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Astro Gear- http://www.atik-cameras.com Atik Cameras
gave attendees an up-close look at its new
Atik One Integrated Kit cameras, which
utilize an internal fi lter wheel and off -axis
guiding unit. See additional details in last
month’s New Product Showcase, page 42. - http://www.polarisprecision.co.uk Polaris
Precision showcased an innovative line
of telescope piers and tripods that can be
raised or lowered electrically at the push of
a button without compromising alignment. - http://www.celestron.com Celestron also
revealed its newest line of Schmidt-
Cassegrain telescopes, the Evolution
series. The scopes include a host of fea-
tures, including complete smartphone app
control, an internal rechargeable battery,
and several mechanical improvements. - http://www.meade.com Meade Instruments
had one of the largest booths on the fl oor.
The company displayed its impressive line
of Go To telescopes and solar instruments.
It also introduced a new series of binocu-
lars and spotting scopes.
13. http://www.jimsmobile.com Among the neat
gadgets at the Woodland Hills booth was
the hefty Nightrider Equatorial Wedge and
tripod for fork-mounted Schmidt-Casseg-
rains from JMI Telescopes.
14. explorescientifi cusa.com Attendees
check out the latest refractors and a proto-
type 8-inch imaging Newtonian at the
Explore Scientifi c booth.
15. http://www.sxccd.com Starlight Xpress also
debuted its newest compact autoguider,
the Lodestar X2 built around the ultra-low-
noise Sony ICX829 Exview2 CCD.
16. http://www.sbig.com SBIG adds the large-
format AO-X active-optics guider for its
large-format camera series. It enables
users to make high-speed guiding correc-
tions to obtain the sharpest images with
its biggest CCD cameras.
17. http://www.williamoptics.com The new WO-
Star 71 from William Optics is a 5-element
corrected astrograph made with FPL-53
ED glass with a 45-mm corrected fi eld.
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