by astrobiscuit | Feb 7, 2023 | review
Who is this mount for? To do astrophotography seriously you need a seriously big telescope. And to carry a big telescope you need a big mount. Up until now that meant splashing out about five thousand pounds but Skywatcher’s new CQ350 astrophotography mount claims to...
by astrobiscuit | Nov 27, 2022 | review
I think that 8 inch Newtonians hit a massive astrophotography sweet spot. Proof of this are seen in the astrophotos of the new generation of astrophotographers like Lyaphine. Lyaphine who is member of my discord server (you can join us here) discovered a planetary...
by astrobiscuit | Nov 26, 2022 | review
Es Reid designs optical systems. He’s currently working on a very high powered and fancy microscope for an important company in Cambridge. On the side he bench tests commercial telescopes for First Light Optics and makes sure the telescopes they sell are up to...
by astrobiscuit | Apr 15, 2022 | Big Amateur Telescope, review
Summary: All round great cooled astrophotography camera; super sensitive, supersonically low read noise, no amp glow, no dew problems and much cheaper than its bigger brother the QHY268 because it has a smaller 1” sensor. Affiliate Link: $1159.00 from High Point...
by astrobiscuit | Mar 12, 2022 | review
Everyone on Amazon who reviews Svbony’s 80mm ed refractor seems to love it. So I’m excited to try out the SV503 (thx Tyson) as it could be a a contender for the best beginners telescope for astrophotography. Rosette Nebula shot in just 2.5 hours with the SV503...
by astrobiscuit | Dec 18, 2021 | review
Now this is a question for the noob and seasoned nerd alike because the best beginners astrophotography rig is basically a travel rig and its essential for old astrofarts like myself to have a great little travel rig… Travel rigs aren’t just for when you’re...
