Astronomy at the beach! A family-friendly gathering featuring telescopes, presentations, and space exploration activities, the beach astronomy event brings together enthusiasts and experts at Island Lake State Park in Michigan to share knowledge and ...
Askar FRA400C quintuplet APO refractor review: Explore a 72 mm astrograph that doubles as a telephoto lens and visual scope. It asks if one small tube can carry the weight of many worlds while keeping stars sharp from the Ozarks to Orion....
New harmonic drive mount from MLAstro: The SAL-33 tracks like a seasoned guide and thinks like a lab, a frontier handshake between porch wisdom and cosmic curiosity. Meet the mount built for the Sun and stars. New harmonic drive mount from MLAstro: T...
BRC Astro brings about the end of ServoCAT sales and support in 2025, marking a turning point for the iconic telescope control system as its legacy and history come into focus....
Discover the innovative Universal Binocular Mount Parallelogram at Farpoint, offering exceptional stability for stargazers and birdwatchers. Made in the USA, this mount includes a tripod adapter and counterweights, ensuring a secure and enjoyable vie...
Enthusiasts around the world share sky images, creating a visual record of clouds for science and art, and Cloud Appreciation Day helps highlight these contributions while amusing astronomers who prefer clear skies....
Exploring the future of capturing every color channel in one exposure. Imagine telescopes and cameras that deliver complete spectral data in a single frame, changing how amateurs and professionals record the night sky forever....
Like a riverboat rolling steady toward the horizon and the cosmos opening wide above, this new shape flips tradition and points us closer to finding Earth’s kin. Rectangular telescope design promises shortcut to Earth 2.0....
Wrangle the wild tangle of cables with the Astrophotography gear power controller: SV241 Pro from SVBONY. Compact, clever, and built for stargazers, it turns chaos into cosmos—where science meets simplicity and every photon finds its way home....
Australians urged to sign petition EN7346 on light pollution is a call to protect dark skies with plain common sense. Less wasted light means more stars, more savings, and a future where the Milky Way shines as bright as our responsibility to it....
Astro Image Processing Software Update: Tria Image Pro 4.0 introduces faster FFTs, powerful blind deconvolution with SeDDaRA, and advanced tools for astrophotography, medical imaging, and more....
WR 102 image by Richard Harris displayed at the INTUITIVE Planetarium in the U.S. Space & Rocket Center highlights the hottest known star in our universe. Captured at Ozark Hills Observatory, this stunning astrophoto inspires audiences to explore the...
Peer through the NOBLEX ultra-wide-angle anastigmatic eyepiece and see the night sky as both neighbor and universe. A panoramic view with honest clarity, where starlight stays true and perspective stretches wide, reminding us that discovery begins wi...
Introducing the Teseek 14 mount. A $500 Strain Wave Gear Mount from AliExpress: Bargain or Risk? Imagine a featherweight mount that rivals $1,500 models, sold for one-third the price. It’s astronomy’s version of finding gold in a gravel pile, portabl...
The new ZWO AM3N harmonic equatorial mount arrives with upgrades for backyard astronomers, offering lightweight portability, higher payload capacity, improved cable management, and reliable tracking for astrophotography....
How ZWO changed amateur astronomy by making astrophotography accessible with ASI cameras, ASIAIR, mounts, and accessories. Learn how their ecosystem empowers backyard stargazers and why so many astronomers go all-in on ZWO gear....
Top 10 Seestar accessories you need now and that make setup easier, extend battery life, and protect your telescope. From tripods to dew shields, these practical upgrades help you get the most from your Seestar under the night sky....
Starfront Observatories installs Custom 24-Inch F3 telescope, the largest instrument yet at the Rockwood Texas site. Built by Marco Guidi of Doc Telescopes in Italy, this fast Newtonian system paired with Bortle 1 skies opens new possibilities for de...
Offered at just $30 shipped, the Photo-Atlas of the Constellations by Paolo Candy is a bilingual sky guide with side-by-side constellation photos, star data, and myth overlays that gives amateur astronomers a rich way to explore 69 constellations....
Early bird registration is open for the 24-hour virtual Under One Sky 2025 conference on November 7-8, bringing together the global dark sky movement through Zoom sessions, science talks, community stories, and a keynote by Lynne Peeples....
