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March 31 2025, Marcus Schenk
News for all visual observers. In the December 2024 issue of the renowned magazine “Astronomy Now“, our Omegon Advanced X N 152mm Dobson was put through its paces. And the result? Passed with flying colours!
Experienced tester Steve Ringwood was particularly impressed by the excellent optical quality. The heart of the telescope – its parabolic primary mirror – delivered razor-sharp images of planets, stars and DeepSky objects. Even at high magnifications the top notch quality of the optics was evident. The expert was also enthusiastic about its easy handling.
The tester’s conclusion speaks for itself:
“This is an outstanding telescope for a rapid set-up, at the outset of a new observer or the onset of a clear evening. It has great potential, belied by a very keen price point.”
Find the full test report in English here.
Are you ready for your own discoveries in the night sky? Then let the Omegon Advanced X N 152mm Dobson inspire you!
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March 18 2025, Stefan Taube
The Heliostar-76Hα from Skywatcher is a brand new telescope for observing the Sun in the H-alpha line with an exceptionally narrow bandwidth of just 0.5 angstroms!
Observe the active Sun: Eruptions (flares), filaments, spicules, granulation and of course Sunspots!
You can find more information here in the shop. Get your Heliostar now and treat yourself with your own highly demanded telescope!
Tags: telescope, Sun, Skywatcher
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March 12 2025, Stefan Taube
Use the Hestia Solar Pack smart telescope from Vaonis to photograph an eclipse with your smartphone. Thanks to the Gravity app from Vaonis this is particularly easy.
The Hestia Solar Pack includes a solar filter for safe solar observation. If you don’t have a photo tripod yet, get the Hestia Ultimate Pack.
The lightweight Hestia fits in any travel bag and is an ideal companion for your trip to solar eclipses!
The best thing: Hestia enables many other photographic applications for your smartphone.
Get yours now and safe your Hestia Solar Pack smart telescope in time!
Tags: telescope, Vaonis, Sun, Hestia
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January 27 2025, Stefan Taube
After months of development and testing, it is now available from stock: The Origin Intelligent Home Observatory from Celestron.
This smart telescope is not only the largest of its kind, but also represents a relatively open system that can grow over time and offers more options than other models.
Get your Origin here: Celestron Origin Intelligent Home Observatory
Tags: Celestron, Teleskop, telescope
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December 12 2024, Stefan Rieger
The Japanese optics and telescope specialist Vixen presents the ATERA II 16×50 ED, innovative binoculars that are perfect for Astronomy and nature observations.
With a 16x magnification and an integrated image stabilizer, this device enables razor-sharp observations even at high magnifications.
This allows animals or constellations to be precisely identified – ideal for experienced observers and beginners alike.
The Newsweek report above presents this exciting new product in detail. You can get even more insights into the traditional company Vixen and its products in this interview.
If you would like to discover the Vixen ATERA II 16×50 ED WP directly, you can find it right here.
Immerse yourself in a new dimension of observation!
Tags: Image stabiliser, Atera II 16x50 ED WP, Vixen, Binocular
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November 18 2024, Stefan Rieger
Ultralight. Ultra-stable. Nikon introduces a new series of super-lightweight STABILIZED S binoculars! With a winning combination of Nikon’s powerful image stabilisation technology and high-resolution optics, these new models offer wonderfully smooth magnification. Lightweight and pocket-friendly, the binoculars have a long battery life and are ideal for travelling: They are ideal for wildlife watching, nature observation, bird watching or scouting the route on a hike and can even be used at concerts and events.
These slim and foldable binoculars in the sizes 10×25 and 12×25 with image stabilisation are among the smallest and lightest in their class. The dimensions are approx. 105 x 89 x 65 mm and the weight is approx. 400 g.
Pre-order now, we expect the first delivery around 12 November 2024
Tags: Nikon, binoculars, Image stabiliser, Stabilzied S
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November 14 2024, Stefan Rieger
Just in time for the start of the driven hunt season, Leica has introduced a new range of binoculars with a rangefinder. The Geovid Pro SE in the 8×42 and 10×42 versions.
Thanks to the special prism shape, the so-called Perger-Porro prism and the integrated HD optics, these binoculars deliver maximum brightness and brilliance. The rangefinder measures up targets to a distance of approx. 2000 meters and offers a breakpoint correction up to a distance of 800 meters. The Leica Pro Track function allows you to find your target quickly and reliably.
Order your new binoculars with rangefinder today and get the certainty of measuring future distances – and no longer having to estimate them!
Tags: Leica, Geovid, binoculars, Binocular, Rangefinder
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September 18 2024, Jan Ströher
The new, ultra-compact MiniCat Astrograph from William Optics is a high-quality photographic machine, consisting of 6 lenses in 2 groups with integrated focuser design (WIFD). The fast focal ratio of f/3.5 allows very short exposure times with the highest image quality and correction – as you would expect from all apochromatic refractors from William Optics. The field of view illuminated by the MiniCat for astrophotography corresponds to that of full-frame cameras.
William Optics MiniCat 51/178 OTA
Due to the very short tube length with the low weight of only 1.67 kg, the MiniCat is a perfect apochromat for traveling and for small photo mounts, such as the iOptron SkyGuider.The Cat series from William Optics has been very popular for many years and rightly so. They are very handy optics for nature and astrophotography. The heart is the optics with Petzval design: Four lenses in three elements ensure a color-corrected and, above all, flat image field. An external flattener is no longer necessary!
The latest “baby” is no exception: With the MiniCat 51 you not only get impressive optical performance, but you can also enjoy the beautiful design and finish from William Optics!
Tags: William Optics, Astrograph, apochromats, new products
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August 21 2024, Stefan Rieger
We are happy to be able to offer you the popular Canon IS binoculars again. All models are equipped with an opto-electronic image stabilizer, which minimizes tremors of the hand. This makes it easy to see and determine the desired object in focus, even on exhausting hikes.
So grab the Canon IS series right away, if you’re tired of shaky observations!
Tags: Canon, binoculars, Image stabiliser, IS
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August 21 2024, Stefan Taube
The new WAVE mounts from Skywatcher incorporate industry standard strainwave gears. This gear design impresses with its excellent load capacity to weight ratio, its compact design and its favorable price.
Skywatcher offers two models:
Mounts with strain wave gears do not require counterweights. This makes them very portable and also suitable for travelling. An optional counterweight is available for the two new models, which can be used to increase the load capacity even further. This considerably extends the range of optics and applications that can be used.
The new tripod for these mounts is also noteworthy. The WAVE Carbon tripod can also be used with the WAVE SA column extension for the popular Star Adventurer series of photo mounts.
Both models of the new WAVE mounts are available with or without tripod and can be found here in our shop.
Tags: Montierung, Skywatcher, Mounts
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