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ASCOM Flat Panel Buddy for Astrophotography 4-16 inch from Astro-Smart
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 by Richard Harris
When the sky gives you a steady, clean night, you do not want to spend it guessing. You do not want to hold a panel up to the scope and wonder if the brightness is right, or stop your sequence just to dial things in again. That kind of interruption breaks the rhythm of the night. That is where an...
DIY flat panel
Thursday, August 14, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
Astrophotographers are constantly innovating to improve their imaging workflows, often creating custom tools that rival commercial products at a fraction of the cost. One clever example comes from a maker who modified a standard LED tracing panel to function as an ASCOM Alpaca-compatible flat panel ...
Deep Sky Dad talks scopes, tech, and the future of astrophotography
Friday, July 25, 2025 by Richard Harris
We recently caught up with Pavle Gartner—aka DeepSkyDad—the tech-savvy astro gear guru who’s turning stargazing into a full-time gig. In this down-to-earth Q&A, Pavle dishes on everything from backyard stargazing with his brothers to building slick, motorized magic for your rig...