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Uranus-C/M Pro + SJH-75UF

Image displaying the Uranus-M PRO and Uranus-C PRO camera sensors from Player One, featuring specifications like Sony BSI Mono and Color Sensors, format details, and performance metrics.

Player One’s Uranus Pro looks the perfect cameras for the galaxies, especially when used with the super sharp optics. Here is why. Believe or not, the following image was taken through 375mm focal length telescope. Well resolved! And stars are not bloated much even the image frame was cropped.

A high-resolution image of a spiral galaxy surrounded by twinkling stars in a dark space background.

Sightron SJH-75UF + Uranus-C Pro taken by Akihiro Yamazaki

In general, the scope must be said obviously too small for M51. But how about this? This should result from the small pixel camera and small spot size optics. This proves SJH-75UF performs not only for the wide-field but also for small galaxies.

This outcome really encourages me to try to shoot galaxies through SJH-75UF.

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BORG 107FL BINO

Japan’s BinoTechno proprietary – alignment-free platform allows BORG users to make BINO system ready to observe instantly once setting 2 objective lenses without any user adjustment. Here is the recent Japanese user’s setup.

A close-up view of a black astrological telescope with dual eyepieces and a sturdy mount.

And my 107FL and 90FL.

A close-up view of a telescope mounted on a tripod, featuring dual eyepiece holders and various adjustment knobs.

This BORG platform works with any of BORG 3″ and 4″ including old ED objective lenses. Quite versatile systems.

A telescope mounted on a tripod with dual optical tubes and a digital control panel, set against a backdrop of greenery.

This time the strain wave mount was not popular yet. So I did the single fork mount setup. But setting BINO at the top of the mount is always much better and stable.

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POA NEAF Specials

Promotional banner for NEAF featuring various products and announcing a sale of up to 25% off from April 3, 2026, to April 20, 2026.

Player One special sale will end April 20th. Don’t miss this sales event. More units are on the way. If some items you are interested in are currently out of stock, e-mail to me. I will secure the special prices for you.

eADC3 is back in stock now.

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Sightron SJH-75UF

Our goal was the ultimate pinpoint stars. This has been the core concept since the very beginning of development. Finally the commercial units have arrived in the US.

Following their two D50 achromatic telescopes, this is their first apochromatic telescope – 6-element astrograph. Now it is in stock at Astro Hutech.

I was field testing last night. Indeed, as they claimed, it delivered pinpoint stars from corner to corner, even on a full-frame sensor.

US price is $4,999.00 Yes, no compromise in performance, quality and cost.

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EMCAN New Mount – AZ40

See this impressive setup. This mount should be ideal for serious visual observers. The compact and powerful ALT-AZ mount allows a binoscope to be mounted on top, making it perfect for BINO setups as well. It should also be excellent for total solar eclipse observations, as it allows multiple viewing configurations within a limited time of the totality.

The mount and accessories will be available at Astro Hutech shortly.

The current EM31Pro in top mode performs very well for my BINO setup. However, I may switch to the AZ40 in the future, as it is much simpler and more compact—making it ideal for overseas expeditions such as total solar eclipse trips.