ZWO has finally released its long awaited CAA (Camera Angle Adjuster) electric field rotator, now integrating the complete automation of our astrophotographic equipment within its ASIAIR interface in version 2.3. This marks a significant advance in the automation of our astrophotography sessions, allowing not only to develop them in a completely unattended way, but also …
Until just a few years ago, everything related to filters in astrophotography was a territory belonging exclusively to astrophotography, whether deep sky or planetary, made with monochrome cameras. However, during the last 5 years there has been a real boom in the market of filters for astrophotography, in this case designed for use with color …
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If we ask a number of astronomy and astrophotography enthusiasts what their greatest dream is in this hobby, a good percentage of them will answer that they would like to have their own observatory or a fixed place where they can keep their equipment permanently set up. Indeed, amateur astronomical observatories have always been one …
The evolution of mankind has historically led to pollution of the world around him in its various forms. The first traces of human-caused pollution date back more than 5,600 years, when humans began working bronze in the Balkan region of south-eastern Europe. Although there are traces that the Sumerians, 4,000 years BC, were already working …
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astrophotographers have the image of our equipment consisting of mount, optical tube, guiding system, camera, etc., all perfectly connected through a tangle of cables that connect the devices to each other, as well as the cables for powering and communicating with our computer. To sum up, our setup with connection and power cables would be …