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Meade LX200 ACF 10" UHTC
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£3620.00
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The Meade LX200 ACF 10 UHTC is a 10" advanced catadioptric
with a computerised fork mount.
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Celestron CGEM 800 XLT
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£1875.00
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The Celestron CGEM 800 XLT is the 8" SCT with
the new CGEM fully computerised mount.
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FREE: 1.3mp video camera.
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Skyliner-300P FT AUTO
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£935.00
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The Skyliner-300P FlexTube AUTO is the ultimate
in dobsonian design offering convenience and portability...
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FREE: Power Supply Unit.
FREE: 1.3mp video camera.
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Altair 8" RC Astrograph
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£1299.00
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The Altair 8" F8 Ritchey Chretien
is a true astrograph with a carbon fibre optical tube and two dovetail plates.
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Sky-Watcher NEQ6 PRO
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£880.00
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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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Meade LS 8 ACF
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£1799.00
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The Meade LS 8 ACF is the most advanced catadioptric
telescope on the market.
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FREE: 1.3MP video camera.
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CT Ultra Newtonians
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£1420.00
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The CT Range from Orion Optics
represents high performance, clarity and power...
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Cooled CCD
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£1249.00
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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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NexStar 130 SLT
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£315.00
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The NexStar 130 SLT from Celestron with SkyAlign
technology is ideal for newcomers to astronomy.
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Auto-Guider Kits
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£75.05
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Elegant, low-cost Auto-Guider
connectivity kits from Shoestring Astronomy.
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Celestron CGEM
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£1095.00
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CGEM (GoTo). The new computerised mount
from Celestron. It includes an ultra sturdy 2" steel tripod with
accessory tray.
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Equinox 100ED APO
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£764.00
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The Equinox 100ED APO from Sky-Watcher
includes dual speed focuser and aluminium case...
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SXVR-H36 (SXVF-H36)
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£4339.00
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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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Opticstar
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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. Also available, are complete
auto-guiding solution that enables the user to control a large range of telescopes
with a computer.
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Moravian Instruments (MI)
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Moravian Instruments (MI) designs and manufactures advanced CCD cameras for low light
imaging in astronomy and microscopy. Other products include Control Web process control software
and the DataLab industrial computer system. These products are deployed by a number of companies
with extensive experience in industrial automation all over the world.
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The Imaging Source
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The Imaging Source develops and manufactures hardware and software for text
and image processing applications, primarily used in industry, medicine and
science. Other communities have come to show interest in these cameras.
In particular, amateur astronomers have started realizing the advantages
of these CCD cameras in astrophotography.
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Starlight Xpress
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Starlight Xpress is a British manufacturer that designs and builds good quality, low cost,
cooled CCD cameras. Although most camera models deploy Sony sensors, the company has
introduced models with Kodak sensors.
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.
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Sky-Watcher
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Sky-Watcher's Synguider Autoguider includes a built-in display and
works independently without the need for a computer.
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Baader Planetarium
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Baader's LVI SmartGuider is a CMOS guide camera that works independently without
the need for a computer.
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Celestron
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Celestron's NexImage is a CCD solar system imager capable of producing planetary,
Lunar and Solar images.
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Watec/Mintron/DMA Video Cameras (PAL)
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Watec is the manufacturer of some of the finest quality Japanese
CCD cameras. Watec compact CCD cameras are used for surveillance
applications, image processing, and factory automation. Mintron
has been the world leading CCD camera manufacturer in Taiwan
since 1979.
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Opticstar News
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New Opening Hours
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updated: 4th August 2010
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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
We are closed on Sundays and public holidays.
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Sample Images
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Opticstar DS-145M ICE
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updated: 20th August 2010
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The M8 nebula shot by John Haunton with the Opticstar DS-145M ICE.
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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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Centroid Noise And Precision Photometry
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Centroiding noise is a random error, or "noise" component...
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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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Willmann Bell
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Books for Astronomy
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posted: 29th August 2008
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Acclaimed books from Willmann Bell...
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