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Cooled CCD
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£999.00
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The Opticstar DS-616C XL uses the Sony ICX413AQ,
6.1 mega pixel colour CCD (1.8").
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Complete with power supply unit and software...
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Meade LX90 ACF 12" UHTC
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£3100.00
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The Meade LX90 ACF 12 UHTC is a 12" advanced
catadioptric with a computerised fork mount.
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FREE: 1.3MP video camera.
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Altair 8" RC Astrograph
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£1099.00
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The Altair 8" F8 Ritchey Chretien
is a true astrograph with a carbon fibre optical tube and two dovetail plates.
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| FREE: 1.3MP video camera.
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Skyliner-300P FlexTube
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£849.00
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The Skyliner-300P FlexTube feature retactable
optical tubes, making them easy to transport and store offering the
ultimate flexibility...
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Sky-Watcher NEQ6 PRO
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£959.00
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NEQ6 PRO (EQ6 PRO) is the extra heavy duty,
computerised mount from Sky-Watcher with a load capacity of 25kg.
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Ascension 80ED Triplet
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£745.00
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The Ascension 80ED Triplet APO from the premium
range of
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Ascension telescopes. Alumi- nium case and accessories included as standard...
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Meade LT 6 ACF
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£1066.00
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The Meade LT 6 ACF with Advanced Coma Free optics
sets a new high performance standard for its price range.
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FREE: Mains power supply.
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Cooled CCD
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£995.00
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The Opticstar DS-145C ICE uses the highly sensitive
Sony ICX285, 1.4 mega pixel colour CCD with 62% QE.
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Complete with power supply unit, adapters, case and software...
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Opticstar ED80S Gold
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£459.00
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The Opticstar ED80S Gold with dual speed Crayford
focuser and apochromatic fluorite doublet
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FPL-53 objective. Durable all-metal construction...
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Auto-Guider Kits
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£79.80
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Elegant, low-cost Auto-Guider
connectivity kits from Shoestring Astronomy.
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SXVR-H36 (SXVF-H36)
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£4349.00
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The Starlight Xpress SXVR-H36 is the 16
mega pixel camera with fast USB 2.0 interface.
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The Imaging Source
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£269.00
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The DMK / DFK / DBK series of CCD video
cameras from The Imaging
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Source feature a FireWire or USB 2.0 computer interface.
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A&M Telescope Accessories
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Tube Rings
for the optical tube assemblies (OTAs) of the refractor
range of telescopes.
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£ 188.00
(inc VAT)
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Deluxe Tube Rings
for the optical tube assemblies (OTAs) of the refractor
range of telescopes.
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£ 112.00
(inc VAT)
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out of stock |
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Bracket for Pen Laser Pointers
A bracket to hold pen laser pointers.
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£ 112.00
(inc VAT)
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out of stock |
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Bracket for 6x30 Finders
An aluminium bracket to hold a 6x30 finder scope. Quick release,
suitable for refractors with 2" Crayford focuser.
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£ 62.00
(inc VAT)
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Bracket for 50mm Finders
A bracket to hold a 50mm finder scope. Quick release,
suitable for refractors with 2" Feather Touch focuser.
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£ 112.00
(inc VAT)
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out of stock |
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Brackets for 80mm Finders
Brackets to hold 80mm finder scopes.
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£ 142.00
(inc VAT)
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out of stock |
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Tripods
High quality deluxe tripods made of aluminium, stainless steel and wood.
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£ 512.00
(inc VAT)
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out of stock |
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X-Y Off Axis Guide System
X-Y decentarable system for piggyback astrophotography and guiding.
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£ 362.00
(inc VAT)
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out of stock |
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Focuser Adapters
Adapter flange for Feather Touch focusers from 3.5" to 2", and from 3.5" to William Optics 4".
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£ 99.00
(inc VAT)
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out of stock |
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Field Flatteners
for TMB based refractors including 105mm, 130mm and 152mm.
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£ 1275.00
(inc VAT)
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out of stock |
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Soft Carry Bag
Soft carrying bag for the A&M 76mm and 80mm telescopes.
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£ 65.00
(inc VAT)
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out of stock |
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Rasin Carry Case
Deluxe carrying case for the A&M 76mm and 80mm telescopes.
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£ 162.00
(inc VAT)
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out of stock |
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Aluminium Carry Case
Aluminium carrying case for A&M 130mm OTAs.
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£ 350.00
(inc VAT)
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out of stock |
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Aluminium Carry Cases with Castors
Aluminium carrying cases with castrors for the A&M 152mm, 250mm and DSC series of telescopes.
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£ 350.00
(inc VAT)
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out of stock |
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Other Items Of Interest
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Telescope Accessories
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Vixen Accessories. Vixen's LVW and LV series premium
quality eyepieces using Lanthanum glass.
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Ascension Accessories. A wide range of telescope accessories
including eyepieces, eyepiece projection kits, flip mirrors, barlow lenses, binoviewers,
red dot finders, mirror and prism diagonals, wireless illuminated reticules and imaging filters.
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CCD Camera Accessories
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Astro Engineering Accessories. Fine accessories
from Astro Engineering.
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Telescopes
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A&M Advanced Telescopes. Browse the range of
A&M telescopes.
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Opticstar Showroom
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Opening Hours
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Willmann Bell
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Books for Astronomy
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updated: 15th May 2012
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Acclaimed books from Willmann Bell...
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Opticstar News
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Imaging Brochure
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posted: 17th August 2012
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Download the Opticstar imaging catalogue here.
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Sample Images
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Opticstar PL-130M CoolAir
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posted: 10th February 2009
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An impressive 9.4 megapixel mosaic of the Moon by Herwig Sulzbacher with
the Opticstar PL-130M.
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Articles
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Pixel Response Effects On CCD Gain Calibration
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The gain of a CCD camera is the conversion between...
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A&M 152mm f/8 Review
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"Fantastic Performance" "Beauty of a Ferrari"
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updated: 25th March 2009
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Read the latest review about the A&M 152mm f/8 A&M/TMB on
Cloudy Nights.
According to the review this telescope combines the "beauty of a Ferrari" with
"fantastic performance". The review also states that "the manufacturer's claims are valid".
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