Orion Telescopes closed its California facilities in July 2024, marking the end of a remarkable journey that began in 1975. Tim Gieseler started this innovative company in Santa Cruz, California. His small startup grew into an international success story that shipped telescopes to more than 20 countries worldwide. The 1990s and 2000s marked the company’s … Read more
How to Clean Telescope Mirrors Safely Why worry about how to clean telescope mirrors? Keeping your astronomy equipment clean and in good working order is as important as a cloudless sky. Dirty mirrors can cause dim and blurry images, taking away from your enjoyment of the night sky, and we can’t have that, now, can … Read more
Achieving precise polar alignment on an equatorial telescope mount is a crucial step for any stargazing enthusiast, especially when it involves astrophotography. In this guide, we will delve into the importance of polar alignment, the equipment you need, and a step-by-step process to help you align your telescope accurately with the celestial poles. We will … Read more
If you are even reasonably serious about doing some astrophotography you will eventually want an autoguider and guide scope to make sure your images are as sharp as possible. Although these are used together, they are two different items but I will try to keep it all in packages to make it easy for you. … Read more
Once you have a telescope picked out you need to find the best astrophotography mount for that particular scope. Unfortunately there is no one best, but only the best for the weight you need to support and your budget. What follows is the best equatorial mount for astrophotography in order of weight supported, and funny … Read more
The best astrophotography telescope for beginners can be a tricky problem to solve. Lots of people what to find the best telescope for astrophotography 2018 but it is not as simple as you might think. The answer is really in two parts, the telescope and the mount. More concerns than just the best astrophotography telescope … Read more
Astrophotography How To Part 2: Getting going In our last article, Astrophotography for Beginners Tutorial part 1, we mainly talked about what equipment you needed to get started while in this part you will find more information on setting up and collecting images. Packed with lots of astrophotography how to information and astrophotography tips, this … Read more
So you want to do DSLR astrophotography? This DSLR Astrophotography for Beginners Tutorial will help you get started figuring out what you need to buy and what you need to learn. Think of it as your DSLR astrophotography 101 class or a beginner’s guide to DSLR astrophotography. While this DSLR Astrophotography for Beginners Tutorial won’t … Read more
Light pollution filters can help with one of the main reasons it is so hard to see or image some objects in the night sky. This is caused by all the streetlights, signs, and other illuminations lighting up the particles and water vapor in the atmosphere. That’s why you need the best light pollution filter … Read more
What type of telescope camera adapter do you need to connect your camera to a telescope? Connecting your camera or phone to your telescope is something that a lot of people are curious about. Everyone wants to snap a quick shot of the moon, Saturn or Jupiter. Most people’s first try at this can be … Read more