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Meade LX200 ACF 14" UHTC
Meade LX200 ACF 14" UHTC.
£6259.00
The Meade LX200 ACF 14 UHTC is a 14" advanced catadioptric with a computerised fork mount.
FREE: 3.3MP TEC CCD camera.
Celestron C8-SGT-XLT
Celestron Advanced C8-SGT-XLT.
£999.00
The Celestron Advanced C8 SGT XLT is an 8" SCT with a fully computerised mount.
FREE: 1.3mp video camera.
Skyliner-300P FT AUTO
Sky-Watcher Skyliner-300P FlexTube AUTO.
£935.00
The Skyliner-300P FlexTube AUTO is the ultimate in dobsonian design offering convenience and portability...
FREE: Power Supply Unit.
FREE: 1.3mp video camera.
Altair 8" RC Astrograph
Altair RC 8" Astrograph.
£1299.00
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.
Sky-Watcher NEQ6 PRO
Sky-Watcher EQ6 PRO mount.
£880.00
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.
Meade LT 8 ACF
Meade LT 8" ACF.
£1599.00
The Meade LT 8 ACF with Advanced Coma Free optics sets a new high performance standard for its price range.
FREE: 1.3MP video camera.
CT Ultra Newtonians
Orion Optics CT Ultra Newtonians.
£1420.00
The CT Range from Orion Optics represents high performance, clarity and power...
FREE: Opticstar PL-131C C.A.
Cooled CCD
Opticstar DS-145 ICE
£1249.00
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...
NexStar 90 SLT
Celestron NexStar 90 SLT
£279.00
The NexStar 90 SLT from Celestron with SkyAlign technology is ideal for newcomers to astronomy.
FREE: 1.25" Moon Filter.
Auto-Guider Kits
Shoestring auto-guiding kit
£75.05
Elegant, low-cost Auto-Guider connectivity kits from Shoestring Astronomy.
Celestron CGEM
Celestron CGEM mount.
£999.00
CGEM (GoTo). The new computerised mount from Celestron. It includes an ultra sturdy 2" steel tripod with accessory tray.
Equinox 100ED APO
Sky-Watcher Equinox 120ED
£764.00
The Equinox 100ED APO from Sky-Watcher includes dual speed focuser and aluminium case...
FREE: x2 ED Barlow.
Ascension Accessories
Ascension Altazimuth Mount.
£74.95
The Ascension Altazimuth Mount is best suited for carrying short telescopes and cameras...
SXVR-H36 (SXVF-H36)
SXVR-H36
£4339.00
The Starlight Xpress SXVR-H36 is the 16 mega pixel camera with fast USB 2.0 interface.
Shoestring Astronomy Accessories
Electronic interface products include:
Autoguide Port Interface Products
Shoestring Auto-guiding kit Shoestring GPUSB Auto-Guiding Kit Shoestring Astronomy's USB version of its auto-guiding connectivity kit that plugs to your computer's USB port. Supported by AstroArt, MaxIm DL, MaxDSLR, K3CCDTools, GuideDog, Guidemaster and all ASCOM compliant software.
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£ 75.05 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Shoestring Auto-guiding kit Shoestring GPINT-PT Auto-Guiding Kit A low cost yet elegant auto-guiding connectivity kit from Shoestring Astronomy that plugs to your computer's parallel port. Supported by GuideDog, AstroArt, MaxIm DL, MaxDSLR, Guidemaster, AstroVideo and K3CCDTools.
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£ 44.65 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Coverter for Takahashi Mounts Guide Port Coverter A guide port coverter that enables the Shoestring auto-guider kits to be used with Takahashi mounts.
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£ 17.10 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Coverter for SkySensor 2000 SkySensor 2000 Coverter A guide port coverter that enables the Shoestring auto-guider kits to be used with the Vixen GPDX and Altux mounts via SkySensor 2000.
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£ 17.10 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Guide Port Splitter Guide Port Splitter Enables to plug in a hand controller and a computer into the guide port of your telescope at the same time.
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£ 6.65 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Guide Port Extension Guide Port Extension For some mounts that do not have enough clearance.
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£ 5.70 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Guide port cable coupler Guide Port Cable Coupler Joins two guide port cables together to produce a longer cable.
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£ 3.80 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Extension cable for Guide Port 2m Guide Port Extension Cable A 7 foot (2m) extension cable for guide ports.
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£ 3.80 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Extension cable for Guide Port 7m Guide Port Extension Cable A 25 foot (7.62m) extension cable for guide ports.
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£ 8.55 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Guide Port Conversion Kit Guide Port Conversion Kit Parts needed to add an ST4 compatible guide port to an EQ-style dual axis hand controller.
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£ 6.65 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.


