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Sky-Watcher is a commercial distribution company established in 1999 by the Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan (Synta Taiwan). It markets telescopes and astronomy equipment, such as mounts and eyepieces , aimed at the amateur astronomy market.
Kielder Forest was a popular place for stargazing before the construction of the observatory, with the Kielder Forest Star Camp being an annual event. [4] Amateur astronomer Gary Fildes—who had been involved with the Star Camp—began advocating for an observatory to be built within the forest and led a campaign that raised several hundred thousand pounds to pay for construction.
A vintage 1970s "orange tube" Celestron C8 telescope. Celestron was the first large scale commercial manufacturer of the Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, introducing its "C8" 8" diameter 2032 mm focal length, ƒ10 telescope in 1970. [7]
Synta Technology Corporation was founded in Taoyuan, Taiwan around 1980 by mechanical and optical designer Dazhong Shen, (a/k/a David Shen). In 1992 Synta, along with Canadian investors, established the Suzhou Synta Optical Technology Co., Ltd in Suzhou (Jiangsu), China (outside Shanghai) as a manufacturing facility producing telescopes for Celestron and Tasco.
As of 2023, the society owns a large and diverse collection of telescopes, including a 12" Meade Lightbridge Dobsonain, a 10" Sky-watcher Dobsonian, and several smaller electronic go-to telescopes. It is also the custodian of the university's historic Cooke refractor, which was purchased in 1910 as a part of the original observatory on the ...
The astrophotography website Skies & Scopes conducted a data analysis of equipment data made public from all 685 shortlisted images for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition from 2018 to 2022. It found that the Canon EOS 6D was the most successfully used astrophotography camera overall.
BBC Sky at Night is a British monthly magazine about astronomy aimed at amateur astronomers and published by Immediate Media Company.Its title is taken from the television program produced by the BBC, The Sky at Night.
Lunar X formation taken January 30, 2012, the formation is off the center towards the right Lunar X and Lunar V recorded on a Skywatcher 150/750 with a ASI294MC Pro on May 29, 2020, in Mainz, Germany The Lunar X (also known as the Werner X ) is a clair-obscur effect in which light and shadow creates the appearance of a letter 'X' on the rim of ...