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Automatic polar alignment for telescopes just got real
Monday, January 12, 2026 by Richard Harris
Polar alignment is a nuts-and-bolts procedure - an unglamorous but unavoidable step if we want precise tracking of the night sky with our telescopes. There’s nothing particularly elegant or mysterious about it. You’re simply aligning the polar axis (RA) of your mount as accurately as pos...
Astrobiscuit: The nerd who made the universe fun
Monday, December 29, 2025 by Richard Harris
In 2017, Rory Griffin—better known as Astrobiscuit—asked his wife for a telescope. She rolled her eyes. “It’ll just gather dust,” she said. But the first night he pointed that Sky-Watcher Mak 90 into the London sky, Jupiter floated into view. Its moons lined up like tin...
Retractable LED flat-field panel FlatMaster Neo 120 launches
Thursday, November 13, 2025 by Richard Harris
Automatic flat panels are a must for any serious imaging rig, especially for fully automated remote setups. That’s why the release of the FlatMaster Neo 120 from Pegasus Astro is worth checking out. It’s a retractable flat-field panel designed to improve calibration accuracy, featuring a...
How ZWO changed amateur astronomy
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 by Richard Harris
There was a time in amateur astronomy when photographing the heavens felt as challenging as lassoing the moon - I've been there. A decade or two ago, if you told a backyard stargazer they could capture stunning nebulae and galaxies with affordable gear, they might’ve raised an eyebrow. Ast...