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Solar Filters
My Solar-Spotters are white-light solar filters contained in foam-lined boxes that serve as both storage cases and integral components of the safety mechanism.
Super Planetary Telescope
From Lazzarotti Optics comes the Gladio series: tubeless, long-focal-length reflectors designed with solar-system imagers in mind.
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!
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.
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.
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 Cameras
New to the amateur community but a veteran in the professional arena, Quantum Scientific Imaging (QSI) now offers a series of competitively priced, thermoelectrically cooled CCD cameras.
Compact Autoguider
The Trifid Nugget from Yankee Robotics is a dedicated autoguider compatible with just about any guidescope or off-axis guiding system.
Remote Control With Your Cell
Control your roll-off roof observatory from anywhere with m1 OASYS.
"Go To" Retrofit
Eclipse Telescopes now offers the Gotostar retrofit kit to computerize any Eclipse Telescopes German equatorial mount.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
S&T Test Report: Two New Apos from the Same Tree
S&T: Dennis di Cicco Rapidly earning a reputation for quality optics at reasonable prices, William Optics adds two new scopes to its refractor lineup. Inside the May issue of Sky & Telescope. On newsstands April 3rd!
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.
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.
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Saturn's Other Gassy Moon
Saturn's moon are turning out to be a gassy lot. First came Enceladus, whose geyers tower over its icy surface. Now scientists report that a second Saturnian satellite could be spewing material out into space.
A Young, Hot Enceladus?
How could a frozen world like Saturn's moon Enceladus ever be hot enough for geysers to form in the first place?
Best Pluto Occultation Ever Predicted for North America on March 18th
The best occultation of a star by Pluto ever predicted for North America will occur between 10:40 and 11:00 Universal Time on Sunday morning, March 18, 2007.
Grazing Occultation of Bright Star During Tonight's Lunar Eclipse
Observers watching the eclipsed Moon with binoculars in northeastern North America on March 3, 2007, wiill see a 5th-magnitude star wink out.
Portable Tracking
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars now offers the TeleTrack, an ultra-portable mount built for small telescopes and cameras with telephoto lenses.
