Discovery Astrophotography with ZWO ASTRO

Farkasréti György and His Large Dobsonian: Capturing the Cosmos Under Tenerife’s Dark Skies

In 1994, I built my first fully functional reflecting telescope in Hungary with my own hands. In the former Eastern Bloc countries, telescopes still could not be purchased in stores at that time—everyone constructed their own instruments, often with the help of skilled craftsmen. The optics were ground by experts at the Urania Public Observatory…

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The Beauty of Astrophotography Lies in the Fusion of Art and Science

Two years after winning #44/2023, Robert Eder, a sound engineer from Vienna, Austria, has once again claimed victory with #27/2025 ASIWEEK, returning to share his astrophotography journey. Combining technical skill with artistic vision, Robert first picked up astrophotography as a teenager using a 115mm Newtonian and film photography, and later returned in 2016 with a…

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