No single item in recent memory has had more of an impact on planetary imaging than RegiStax, developed by Dutch amateur Cor Berrevoets. In October 2006 Berrevoets released his much-awaited RegiStax 4.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Learning from the Masters: Image Processing for Astrophotography
Teaching specialized Photoshop techniques for astronomical imaging has become a cottage industry. This year alone we found five offerings worthy of mention.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Learning from the Masters: Photoshop Astronomy
Teaching specialized Photoshop techniques for astronomical imaging has become a cottage industry. This year alone we found five offerings worthy of mention.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Bright Idea: SureFire Kroma LED Flashlight
The new Kroma LED Flashlight from SureFire delivers two levels of dependable white light in addition to high and low levels of red and blue light.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Learning from the Masters: A Guide to Astrophotgraphy With DSLR Cameras
Teaching specialized Photoshop techniques for astronomical imaging has become a cottage industry. This year alone we found five offerings worthy of mention.
