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.
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, 4A 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.
Opticstar LRGbB
Opticstar 1.25" LRGbB filter set.
£39.95
 The Opticstar LRGbB filters. A set of 5 1.25" filters for imaging.
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.
£449.00
 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.
£274.00
 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 8x50 Finder Scope.
£90.00
 The Ascension 8x50 LED Finder Scope incorporates a cemented doublet achromatic 50mm
objective with blue coatings, precisely machined body and integrated adjustable illuminated cross-hair...
Sky-Watcher Telescope Mounts
Sky-Watcher PRO Sky-Watcher PRO-SERIES is the name for the new generation of professional quality telescopes and mounts of the Sky-Watcher range, targeted at the most discerning and critical observers.

PRO-SERIES products are manufactured to extremely high levels of optical and mechanical precision, undergoing very strict quality control procedures and testing by specially assigned technicians, to ensure the highest standards of quality and performance are consistently maintained.

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iOptron Telescope Mounts
iOptron mounts. The iOptron Minitower is a revolutionary new telescope mount. Small and compact - yet with a high carrying capacity, it's designed for travel and ease of use.

Also available is the Minitower PRO for even greater payload capacity.

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Meade Telescope Mounts
Meade mounts. Ease of setup and operation of an alt-az mount and the versatility and long duration imaging capability of a German equatorial mount. Meade's LX80 is the only mount that gives you both plus one more - three computerized GoTo mounts for the price of one.

The new line of LX80s with Multi-mount is the most innovative and versatile mid-range telescope system available anywhere.

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Celestron Telescope Mounts
Celestron mounts. Telescope mounts by Celestron. From the mid-range CG-5 and CGEM mounts, to the high end CGE and CGE Pro mounts.

All models are available with computerised GOTO control as standard.

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Vixen Telescope Mounts
Vixen For more than half a century Vixen has succeeded in developing inspired products emblematic of Japanese manufacturing quality.

Vixen has not only created unique, quality products, but also affords users new ideas on how to make optical instruments more enjoyable and exciting.

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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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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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