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 » Accessories. Willmann Bell books. A&M Advanced Telescopes sections: 
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 » Articles. MSB AstroArt software. Farpoint Astro: 
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Cooled CCD
Opticstar DS-616C XL
£999.00
The Opticstar DS-616C XL uses the Sony ICX413AQ, 6.1 mega pixel colour CCD (1.8").
Complete with power supply unit and software...
Meade LX200 ACF 8" UHTC
Meade LX200 ACF 8" UHTC.
£2618.00
The Meade LX200 ACF 8 UHTC is a 8" advanced catadioptric with a computerised fork mount.
FREE: 1.3MP video camera.
Altair 10" RC Astrograph
Altair RC 10" Astrograph.
£2279.00
The Altair 10" F8 Ritchey Chretien is a true astrograph with a carbon fibre optical tube and two dovetail plates.
FREE: 1.3MP video camera.
Equinox-80 PRO
Sky-Watcher Equinox telescopes.
£519.00
The Equinox-80 PRO from Sky-Watcher features its highest quality optics, improved engineering...
FREE: Plossl eyepiece.
Sky-Watcher NEQ6 PRO
Sky-Watcher EQ6 PRO mount.
£959.00
NEQ6 PRO (EQ6 PRO) is the extra heavy duty, computerised mount from Sky-Watcher with a load capacity of 25kg.
FREE: Power Supply Unit, 5A 12V DC to power mount.
Ascension 80ED Triplet
Ascension 80ED Triplet
£745.00
The Ascension 80ED Triplet APO from the premium range of
Ascension telescopes. Alumi- nium case and accessories included as standard...
Meade LT 8 ACF
Meade LT 8" ACF.
£1454.00
The Meade LT 8 ACF with Advanced Coma Free optics sets a new high performance standard for its price range.
FREE: Mains power supply.
Imaging Focal Reducer
Opticstar 1.25" Imaging Focal Reducer.
£29.95
The Opticstar 1.25" Imaging Focal Reducer has been designed exclusively for photography.
Cooled CCD
Opticstar DS-145 ICE
£995.00
The Opticstar DS-145C ICE uses the highly sensitive Sony ICX285, 1.4 mega pixel colour CCD with 62% QE.
Complete with power supply unit, adapters, case and software...
Opticstar ED80S Gold
Opticstar ED80S Gold.
£459.00
The Opticstar ED80S Gold with dual speed Crayford focuser and apochromatic fluorite doublet
FPL-53 objective. Durable all-metal construction...
Auto-Guider Kits
Shoestring auto-guiding kit
£79.80
Elegant, low-cost Auto-Guider connectivity kits from Shoestring Astronomy.
Explorer-130P SynScan
Sky-Watcher Explorer-130P SynScan AZ GOTO
£285.00
The Explorer-130P SynScan AZ GOTO from Sky-Watcher is a complete computerized telescope.
SXVR-H36 (SXVF-H36)
SXVR-H36
£4349.00
The Starlight Xpress SXVR-H36 is the 16 mega pixel camera with fast USB 2.0 interface.
The Imaging Source
Imaging Source CCD camera.
£269.00
The DMK / DFK / DBK series of CCD video cameras from The Imaging
Source feature a FireWire or USB 2.0 computer interface.
Ascension Accessories
Ascension 2" x2 ED Barlow.
£59.00
The Ascension 2" x2 ED Barlow with special ED glass to greatly reduce chromatic aberrations.
Farpoint Astro Telescope Accessories
Farpoint Astro.
Farpoint Astro designs and manufactures high quality astronomy equipment that have received rave reviews by professionals and amateurs alike.
Collimation Tools
Farpoint 1.25" Laser Collimator. Farpoint 1.25" Laser Collimator. Red body laser collimator with 650nm red laser. Includes mirror spotting template, centre spots and instructions.
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£ 68.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint 1.25" / 2" Laser Collimator. Farpoint 1.25" / 2" Laser Collimator. Stepped barrel red body laser collimator with 650nm red laser. Includes mirror spotting template, centre spots and instructions.
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£ 96.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.

Bahtinov Focus Masks
Farpoint Bahtinov Masks. Farpoint Fixed Size Bahtinov Masks. Suitable for Celestron C8, Celestron C9.25, Celestron C11, Meade 8", Meade 10" and Meade 12" optical tubes.
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£ 16.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Bahtinov Masks. Farpoint Variable Size Bahtinov Masks. Suitable for optical tubes between 2.5" to 9.5" aperture.
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£ 13.60 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.

Parfocal Rings
Farpoint Parfocal Rings. Farpoint Parfocal Rings. They fit a 1.25" eyepiece barrel, allowing to set the correct focus point for each eyepiece. Available in sets of four. A wrench is also included.
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£ 18.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.

