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.
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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 LX90 ACF 12" UHTC
Meade LX90 ACF 12" UHTC.
£3100.00
 The Meade LX90 ACF 12 UHTC is a 12" advanced catadioptric with a computerised fork mount.
FREE: 1.3MP video camera.
Altair 8" RC Astrograph
Altair RC 8" Astrograph.
£1099.00
 The Altair 8" F8 Ritchey Chretien is a true astrograph with a carbon fibre optical tube and two dovetail plates.
FREE: 1.3MP video camera.
Skyliner-300P FlexTube
Sky-Watcher Skyliner-300P FlexTube.
£849.00
 The Skyliner-300P FlexTube feature retactable optical tubes, making them easy to transport and store offering the ultimate flexibility...
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 6 ACF
Meade LT 6" ACF.
£1066.00
 The Meade LT 6 ACF with Advanced Coma Free optics sets a new high performance standard for its price range.
FREE: Mains power supply.
Photo-Visual Focal Reducer
Opticstar 1.25" Focal Reducer.
£24.95
 The Opticstar 1.25" Photo Visual Focal Reducer doubles the telescope's field of view.
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.
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.
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 1.25" Cheshire Collimation Eyepiece.
£19.95
 The Ascension 1.25" Cheshire Collimation Eyepiece can be used to collimate Newtonian telescopes.
Starlight Xpress
Starlight Xpress
Starlight Xpress section last updated: 8th March 2013

Starlight Xpress is a British manufacturer of astronomical CCD cameras. The company designs and builds good quality, low cost, cooled CCD cameras. The new SXVF camera range has got the capability to autoguide with the addition of the dedicated SXV-Autoguider camera that connects directly to the primary imaging camera.

All-Sky Cameras
Starlight Oculus [NEW] Oculus. This is the perfect camera for imaging meteor showers, viewing the weather conditions at a remote observatory and imaging the night sky in a spectacular way.
£ 755.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.

