PUNCH LAUNCH THIS WEEKEND!
The NASA payload will include the PUNCH mission that contains three Tele Vue Optical Lens Assemblies.
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Nagler Type 7 Eyepieces Introduced
The Nagler Type 7 series was developed as a natural extension of our highly regarded, 85°, limited edition Apollo 11 eyepiece. However, the series can also be thought of as an extension of the long eye relief Nagler Type 4 concept.
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Tele Vue Air-Chair
The Air-Chair (TAC-1003) might look like a typical imported drum throne — but you won’t find an equivalent in any music store! We’ve sourced parts from the U.S. and Taiwan and machined mating parts to create a custom observing stool that’s easy to use, comfortable, and most importantly, has the durability to standup to the elements in the observing field.
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The Apparition of C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) did not become a daylight comet as some had predicted — nevertheless the dirty-snowball put on a fine show in the twilight skies.
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2024: Year-End Astronomical Events
2024 Oct 2nd Eclipse Livestream!
The clock is winding down on 2024 with just three months left. But our clockwork universe has many astronomical events in store for us stargazers.
Solar Cycle 25: Up and Up!
Increased solar activity around “solar max” can contribute to more frequent and intense sunspots, flares, coronal mass ejections, and intensified auroras at lower latitudes, offering stunning visual displays. All “good news” for amateur observers!
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Stellafane: Al’s Voyage “Home”
This August, my wife Judi and I made our annual pilgrimage to the Stellafane convention in Vermont, a tradition we’ve kept alive since the 1950s
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Looking back at the “Best of 2023”
We’re in the middle of 2024 already (quo tempore fugit!) making this a good time for a retrospective look at our most popular blogs of 2023. Que the harp music …
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Your 8 April 2024 Solar Eclipse Images!
In the days before the April 8, 2024 North American Eclipse, eclipsophiles panicked when Texas skies were predicted to be
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2024 Sky Event Planner
Solar events dominate the year with a major total solar eclipse over the Americas coinciding with the peak of Solar Cycle 25. On the other side of Earth’s terminator the nighttime sky features a brightening spring comet with hopes that other comets will brighten in summer and fall.
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