Dovetail Systems & Mount Accessories
Starwave Dual Saddles - Vixen. [NEW] Starwave Dual Saddles (V-type) & Dovetail Bar. Side-by-side saddles, both Vixen-type, to attach two optical tubes onto a single mount. The dovetail bar will fit on any mount with Vixen-type fittings.
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£ 75.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Starwave Dual Saddles - Vixen & Losmandy types. [NEW] Starwave Dual Saddles (V & L-type) & Dovetail Bar. Side-by-side saddles, one Vixen-type and one Losmandy-type, to attach two optical tubes onto a single mount. The dovetail bar will fit on any mount with Losmandy-type fittings.
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£ 85.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Starwave Dual Saddles - Losmandy types. [NEW] Starwave Dual Saddles (L-type) & Dovetail Bar. Side-by-side saddles, both Losmandy-type, to attach two optical tubes onto a single mount. The dovetail bar will fit on any mount with Losmandy-type fittings.
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£ 99.50 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Vixen Saddle to Losmandy Saddle Adapter. Farpoint Vixen Saddle to Losmandy Saddle Adapter. This handly adapter lets you mount telescopes equipped with a "V" (vixen) type dovetail bar onto a telescope mount with a "D" (Losmandy) size saddle.
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£ 80.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Saddle, Vixen-type. Farpoint "Sure Grip" Saddle - Vixen-style . Allows mounting of an optical tube on a mount. Will not mark or deform dovetail bars.
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£ 56.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Saddle, Vixen-type. Farpoint Side-by-Side Saddles - Vixen-style . Allows mounting of two optical tubes on one mount. Will not mark or deform dovetail bars.
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£ 140.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Universal Dovetail Bar, Vixen-type. Farpoint Universal Dovetail Bar - Vixen-style . A 14" (35cm) Vixen-type dovetail bar compatible with most mounts including Sky-Watcher, Vixen and Celestron CG-5.
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£ 52.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Dovetail, Vixen-type. Farpoint Dovetails for Celestron SCT - Vixen-style . Vixen-type dovetail bars for Celestron C8 and C11 SCT optical tubes. Compatible with most mounts including Sky-Watcher, Vixen and Celestron CG-5.
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£ 60.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Dovetail, Vixen-type. Farpoint Dovetails for Meade SCT - Vixen-style . Vixen-type dovetail bars for Meade 8" and 10" SCT optical tubes. Compatible with most mounts including Sky-Watcher, Vixen and Celestron CG-5.
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£ 52.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Vixen-style Rings and Dovetail. Farpoint Standard Rings and Dovetail - Vixen-style. A set that includes a Vixen-style dovetail bar and two collimating rings. Available in two ring sizes: 90mm and 125mm. Compatible with most mounts including Sky-Watcher, Vixen and Celestron CG-5.
£ 72.00 (inc VAT) out of stock
Farpoint Universal Dovetail Metric Plates. Farpoint WO-type Dovetail Plates - Losmandy-style. Universal dovetail bars 7" and 10" long with 60mm wide hole spacing for standard rings including William Optics and others. For Losmandy-style mounts including the Celestron CGEM and CGE.
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£ 50.40 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Universal Dovetail Plates. Farpoint Universal Dovetail Plates - Losmandy-style. Universal dovetail plates with a variety of mounting holes for various scopes. Available in two lengths: 7" and 14". For Losmandy-style mounts including the Celestron CGEM and CGE.
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£ 50.40 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Televue Dovetail Plate. Farpoint Televue Dovetail Plate - Losmandy-style. A dovetail plate to mount a Televue refractor on Losmandy-style mounts including the Celestron CGEM and CGE.
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£ 46.40 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Takahashi Dovetail Plate. Farpoint Takahashi Dovetail Plates - Losmandy-style. Dovetail plates to mount one or two Takahashi refractor(s) on Losmandy-style mounts including the Celestron CGEM and CGE.
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£ 52.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Bread Board Dovetail Plate. [NEW] Farpoint Bread Board - Losmandy-style. Multi purpose dovetail plate, 6" long, to fit on Losmandy-style mounts including the Celestron CGEM and CGE.
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£ 32.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Celestron Dovetail Plates. Farpoint Celestron Dovetail Plates - Losmandy-style. High quality dovetail plates to mount Celestron C8, C9.25, C11 and C14 SCT optical tubes. For Losmandy-style mounts including the Celestron CGEM and CGE.
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£ 72.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Meade Dovetail Plates. Farpoint Meade Dovetail Plates - Losmandy-style. High quality dovetail plates to mount Meade 8", 10", 12", 14" and 16" SCT optical tubes. For Losmandy-style mounts including the Celestron CGEM and CGE.
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£ 72.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Scope Rings. Farpoint Scope Rings. Pairs of collimating rings for mounting telescopes. Available in 90mm, 108mm, 125mm and 160mm apertures. Dovetail plates are available seperately.
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£ 108.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Dovetail Accessory Adapter. Farpoint Dovetail Accessory Adapter. Quick release mounting for dovetail bar accessories. It will mount existing rings or telescopes to Farpoint dovetail plates.
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£ 33.60 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Counterweight System. Farpoint Counterweight System. Quick release mounted counterweight system for 'D' size (Losmandy-style) dovetails. Includes two counterweights.
£ 68.00 (inc VAT) out of stock
Farpoint Extra Counterweight. Farpoint Extra Counterweight. Extra counterweight for Farpoint's Counterweight System.
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£ 23.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.

Binocular Mountings
Farpoint Far-Sight. Farpoint Far-Sight. Stainless steel quick mount binocular mounting system. It can be mounted on standard photographic tripods.
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£ 44.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Farpoint Far-Sight for SkyScout. Farpoint Far-Sight for SkyScout. Special version of the stainless steel quick mount binocular mounting system that will also accomodate a Celestron SkyScout. It can be mounted on standard photographic tripods.
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£ 52.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
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updated: 2nd January 2013
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Willmann Bell
Books for Astronomy
updated: 15th May 2012
Willman Bell books.
Acclaimed books from Willmann Bell...
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Opticstar News
Imaging Brochure
posted: 17th August 2012
Opticstar brochure.
Download the Opticstar imaging catalogue here.
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Sample Images
Opticstar PL-130M CoolAir
posted: 10th February 2009
Mosaic of the Moon at 2354x4010 pixels 
 captured by Herwig Sulzbacher.
An impressive 9.4 megapixel mosaic of the Moon by Herwig Sulzbacher with the Opticstar PL-130M.
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Pixel Response Effects On CCD Gain Calibration
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A&M 152mm f/8 Review
"Fantastic Performance" "Beauty of a Ferrari"
updated: 25th March 2009
A&M 152mm f/8 TMB.
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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