Optics Central - Telescopes, Binoculars, Microscopes & Telescopics Sights
After using many different types of light pollution filters – one filter that stands out the most is the L’eXtreme filter by Optolong.This filter boasts a 7nm range in the Ha (hydrogen) and Oii (oxygen) bands, which is comparable to dedicated narrowband filters – that offer 7nm. The L’eXtreme filter allows me to photograph deep-sky […]
The ASIAIR Plus is a wireless intelligent controller that connects the necessary equipment for astrophotography and allows you to control it through a mobile phone or a tablet. The ASIAIR Plus completes various photographic creation processes such as Image Plate Solving, Telescope Focus, Polar Alignment, Autoguiding, Auto-run imaging, Plan (Multi-target/Mosiac imaging), Live stacking, Video imaging […]
I will show you what can be done without too much effort using a One Shot Colour Camera (in this case a ZWO ASI294MC Pro) and the Live Stacking feature of the ZWO ASIAIR Plus. The filter I used was the Optolong Le’Nhance filter (which captures LRGB plus some narrowband emissions all in the one […]
Chances are you have seen Smartphone adapters pictured with telescopes and asked yourself, ‘What in the world is that?’ Let me introduce you to the world of ‘AstroPhonetography’ in other words using a Smartphone adapter to take images of the night sky. The adapter attaches to the eyepiece of your telescope. It enables you to […]
I am not exactly what you would describe as a kid, but definitely a kid at heart. Hi, my name is Gerald and I am the Sales Specialist at Optics Central.My speciality is telescope configuration and astrophotography. I am a graphic designer and photographer by trade and have 8 years experience in astrophotography. I started […]
I am a dedicated Astrophotographer, so I am always looking at ways to improve the quality of my images. I work full time, have a gazillion of hobbies, so that means I haven’t got the time to invest my money into a dedicated Mono camera, take mono photos, use dedicated narrowband filters and then combine […]
Finally! I have had the chance to setup my telescope after moving from a Bortle 3 location into a Bortle 7-8 zone, I don’t see the night sky like I used to, the fainter objects I can no longer see, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are lost in the light pollution that surrounds me. […]
Review of the Vixen Polarie star tracker You’ve seen those awesome wide-angle Milky Way photos, sometimes with a building or a tree in the foreground. They’re great, right? Want to take one yourself? I’ve taken a few in my time, but never really nailed it. Star trails look nice, but if you don’t want them, […]
Through this guide, we hope to illustrate how to polar align your telescope in the Southern Hemisphere so you can do it with ease.
The end of the National Science Week celebration is soon coming. However the last experiments are well worth the wait. For today’s experiment, we will be conducting one of the most basic science experiments for kids. Using basic gear such as cover slips and slides, we will be looking at hair under a microscope in hope […]