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Astronomy Europa Globe
No single moon captures the imagination like
Jupiter’s Europa. Astronomy’s globe combines
images from Galileo, Voyager 1, and Voyager 2 to
create this intricately detailed 12-inch-diameter
replica. Get up close and personal with icy Europa
and identify 110 exotically named surface features,
such as Conamara Chaos and Cilix Crater. The
globe comes with a clear acrylic display base and
an informational f lyer.
$99.95 • http://www.MyScienceShop.com
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Astropixels Road Atlas for
the Total Solar Eclipse of 2024
The Moon had
barely slipped off the
Sun after the August
2017 eclipse before
many of us started
planning where we
will be on Monday,
April 8, 2024. That’s
the date for the next
Great American
Eclipse. Mr. Eclipse,
Fred Espenak,
already did some of
our homework by publishing the Road Atlas for the
Total Solar Eclipse of 2024. Like his 2017 atlas, the
2024 atlas intricately details the umbra’s path as it
sweeps across the Rio Grande near Elm Creek,
Texas, to Littleton, Maine, and into New Brunswick
in Canada. Where will you be?
$14.99 (black and white);
$19.99 (color) • http://www.mreclipse.com
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Astro-Te ch 6 - in ch
AT6 CC F/12
Classical
Cassegrain
Few amateurs know the benefits of a classical Cassegrain ref lector, but Astro-
Tech is trying to change that. Working with Guan Sheng Optical, it has intro-
duced this 6-inch f/12 optical tube assembly that promises great views,
especially of the Moon and planets. To boost image brightness and contrast,
the quartz parabolic primary and hyperbolic secondary mirrors are coated
with enhanced aluminum and then overcoated with a protective layer. The
primary is aligned and fixed in place at the factory, while the secondary is held
in a four-vane collimatable spider. Top it off with eight internal baff les to
improve image contrast and a dual-speed Crayford focuser that accepts both
1¼" and 2" eyepieces, and the AT6CC is a great buy.$499 • http://www.astronomics.com
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Astro-Tech AT92 F/5.5 TripletAPO Refractor OTA
For telescope viewing on the go,
it’s tough to beat a compact apo-
chromatic refractor. And one of
the best at a reasonable price is
Astro-Tech’s AT92, a 3.6-inch
compact powerhouse. Measuring
only about 16.5 inches (42 centimeters) long with the focuser and dew shield
retracted, the AT92 is small enough to fit into carry-on luggage for those look-
ing to get away to a dark site. Its multicoated triplet objective lens, designed by
the late Thomas Back, combines an extra-low-dispersion (ED) center element
with a rear lanthanum element to yield sharp, contrasty images that are free of
chromatic aberration. It includes a dual-speed 2.5" rotating rack-and-pinion
focuser, a Vixen-style dovetail plate, and a carrying case.$1,795 • http://www.astronomics.com
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Baader PlanetariumSky-Surfer III
binocular adapter
I’m not the first to say how
wonderful binoculars are for viewing the night sky. But
if you own a high-powered model, then you know aiming at a spe-
cific target can be a chore. Baader Planetarium’s Sky-Surfer III bin-
ocular adapter is here to help. Made of ABS plastic, the Sky-Surfer III
can be attached to any binocular that has a front tripod mount built into the
hinge. Once in place, slip a red-dot unity finder — like Baader’s own Sky-
Surfer III — onto the adapter’s dovetail plate, and you’re ready to surf the sky.7.5 euros • http://www.baader-planetarium.com/en