Your Cosmic Outfitter
Ready to Explore the Universe?
Fervent Astronomy was founded with a passion and excitement for astronomy and the experience of exploring the Cosmic Ocean. With a fondness toward astrophotography it’s our goal to curate the most exceptional tools to help you capture the universe. This journey is a labour of love, and we hope we can help you on your travels.
Pinwheel Galaxy (M 101) - Fornax 51 - © Iván Éder 2015 astroeder.com
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Precision & Accuracy
When tracking is paramount
Bespoke mounts for Astronomers and Astrophotographers
Whether the application is Exoplanet research or Deep Sky imaging in remote dark sky sites, Fornax brings 20 years of experience crafting astronomical equipment to bear. Their mounts are featured everywhere from the robotic observatories of advanced amateur astronomers and university-backed sky surveys, right down to the backpacks of intrepid astrophotographers venturing to parts unknown with the LighTrack II – the epitome of portable astrophotography mounts.
Stay Sharp
Made for Astrophiles
Innovative Optics for any application
In almost every situation in astronomy your optics are the limiting set of equipment. Visual observing requires quality glass to bring out the best in the night sky, and astrophotography demands ultra-sharp, flat, abberration-free optics to capture the best image data possible. We're proud to carry some of the clearest, sharpest optics around. While our stocked glass leans toward astrophotography, we can easily order in anything else your heart desires from our vendors.
Astro Cameras, Electronics, & Accessories
The little things can make a big difference
There is often more to the picture than simply a telescope and a mount. Polar alignment is mandatory, object location can be a challenge, and sometimes to go big with optics requires a little bit of balance. We're working to make sure we have a well rounded collection of accessories to help streamline your process and help prevent technical headaches when you should be out under the stars.
FORNAX MOUNTS AMBASSADORS
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Fornax has been developing and producing astronomical equipment for 20 years now. Our main focus is manufacturing astronomical mounts, but our range includes other astronomical auxiliary products. In addition to private projects we have been involved in such prestigious projects as the HAT (Hungarian Automated Telescope) project, one of the most successful projects in exo-planet exploration, or the BlackGem project. Our customers include Harvard and Princeton universities. Our mounts are used by many famous astrophotographers, and their award winning pictures taken with the help of our products stand as testament to the quality.
QHYCCD designs and manufactures world-leading astronomical cameras, ranging from entry-level to professional, CMOS and CCD, front-illuminated and back-illuminated, specially crafted for amateur and professional astronomers worldwide.
In a relatively short time, William Optics has established itself and its products as one of the world leaders in short-tube, highly-portable refractors, and has achieved quality recognition for many accessories such as the well celebrated WO Diagonals.
We plan to keep producing fine instruments both for the entry-level and the top-end segments. In the coming year, you will have many pleasant surprises: on top of a whole new range of larger Apochromatic telescopes, we will begin marketing new accessories and binoculars for all pockets.
Far from limiting ourselves to astronomy, in accordance to the founders’ passion for nature in all its aspects, we will increase our efforts to produce superior products for the bird-watching enthusiast and the casual observer alike.