Meade Instruments: » LX90 SCT & ACF Series. » LX200 ACF Series. » LXD75 ACF Series. » ETX Computerised Telescopes. » Lightbridge Dobsonian Telescopes. » Premium Refractor Telescopes. Coronado Solar Telescopes: » Personal Solar Telescopes. » SolarMax II Telescopes. Sky-Watcher: » Equinox Refractor Telescopes PRO series. » Evostar ED PRO Refractor Telescopes. » Skymax PRO Maksutov Cassegrain Telescopes. » Telescopes standard series. Ascension telescopes and accessories: » Apochromat ED Triplet Refractors » Achromat Doublet Refractors » Eyepieces including zoom eyepieces. » Guiding eyepieces. » Extension tubes. » Flip mirrors. » Imaging filters. » Barlow lenses. » Binoviewers. » Red dot finders. » Eyepiece projection kits. » Mirror and prism diagonals. Opticstar sections: » Cooled, long exposure cameras, 6.1MP CCD, USB 2.0. » Video cameras for planetary use up to 1.3MP, USB 2.0. » Imaging accessories. » Auto-Guiding systems, complete solutions. Apogee Instruments Inc: » Ascent series up to 16MP cooled CCD, USB 2.0. » Kodak Interline CCDs. » Kodak Full Frame CCDs, internal shutters. » Hamamatsu Back Illuminated CCDs. » EMCCD Interline Transfer CCDs. » Sony Interline CCDs. » Filter Wheels and Accessories. Altair Astro: » Imaging Newtonians. » Maksutovs. » Ritchey Chretien Astrographs. » ED Triplet Refractors. iOptron: » Altazimuth Mounts. » Equatorial Mounts.
Vixen Japan: » Refractor Telescopes. » Catadioptric Telescopes. » Newtonian Telescopes. » Sphinx Mounts. » Atlux Mounts. » Gaiax Mounts. » Accessories. Willmann Bell books. A&M Advanced Telescopes sections: » Super apochromat refractors. » Schmidt cameras. » Ritchey Chretien catadioptrics. » Maksutov Cassegrain catadioptrics. » Dobsonian reflectors. » Telescope accessories. » Image gallery. » Articles. MSB AstroArt software. Farpoint Astro: » Dovetail systems and mount accessories. » Collimation tools. » Focus masks. » Binocular mountings. Starlight Xpress: » Cooled CCD Cameras. » Guide Cameras. » Filter Wheels. The Imaging Source: » High speed USB 2.0 video cameras. » High speed Firewire video cameras. Shoestring Astronomy sections: » Autoguiding connectivity kits and interfaces. » Shutter control units for DSLR cameras. » Focus motor controllers.
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6GT
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6GT mount.
£1349.00
 AZ-EQ6GT is Sky-Watcher's top of the range Alt-Azimuth & Equatorial GOTO mount.
FREE: Extension SynScan cable.
Opticstar PX-35C COOLAIR
Opticstar PX-35C COOLAIR
£149.00
 The Opticstar PX-35C COOLAIR colour video camera for high quality planetary imaging.
Skyhawk-1145P SynScan
Sky-Watcher Skyhawk-1145P SynScan AZ GOTO
£249.00
 The Skyhawk-1145P SynScan AZ GOTO from Sky-Watcher is a complete computerized telescope.
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.
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.
Opticstar MG152
Opticstar MG152.
£449.00
 The Opticstar MG152 features acclaimed Maksutov optics and superior build quality.
Ascension Accessories
Ascension 2" x2 ED Barlow.
£59.00
 The Ascension 2" x2 ED Barlow with special ED glass to greatly reduce chromatic aberrations.
Auto-Guider Kits
Shoestring auto-guiding kit
£79.80
 Elegant, low-cost Auto-Guider connectivity kits from Shoestring Astronomy.
Meade LS 6 ACF
Meade ETX-LS 6".
£1454.00
 The Meade LS 6 ACF is the most advanced catadioptric telescope on the market.
FREE: Mains power supply.
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.
Opticstar Off-Axis Guider
Opticstar Off-Axis Guider.
£129.00
 The Opticstar Off-Axis Guider is low profile and compatible with the vast majority of imaging telescopes.
Low Profile 1.25" Nosepiece
Opticstar 1.25" Low Profile nosepiece.
£19.95
 The Opticstar Low Profile C/CS to 1.25" allows cameras to be attached to standard 1.25" eyepiece holders.
Apogee Ascent A16000
Apogee Ascent A16000.
£5695.00
 The A16000 is part of the latest series of advanced CCD cameras from Apogee Imaging Systems.
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...
SolarMax II 60 BF10
Coronado SolarMax II solar telescopes.
£1518.00
 The Coronado SolarMax II 60 w/ RichView Tuning BF10 for stunning images of the Sun.
FREE: Wide Angle eyepiece.
Equinox 100ED APO
Sky-Watcher Equinox 120ED
£799.00
 The Equinox 100ED APO from Sky-Watcher includes dual speed focuser and aluminium case...
FREE: Plossl eyepiece.
Premium Telescopes
Ascension ED Triplet APOs
updated: 18th June 2013
Ascension telescopes
Ascension 80ED Triplet model shown.
The Ascension premium apo-chromatic refractors were the first reasonably priced triplet ED telescopes widely available in the UK that use a high quality Japanese ED triplet (premium FCD1 ED). These first-class photo-visual instruments offer unequalled value for money and come in three different sizes (80mm F6, 102mm F7 and 127mm F7.5).

