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Altair 462M2 mono guide astronomy camera

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 by Richard Harris

If you’ve spent more than a few nights trying to pull sharp exposures out of a shaky guiding setup, you’ll know it doesn’t take much atmospheric wobble or poor star signal to throw off your whole session. The Altair 462M2 Mono Guide Camera takes a practical approach to solving those kinds of problems. It’s small, easy to integrate into just about...

Altair 585M Mono TEC cooled camera

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 by Richard Harris

Altair Astro has unveiled the Altair 585M Mono Cooled Camera, designed for amateur astronomers seeking a solution for both solar system and deep-sky imaging. Equipped with the latest Sony Starvis 2 back-illuminated sensor, this camera delivers high sensitivity, no amp glow, and a peak quantum efficiency of approximately 91%. The sensor offers enhanced dynamic range and ...

Long focal length APO telescope from Altair released

Thursday, June 13, 2024 by Richard Harris

The Altair 101 ED APO has a new long focal length ED doublet objective design with complete freedom from color aberrations. This is a telescope with premium optics for serious visual astronomy at a good price. it is very well suited for visual observation where sharpness and contrast are important. A long focal length refractor is easy to foc...