EQ Direct Interface Products
EQ Direct Interface. EQ Direct Interface The EQDIR interface, completes a direct communication link to newer HEQ5 and EQ6 style mounts (including PRO), bypassing the need to communicate through the handcontroller.
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£ 37.05 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
EQ5 adapter cable. Cable for HEQ5 mount Adapter cable to connect the EQDIR and the telescope mount.
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£ 18.05 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
DB9 extension cable. DB9 Extension Cable for EQ6 . For the EQ6, you can attach this module either directly to your mount with a serial cable back to the PC, directly to your PC with a serial cable to the mount, or PC -> serial cable -> EQDIR -> serial cable -> mount. It is also suitable as an extension cable for the HEQ5.
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£ 5.00 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.


Modified Webcam Interface Products
Certain webcams have been modified to increase their maximum exposure time, allowing them to be used to image deep space objects, or to make them more sensitive for autoguiding usage.
LXUSB Webcam Interface. LXUSB Webcam Interface . An interface control box that allows modified webcams to be controlled through a computer with a USB port.
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£ 67.45 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Modified Webcam Conversion Kit. LXKIT1 Modified Webcam Conversion Kit . The LXKIT1 gives a pendant cable hanging from your modified webcam.
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£ 6.65 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Jack for Modified Webcams. RJ12 Jack for Modified Webcams . This jack can be used if you have some unused space on a printed circuit board to add this RJ-12 jack.
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£ 2.85 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.


Shutter Control Interface Products
Shutter control adapter. Shutter Control Adapter. The DSUSB is a USB peripheral for your computer that allows software to control your DSLR camera's shutter. Cameras supported include the Canon EOS 300D / 350D / 400D 5D / 10D / 20D / 30D / D60 and Nikon D80 / D200 / D2Xs.
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£ 67.45 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Shutter control adapter. Shutter Control Adapter IR. The DSUSB-IR is a USB peripheral for your computer that allows software to control the Nikon DSLR cameras' shutter via the ML-L3 IR remote control. Cameras supported include the Nikon D50, D70, D70s and D80. Includes cables.
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£ 75.05 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Canon N3 cable. Canon DSLR N3 Cable. A 1 metre (3-foot) cable that can be used to connect Canon DSLR cameras for shutter control. This cable will plug to Canon 5D, 10D, 20D, 30D, D60 and other models with Canon N3 style connector.
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£ 15.20 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Nikon DSLR cable. Nikon DSLR 10-pin Cable . A 1 metre (3-foot) cable that can be used to connect Nikon DSLR cameras for shutter control. This cable will plug to Nikon D200, D2Xs and other models with Nikon 10-pin style connector.
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£ 15.20 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Olympus DSLR cable. Olympus DSLR Cable . A 1 metre (3-foot) cable that can be used to connect Olympus DSLR cameras for shutter control.
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£ 15.20 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
1.5m 3.5/2.5mm M-M cable. Shutter Control Cable A 1.5 metre (5-foot) cable that can be used to connect to a DSLR camera for shutter control.
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£ 5.70 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
3m 3.5/3.5mm M-F cable. Shutter Control Extension Cable A 3 metre (10-foot) extension cable that can be used to connect to a DSLR camera for shutter control.
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£ 7.60 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.


Focus Motor Control Products
Focus motor control. Focus Motor Control The FCUSB is a product that allows you to control a DC focus motor (or any DC motor for that matter) by way of a USB port and software on your computer.
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£ 76.95 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
3m 3.5/2.5mm M-M cable. M-M Focus Control Cable A 3 metre (10-foot) Male-to-Male cable that can be used to connect the Shoestring FCUSB Focus Motor Controller to a focuser.
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£ 7.60 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
3m 3.5/3.5mm M-F cable. M-F Focus Control Cable A 3 metre (10-foot) Male-to-Female cable that can be used to connect the Shoestring FCUSB Focus Motor Controller to a focuser.
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£ 7.60 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
Auto-Focus cable. Auto-Focus/SWELFOCUS Cable. Adapter cable 2.4m (8 feet) for motors with RJ22 connector for Sky-Watcher Auto-Focus / SWELFOCUS, Orion Accufocus and Televue Focusmaster Driver.
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£ 8.55 (inc VAT) Dispatched within 24 hours.
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Opticstar News
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updated: 4th August 2010
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Sample Images
Opticstar DS-335C ICE
updated: 20th August 2010
Sample image.
The Eta Carina nebula shot by John Haunton with the Opticstar DS-335C ICE.
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
Centroid Noise And Precision Photometry
Centroid noise.
Centroiding noise is a random error, or "noise" component...
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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".
Willmann Bell
Books for Astronomy
posted: 29th August 2008
Willman Bell books.
Acclaimed books from Willmann Bell...
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