Stellar Shot of the Month!

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Larry Ammann captured this stunning shot of the Lagoon Nebula (M8) and the Trifid Nebula (M20) in Sagittarius with his SVX140T. Both of these objects are emission nebulae that feature glowing hydrogen gas, dark dust lanes, and young star clusters. They are located approximately 4,100 light-years away from Earth and are “stellar nurseries”, where dense clouds of gas and dust collapse under gravity to form new stars.

In the Sky - August

Bob MacArthur mounting his Stellarvue SVX152T to his Losmandy G11 mount.

Summer is well underway and Bob MacArthur is bringing the heat in his "In the Sky" update. Among other events is the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower. Watch his video for a full briefing on everything there is to observe for the month of August: In the Sky - August 2026

Sky and Telescope magazine will be doing a comprehesive review of our Flagship SVX180T-2 refractor in its next issue! We are on pins and needles awaiting the review.

We are pleased to announce that more and more people are purchasing SVX180T-2's and using them for both visual and photographic use. There are now five of these telescopes in one remote observatory and recently, the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand was so pleased with their SVX180T, that they purchased two more of them! We take an enormous amount of time to hand figure these optics to perfection. With the completion of our new dedicated 180T reducer/flattener, the telescope may be used for full frame imaging at either f-7 or f-5.25.

This image of the Helix Nebula was taken by Tony Hallas with his SVX180T.

SVX90T - DEB Initiative

SVX90T - 2024 Solar Eclipse by Kevin Rasso. For full resolution, Click Here.

An image of Kevin with his SVX90T taken last year at Winter Star Party in the Florida Keys.

Stellarvue owner Kevin Rasso put together this composite image of the 2024 solar eclipse, with data captured from his SVX90T and another instrument. This project was part of the DEB Initiative.

Kevin ran capture scripts created by the citizen science project. Along with the DEB equipment, he used his SVX90T, PlayerOne Poseidon C Pro camera, and ZWO AM3 mount.

For processing, he used PixInsight to process the HDR images, and Affinity Photo to colorize and combine the lunar image from the SVX90T with the coronal structure taken from the DEB equipment.

Here you can read more about upcoming DEB Initiative eclipse projects, as well as review some of the science data recently published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, outlining this project.

An image composed of data from 11 sites with clear skies, that captured the Solar Eclipse that took place on April 8th, 2024. Included in this image is the data that Kevin collected using the DEB equipment.

Save $500 on our sharpest 5" refractor

We are now offering a visual version of the SVX127D with a smaller 2.5" focuser for only $2,495. Same incredible optics but with a smaller focuser. If you wish to also image with this telescope, we recommend the 3" focuser version which is $200 additional. Pictured to the right is the Stellarvue SVX127D on an optional Celestron AVX mount and tripod. This telescope features a unique 127mm lens design, and optics are hand figured in our shop.

To learn more about the SVX127D,

Watch This Video!

A message from Vic and Jan Maris

As we work our way through August enjoying the warmer weather and everything Bob discussed in his "In The Sky" update, it is truly a good time to be involved in Amateur Astronomy.

The tools needed to delve deeply into the universe are now available and may be used even under light polluted skies. Of course nothing is better than getting out under darker conditions as we did in June, at Likely Place in Northern California.

I hope that those of you who image often have the opportunity to look through your telescope once in a while. There is nothing like physically touching the photons that traveled millions of light-years just to land on your eyes and inspire you and members of your family. We wish you all clear and steady skies.

The mission of Stellarvue is to inspire a healthy interest in science and astronomy by handcrafting precision telescopes.

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