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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 LX200 ACF 8" UHTC
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£2618.00
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The Meade LX200 ACF 8 UHTC is a 8" advanced catadioptric
with a computerised fork mount.
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FREE: 1.3MP video camera.
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Altair 10" RC Astrograph
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£2279.00
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The Altair 10" F8 Ritchey Chretien
is a true astrograph with a carbon fibre optical tube and two dovetail plates.
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Equinox-80 PRO
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£519.00
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The Equinox-80 PRO from Sky-Watcher
features its highest quality optics, improved engineering...
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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 8 ACF
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£1454.00
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The Meade LT 8 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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Opticstar
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Opticstar offers a range of CCD cameras and accessories. These have been
carefully selected to offer superior value to amateur astronomers.
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Opticstar Sections
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Opticstar Imaging Cameras. Cooled and non-cooled cameras for
deep-sky, planetary, lunar and solar photography. Single-shot and video models. All
computer-controlled cameras offer high-speed USB 2.0 connectivity and resolutions of
up to 6 mega pixels.
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Opticstar Auto-Guider Cameras. Complete auto-guiding
solutions that enable the user to control a large range of telescopes by computer.
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Opticstar telescopes.
Quality short tube refractors that can be used for observing, imaging and guiding.
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Opticstar imaging accessories. A range of accessories for
astro-photographers.
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Opticstar telescope accessories.
Accessories for visual observation.
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Trade Enquiries
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For trade and OEM enquiries on Opticstar cameras and accessories please
contact us.
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Authorized Dealers
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The following companies are authorized dealers for the Opticstar range of CCD cameras.
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United States of America
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Adorama,
42 West 18th Street (Between 5th & 6th Ave.'s), New York, NY 10011, USA.
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Woodland Hills Camera & Telescopes,
5348 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91364, USA.
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Oceanside Photo and Telescope,
918 Mission Avenue, Oceanside, CA 92054, USA.
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Stellogix,
10370 Main street, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
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B & H Photo Video,
420 9th Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10001, USA.
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Canada
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Canadian Telescopes,
204B-3430 Brighton Ave, Burnaby BC V5A 3H4, Canada.
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Solar Advance & Science,
563 McNaughton Ave E Chatham, ON, Canada.
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Europe
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Deep Universe,
Tutti i diritti riservati - L.& C. srl - Viale Corsica, 39/c 50127 Firenze, Italy.
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Galáctica, Rua de Santa Isabel,
26A r/c Dto, Salgueiro, 2430-475, Marinha Grande, Portugal.
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Japan
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Telescopper, BEAU RIVAGE 2-9-2, Kanou-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo, 650-0001, Japan.
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Oceania
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Astro Optical Supplies,
22 Punch Street, Artarmon, Sydney, NSW, 2064, Australia.
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Opticstar Showroom
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Opening Hours
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updated: 2nd January 2013
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Day Opening Hours
Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm
Sunday CLOSED
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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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