SkyWatcher EVOLUX 62 ED and 82 ED refractors are great telescopes for wide-field astrophotography when used with PrimaLuceLab devices like SESTO SENSO focusing motor, ARCO rotator, GIOTTO flat field generator, ALTO cover motor and EAGLE computer. By installing them on a correctly dimensioned computerised mount, you can create a very…

SkyWatcher ESPRIT 100 ED is a great 100mm f/5.5 apochromatic refractor telescope for astrophotography when used with PrimaLuceLab devices like ESATTO focuser, ARCO rotator, GIOTTO flat field generator, ALTO cover motor and EAGLE computer. By installing it on a correctly dimensioned computerised mount, you can create a great telescope for…

Celestron EdgeHD 9.25″ is an aplanatic SC telescope that offers great astrophotography performance when used with PrimaLuceLab devices like ESATTO focuser, ARCO rotator, GIOTTO flat field generator, ALTO cover motor and EAGLE computer. By installing it on a correctly dimensioned computerised mount, you can create a powerful but still portable…

Astrophotography allows to record great pictures of the Universe: from the planets to the Moon, from galaxies to nebulas, from the Sun to star clusters. Astrophotography of some objects may be simple while for others, especially because of their low brightness, it’s more difficult and may require special instruments and techniques. Thanks…

Does light pollution affect astrophotography? Is it possible to take pictures of galaxies, nebulae or star clusters with a telescope also from the light polluted backyard by using narrowband filters? Discover the result of our test comparing the image of a nebula recorded with the same telescope and the same…

Choosing from various astrophotography cameras for deep-sky imaging may seem complicated. In this article, through a series of practical examples, we will explore how to choose an astrophotography camera to capture even the faintest details of galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters with long exposures (these cameras differ from those used…

Telescope mount, what to choose: “Power is nothing without control”, as stated by an advertisement, applies to telescopes as well, especially in astrophotography when taking long-exposure pictures of objects that are too faint to be seen. In fact, in order to take picture of celestial objects by using telescopes, it is…

When we use a camera to take a normal picture, we can select the magnification which best suits the object of our image, switching from wide-angle shots (for example 20mm focal length) to higher magnification shots (for example 200mm focal length). This freedom of choice is not possible in astrophotography as,…

PHD Guiding is a free software among the most used for autoguiding since it’s very easy to use. In this tutorial we will explain how to set up this software using an Atik TITAN camera but the same steps can also be made using other autoguiding cameras.