Jupiter Opposition June 2019!
On June 10th, Jupiter was closest to the Earth and rose at sunset — placing it in the sky all
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The Sun from Sunny Barcelona, Spain
If you’re suffering from the cold northern winter like we are at Tele Vue headquarters in upstate New York, you’ll
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Uranus Opposition October 23rd
On the 23rd, the “ice giant” Uranus will be visible all night, as it rises when the sun sets (hence
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Imaging in the Stratosphere with Tele Vue!
We’ve noticed a proliferation of close-up plane images on Instagram made using Tele Vue Powermate™ image amplifiers. What is amazing
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Saturn at Opposition: June 27th
Saturn is in opposition tonight: it glides above the horizon around sunset and will be over 18-arc-seconds in diameter for
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Jupiter Opposition & Mercury Tangles with Uranus!
Jupiter will rise at sunset on May 9th. At magnitude -2.5 it will be an unmistakable sight: the brightest celestial
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The Art of Sketching the Moon at the Eyepiece
The changing face of the moon has long been documented by artists. In the early 1600s, the introduction of the
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Szabolcs Nagy: Powermate™ User Profile
For most people an overhead pass of the International Space Station (ISS) looks somewhat like a bright airliner crossing the
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Roger Hutchinson: Powermate™ User Profile
Roger Hutchinson is a noted amateur astrophotographer who produces much of his planetary, solar, and even comet work from what
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August 21, 2017 Solar Eclipse: Inside the SOLAR LAB
We recently received an interesting letter from Stephen Pizzo, discussing his solar imaging work with Tele Vue Powermate™ amplifiers. Most
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