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Video camera

Pro-com Electronics

Ottawa, Canada

Pro-com packages its MallinCam

Jr PRO with a 25-foot (7.6 meters)

combination video/power cable, a

regulated power supply, a 1¼"

adapter, an RCA-to-BNC adapter,

and a Pixel Wireless Exposure con-

troller. The Jr PRO comes with

either the standard ½-inch Sony

ceramic CCD sensor or the

optional EXview HAD sensor for

an additional $100.

Price: $599.99

[t] 613.749.7592

[w] http://www.mallincam.com

Software

Knightware, Cary, North Carolina

Knightware’s SQM Reader Pro 2

reads sky darkness data automati-

cally and continuously from con-

nected Sky Quality Meters. It

displays and graphs data and

transfers it to an FTP server,

scripts, batch files, or programs.

SQM Reader Pro 2 operates on

Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP.

Price: $50 (digital delivery);

$58.95 (CD)

[e] [email protected]

[w] http://www.knightware.biz

Spectrograph

Shelyak Instruments

Le Versoud, France

Shelyak’s Alpy 600 spectrograph

functions on an optical bench or

with a telescope, visually or with a

digital or CCD camera attached,

and with or without a slit. The

spectrograph is efficient in a

range from 3750 to 7200 ang-

stroms with a resolution around

10 angstroms.

Price: €695

[t] +33 47.641.3681

[w] http://www.shelyak.com

Spectrograph

calibration module

Shelyak Instruments

Le Versoud, France

Shelyak’s Alpy Calibration Module

fits in front of the Alpy 600 spec-

trograph and weighs just 10.6

ounces (300 grams). It contains

argon, neon, hydrogen, and tung-

sten lamps for wavelength and

flat calibration with the spectro-

graph at the telescope.

Price: €645

[t] +33 47.641.3681

[w] http://www.shelyak.com

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Dave’s Universe blog

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along on trips, provides an occasional video about one of his favorite top-

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Winter observing videos

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your list of targets. Learn which ones Astronomy’s editors think are the best

with Astronomy.com’s seasonal observing videos. In one, Senior Editor Rich-

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shower and brilliant Jupiter. In another, Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich

focuses on objects visible through a small telescope, such as the Crab Neb-

ula (M1) and reflection nebula M78. And finally, Editor David J. Eicher shares

10 of his favorite winter deep-sky objects, including the Eskimo Nebula (NGC

2392). Check them all out at http://www.Astronomy.com/seasons.

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