Page 24 - Astronomy Hub
- October 01, 2023
In this episode of What's in the Sky this Month, Teagan reviews some of the beautiful celestial objects you can see in the month of October 2023!
- September 27, 2023
The search for clear, dark skies often leads us far from home. Scattered across the globe are famous observatories, Dark Sky Parks, and historically significant locations that have seen generations of influential astronomy research and discoveries.
- September 21, 2023
The ZWO Seestar S50 Smart Telescope combines a telescope, electric focuser, astronomy camera, and ASIAIR controller into one unit! We’re so excited to put this innovative smart telescope to the test. Let’s see how it performs!
- September 20, 2023
For centuries, civilizations studied the night sky with no aid whatsoever. All they had was the power of their human eyes, and that alone served them well enough to observe meteor showers, planetary movements, and rare cosmic events. Many of us equate...
- September 19, 2023
Big news! Apertura has just added another telescope to their line of fantastic Dobsonians - the AD6. We got our hands on this new, ultra-portable 6" Dobsonian. Let's talk about it.
- September 13, 2023
Total solar eclipses are one of the most breathtaking sights in nature, and people across the world bear witness to these celestial events with awe and wonder - but that wasn’t always the case. There was a time, many years ago, when eclipses were looked...
- September 06, 2023
If there’s one natural phenomenon that everyone should witness at least once in their lifetime, it’s a total solar eclipse. Quite simply, there’s nothing else like it. The temperature drops, the sky goes dark, the stars and planets briefly shine and all...
- September 05, 2023
The Optolong L-eXtreme F2 filter is another must-have addition to the incredible Optolong filter line! It will allow you to collect narrowband data using the fastest astrographs.
- September 01, 2023
In this episode of What's in the Sky this Month, Teagan reviews some of the beautiful celestial objects you can see in the month of September 2023!
- August 23, 2023
Whenever you see a depiction of someone stargazing, they’re often either looking up with just their eyes or peering through a telescope. It seems as though we associate binoculars more with birding than with astronomy, and yet binoculars can be an extremely...
- August 16, 2023
Rockets can carry robotic spacecraft to the planets, communication and weather satellites, resupply spacecraft to space stations, and - most famously - human beings into space. After photographing hundreds of rocket launches from Cape Canaveral - we’re...
- August 09, 2023
Everyone wants to look at the stars. When you buy a telescope, chances are the purpose is for stargazing. Astronomy is thought of as a night-centered discipline, and to a large extent, it is. But by focusing solely on the planets and outer stars, we’re...
- August 02, 2023
Observatories are the second homes of many astronomers, and anyone with an interest in astronomy will find themselves in awe of these grand places. If you’ve never been to an observatory and don’t have one near you, you’re not doomed to miss out. Thanks...
- August 01, 2023
In this episode of What's in the Sky this Month, Teagan reviews some of the beautiful celestial objects you can see in the month of August 2023!
- August 01, 2023
The brand new Askar 103APO is a 103mm aperture, 700mm focal length, and 6.8 native focal ratios OTA.
In astrographs, the size of the aperture has a significant impact on observability and image quality. The aperture of 103mm gives it an inherent advantage...