ASI290MM - hot stuff
It's been already over one week since ASI290MM camera arrived to me directly from Shangai. It is a new ASI product, very low noise, 2.13Mpx back…
Just for fun
I recently purchased something that has won the astronomy amateurs hearts already a long time ago - 8 inches cat. The plan is to use this versatile…
AstroHub 3.0 - almost there
Just a bunch of pictures - prototype is done, software 95% completed and tested.
November testing
Atik came back from its origin - it has been sent to service and now is in perfect condition. Meanwhile I adjusted my refractor collimation, so I…
AstroHub on its way
JoloFocuser (Arduino ASCOM focuser kit ,ASCOM telescope focuser with Arduino ) almost has another revision - codename AstroHub 3.0 :) Prototype has…
New telescope first light
My old 6 inches newtonian served me well for over two years, but finally I managed to complete building of the new 8 inches fast f/4 newtonian. I…
Arduino ASCOM focuser kit
Maybe you remember the ASCOM jolo focuser project - now it has the production implementation! Some of my astro colleagues took a chance and we made…
Atik power hunger
Atik 383L+ is for sure great bang for the buck camera - large KAF8300 sensor with over 8 million pixels, quite sensitive (about 55% peak QE and 45%…
To catch a cosmic ray
Cosmic rays are very high energy particles that penetrate Earth atmosphere and sometimes even reach the surface. High energy means much, much higher…