Single-Shot Cameras - SXV Range
Starlight Xpress SXVR-H814C [NEW] SXVR-H814C. Colour CCD, 9 megapixels (3380x2704), pixel size 3.69µm x 3.69µm. Maximum quantum efficiency 75%. Low thermal noise. USB 2.0 computer interface. Camera control software included.
FREE: USB 2.0 repeater cable.
£ 2350.00 (inc VAT) 4 week delivery
Starlight Xpress SXVR-H814 [NEW] SXVR-H814. Monochrome CCD, 9 megapixels (3380x2704), pixel size 3.69µm x 3.69µm. Maximum quantum efficiency 75%. Low thermal noise. USB 2.0 computer interface. Camera control software included.
FREE: USB 2.0 repeater cable.
£ 2350.00 (inc VAT) 4 week delivery
Starlight Xpress SXVR-H694C SXVR-H694C. Sony ICX694AQG colour CCD, resolution 6 megapixels, pixel size 5.4µm x 5.4µm. Maximum quantum efficiency 77%. Low dark signal and low noise. USB 2.0 computer interface. Camera control software included.
FREE: USB 2.0 repeater cable.
£ 2095.00 (inc VAT) 5 week delivery
Starlight Xpress SXVR-H694 SXVR-H694. Sony ICX694A monochrome CCD, resolution 6 megapixels, pixel size 4.54µm x 4.54µm. Maximum quantum efficiency 77%. Low dark signal and low noise. USB 2.0 computer interface. Camera control software included.
FREE: USB 2.0 repeater cable.
£ 2095.00 (inc VAT) 5 week delivery
Starlight Xpress SXVR-H674C SXVR-H674C. Sony ICX674A colour 2/3" CCD, resolution 2.8 megapixels, pixel size 4.54µm x 4.54µm. Maximum quantum efficiency 77%. Low dark signal and low noise. USB 2.0 computer interface. Camera control software included.
FREE: USB 2.0 repeater cable.
£ 1745.00 (inc VAT) 5 week delivery
Starlight Xpress SXVR-H674 SXVR-H674. Sony ICX674A monochrome 2/3" CCD, resolution 2.8 megapixels, pixel size 5.4µm x 5.4µm. Maximum quantum efficiency 77%. Low dark signal and low noise. USB 2.0 computer interface. Camera control software included.
FREE: USB 2.0 repeater cable.
£ 1745.00 (inc VAT) 5 week delivery
SXVR-H18 SXVR-H18. Kodak KAF-8300M full frame monochrome CCD, resolution 3326 x 2504 (8.3 million pixels) at 5.4µm square. Peltier cooled up to 40°C below ambient temperature. Full well capacity 25000. Quantum efficiency 56%, USB 2.0. Camera control software included.
FREE: USB 2.0 repeater cable.
£ 1885.00 (inc VAT) out of stock
SXVR-H36 SXVR-H36. Kodak KAI-16000 interline transfer monochrome CCD, resolution 4904 x 3280 (16 million pixels) at 7.4µm square. Peltier cooled up to 40°C below ambient temperature. Full well capacity 30000. Quantum efficiency 52%, USB 2.0. Camera control and auto-guiding software included.
FREE: USB 2.0 repeater cable.
£ 4349.00 (inc VAT) 5 week delivery
SXVR-H35 SXVR-H35. Kodak KAI-11002 interline transfer monochrome CCD, resolution 4032 x 2688 (11 million pixels) at 9µm square. Peltier cooled up to 40°C below ambient temperature. Full well capacity 60000. Quantum efficiency 52%, USB 2.0. Camera control and auto-guiding software included.
FREE: USB 2.0 repeater cable.
£ 3669.00 (inc VAT) 5 week delivery
SXVR-M25C SXVR-M26C. Sony ICX493AQA SuperHAD colour CCD, resolution 3900 x 2616 (10 million pixels) at 6.05µm square. Cooled to 35°C below ambient temperature. Full well capacity 25,000. Quantum efficiency 50% (up to 60% for green), USB 2.0. Camera control and auto-guiding software included.
FREE: USB 2.0 repeater cable.
£ 2495.00 (inc VAT) 2 week delivery
SXVR-M25C SXVR-M25C. Sony ICX413AQ SuperHAD colour CCD, resolution 3024 x 2016 (6 million pixels) at 7.8µm square. Peltier cooled up to 30°C below ambient temperature. Full well capacity 25,000. Quantum efficiency 50% (up to 60% for green), USB 2.0. Camera control and auto-guiding software included.
FREE: USB 2.0 repeater cable.
£ 2495.00 (inc VAT) 4 week delivery
SXVR-H16 SXVR-H16. Kodak KAI-4021M monochrome CCD, resolution 2048 x 2048 (4 million pixels) at 7.4µm square. Two-stage peltier cooled up to 40°C below ambient temperature. Full well capacity 40,000. Quantum efficiency up to 55% (for green), USB 2.0. Camera control and auto-guiding software included.
FREE: USB 2.0 repeater cable.
£ 2495.00 (inc VAT) 8 week delivery
SXVR-H9C SXVR-H9C. Sony ICX285AK ExView colour CCD, resolution 1392 x 1040 (1.4 million pixels) at 6.45µm square. Peltier cooled up to 30°C below ambient temperature. USB 2.0 computer interface. Camera control and auto-guiding software included.
FREE: USB 2.0 repeater cable.
£ 1295.00 (inc VAT) 4 week delivery
SXVR-H9 SXVR-H9. Sony ICX285 ExView monochrome CCD, resolution 1392 x 1040 (1.4 million pixels) at 6.45µm square. Peltier cooled up to 30°C below ambient temperature. USB 2.0 computer interface. Camera control and auto-guiding software included.
FREE: USB 2.0 repeater cable.
£ 1295.00 (inc VAT) 4 week delivery
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Opticstar DS-616C XL Opticstar CCD cameras. A range of cameras for deep sky, planetary, Lunar and Solar photography (computer USB 2.0 interface).

CCD Camera Accessories
Starlight Xpress accessories Starlight Xpress accessories for the SXV range of CCD cameras including the SXV-Autoguider and Active Optics.

Opticstar accessories. Opticstar Accessories. A range of accessories for astrophotography.

Electronic Interface Products and Extenders
USB repeater. USB Accessories. Including repeater cables to extend the length of the standard 5m USB cables and USB to Serial port converters.

Opticstar Showroom
Opening Hours
updated: 2nd January 2013
Opticstar showroom. 
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We are closed on Sundays and public holidays.
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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.
Articles
Pixel Response Effects On CCD Gain Calibration
Pixel response.
The gain of a CCD camera is the conversion between...
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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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