Guaranteed to perform at a Strehl Ratio of 0.90 or better. The High Precision models at a Strehl Ratio of 0.95 or better!
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Solar Observation and Imaging
Coronado PST and SolarMax II 60 Solar Telescopes
updated: 10th June 2013
Solar image captured with Coronado SolarMax II & Opticstar PX-137 COOLAIR.
Image by Gary Palmer with Coronado SolarMax II & Opticstar PX-137 COOLAIR.
Coronado PST. Coronado PST Personal Solar Telescope. The ever changing solar disk presents itself in the PST with tunable views of prominences and surface detail.
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£ 625.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Coronado SolarMax II 60 w/ RichView Tuning BF10. Coronado SolarMax II 60 w/ RichView Tuning BF10. Watch solar flares and prominences change shape and move over a few hours in hign detail.
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£ 1518.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Opticstar PX-137C COOLAIR. Opticstar PX-137C COOLAIR. Sony IMX035 colour 1/3" Exmor CMOS, 1.3 megapixels, air-cooled. For Microsoft Windows.
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£ 299.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Opticstar PX-137M COOLAIR. Opticstar PX-137M COOLAIR. Sony IMX035 monochrome 1/3" Exmor CMOS, 1.3 megapixels, air-cooled. For Microsoft Windows.
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£ 449.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
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Opticstar Picture of the Day
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The Swan nebula by John Haunton with the Opticstar DS-145M ICE.
A&M Advanced Telescopes
The Highest Optical Performance
posted: 22nd May 2013
A&M ED Triplet
A&M telescopes stand for performance without compromise. These fine instruments are manufactured to exceptional quality standards and incorporate the highest quality optics.
A & M 105mm [Limited Offer] A&M 105 A&M/TMB Triplet APO. 105mm refractor with A&M/TMB ED triplet lens. Carbon graphite tube and CNC aluminium. Three internal baffles. 4" William Optics focuser. Comes with interferometric test report as standard. Guaranteed Strehl Ratio over 0.95!
FREE items:
High quality Mounting Rings and dovetail; and
Ιnterferometric test report;
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£ 3650.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
RRP: £3950.00.
Cooled CCD Cameras
High Resolution Imaging in Colour or Monochrome
updated: 26th April 2013
Opticstar long exposure T.E.C. range of cameras.
All cameras are compatible with Microsoft Windows (32-bit & 64-bit) XP/Vista/7/8.
Cooled, long exposure, CCD cameras achieve higher performance than other Sony CCD based cameras due to their advanced electronics, incorporating real hardware gain, noise supression and superior cooling.
Opticstar long exposure T.E.C. range of cameras. Opticstar DS-142C ICE 1/2" CCD, 1.4 mega-pixel colour.
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£ 575.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Opticstar DS-142M ICE 1/2" CCD, 1.4 mega-pixel mono.
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£ 575.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Opticstar DS-145C ICE 2/3" CCD, 1.4 mega-pixel colour.
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£ 995.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Opticstar DS-616C XL 1.8" CCD, 6.1 mega-pixel colour.
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£ 999.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
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Peter Karboulonis' articles for amateur astronomers.
 Peter Karboulonis practical articles on astronomy.
John Haunton's step-by-step astroimaging.
 John Haunton. Step-by-step articles on astroimaging.
Opticstar Showroom
Opening Hours
updated: 2nd January 2013
Opticstar showroom. 
Day    Opening Hours


Monday    9am - 5pm
Tuesday   9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday  9am - 5pm
Friday    9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm
Sunday    CLOSED
We are closed on Sundays and public holidays.
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Apogee News
NASA Selects Apogee Imaging Systems
posted: 16th August 2012
NASA's ΝΙ-C mission launch with Apogee on board.
Launched with Apogee on board. Source: NASA.
It takes the right stuff to venture Earth's atmosphere. That's why NASA selected Apogee Imaging Systems as it mission critical camera for the HI-C mission to observe the sun's corona in the highest detail ever captured.

The High Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C) was successfully launched on 11 July 2012, from the White Sands Missile Range. Hi-C is a next-generation suborbital space telescope designed to capture high-resolution images of the million-degree solar corona.
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updated: 21st February 2012
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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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