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- Adapters
- Barlows
- Cables
- CCD's
- Cleaning Products
- Collimation Aids
- Dew Control
- Dovetails
- Dual Mount Bars
- Dust Caps
- Finders
- Flip Mirrors
- Focal Reducers / Correctors
- Focusers
- Guidescope Rings
- Laser Pointers
- Nosepieces
- Parfocalising Rings
- Power Supplies
- T Rings
Adapters
SPC900 Telescope Adapter 1.25" - £19
Allows your SPC900 webcam to be attached to your 1.25" drawtube.
Low profile T thread to 1.25" eyepiece adapter - £19
This versatile adapter converts any male or female T thread to a 1.25" eyepiece holder.
Low profile SCT to T thread adapter - £18
This adapter connects any camera with a female T thread to a telescope with male SCT fitting.
T to SCT thread adapter ring - £19
This ring connects any telescope or accessory with a male T thread to any female SCT threaded accessory, like a reducer.
2" to T thread adapter with 2" filter threads - £17
Connect T thread cameras and accessories to 2" focusers
T to 2" adapter - £25
Allows the use of 2" eyepieces on telescopes with a male T thread, like the Skywatcher Skymax series.
T thread to C mount lens adapter - £15
Use C mount lenses on T thread cameras
ETX to SCT thread adapter - £25
Use SCT thread accessories with ETX scopes
Barlows
Celestron Ultima 2x Barlow - £79
Highest quality 2X low profile Barlow with a 3-element apochromatic multi-coated lens. Doubles the image size or magnification. Best performance in its class.
Tal 3x Barlow - £37
Good quality yet economical 3x Barlow which is useful for both viewing & imaging the moon and planets with most scopes.
Cables
ST4 compatible autoguider cable (2m) - £12
5m USB2 active extension cable - £18
Extends your camera's USB cable by 5m whilst maintaining signal strength
10m Serial Cable for Meade LX200 - £20
10m Serial Cable for Meade Autostar 497 - £20
10m Serial Cable for Celestron Nexstar scopes - £20
10m Serial Cable for Skywatcher Skyscan/Synscan mounts - £20
CCD's
For current pricing and availability of Sony CCD's please enquire.
Cleaning products
Celestron Lens Pen - £10
A new optical lens cleaning technology for binoculars, lenses, eyepieces and CCD cover slips. Safe, easy to use and it reduces static charge build-up. One end is a handy retractable brush for dust removal. The other is a small pad which contains a non abrasive cleaning powder for dealing with spots and marks. Not suitable for use on Astronomical mirrors or mirror diagonals.
Baader Optical Wonder Cleaning Kit (100ml bottle & cloth) - £12
Completely removes finger prints and their acid residues, and forms a protective layer against the bacteria and fungi which damage glass and coatings. Optical Wonder fluid dries completely without leaving any residue or marks. Optical Wonder fluid can be used to clean all optical elements: eyepieces, objective lenses and even mirrors. An efficient cleaner that is gentler than competing lens cleaners.
Collimation aids
Deluxe Cheshire Collimation Eyepiece with cross hairs (1.25") - £32
This Cheshire Collimation Eyepiece is ideal for the precise collimation of Newtonian's and helpful in aligning Schmidt-Cassegrains.
Laser collimator (includes batteries) - £45
This 1mW red laser collimator has a large display window which allows the user to clearly see the face of the device. It has seven adjustable brightness levels and comes complete with a removable 2" adaptor, allowing use in all sizes of focuser. Designed for the accurate collimation of Newtonian Reflectors, Dobsonians and Refractors.
Dew Control by Dew-Not, high efficiency, low power heating strips.
Made in the USA the Dew-Not dew remover is a thick film heater made for operation at 12 volts.
Sixty-six percent of the surface area is heat emitting - meaning more even heat distribution and no localized hot spots. Covered by over 30 US and international patents, and with more than 20 years of improvements and enhancements, the Dew-Not dew remover is reliable and efficient.
Each heater strip comes with a standard six foot cord and phono-plug connector. A suitable 12 volt DC supply is required (either via mains transformer or battery) and a supply connector cable or controller.
Using 50 - 75% of the power of other dew heaters it's now possible, in many situations, to dispense with the additional cost of a controller and to use only an inexpensive fused supply cable.
*Click here for Dew Not technical specifications*
| Scope / eyepiece | Length / Power consumption |
|---|---|
| .965" eyepieces | 4.5" (11.4cm) 2.1 watts 0.18 amp |
| 1.25" eyepieces | 6.5" (16.5cm) 3.1 watts 0.25 amp |
| 2" eyepieces | 9.0" (22.9cm) 4.2 watts 0.35 amp |
| 3" tubes | 13.0" (33.0cm) 6.0 watts 0.50 amp |
| 4" tubes | 15.5" (39.4cm) 7.3 watts 0.61 amp |
| 5" tubes | 16.7" (42.5cm) 7.9 watts 0.66 amp |
| 6" tubes | 20.5" (52.1cm) 9.6 watts 0.80 amp |
| 7" tubes | 25" (63.5cm) 11.8 watts 0.98 amp |
| 8" tubes | 30" (76.2cm) 14.0 watts 1.18 amps |
| 9" tubes | 33" (83.8cm) 15.5 watts 1.30 amps |
| 10" tubes | 38" (96.5cm) 17.8 watts 1.49 amps |
| 11" tubes | 40" (101.6cm) 18.8 watts 1.57 amps |
| 12" tubes | 43" (109.2cm) 20.2 watts 1.68 amps |
| 14" tubes | 49" (124.5cm) 23.0 watts 1.92 amps |
| 16" tubes | 55" (139.7cm) 25.8 watts 2.15 amps |
| For Binoviewers | 2 x (6" (15.2cm) 5.6 watts 0.47 amps) |
Deluxe Telrad Dew Heater - £22
A simple and efficient Telrad dew heater which uses only 2 watts (0.16 amps at 12 volts)
Cigar lighter socket with crocodile clips - £10
Adds a single unfused cigar lighter socket to a 12 volt battery.
Single dew strip supply cable with LED - £13
Connects one Dew Not heater strip to a 12 volt cigar lighter socket.
Dew Heater supply splitter - £6
Run two heater strips from a single dew strip supply cable
4 channel basic controller - £24
Connects up to 4 Dew Not heater strips to a 12 volt cigar lighter socket.
Maximum power capacity is 5 amps.
Dual channel 4 output PWM dew controller - £59
A sophisticated dual channel controller based on PWM (pulse width modulation) technology. Each channel controls two outputs for a total of four outputs. Each channel is capable of a duty cycle from 5% to 95% on time. Operates from 12 volts DC with a total amperage capacity of 5 amps. Supplied with a six foot cord equipped with a cigarette lighter plug, a 5 amp fuse is incorporated into the plug. A Green LED indicates that the controller is getting power. Two amber LED's indicate the power level of each channel, the brighter the LED, the higher the output for that channel.
Dovetails
SkyWatcher Dovetail - from £9.99
Skywatcher dovetail bars, suitable for Skywatcher, Vixen and most Meade and Celestron mounts
Dovetail Plate with 1/4" Camera Adapter
A short dovetail plate with 1/4" camera thread . You can attach your camera or binoculars directly to standard mounts (Vixen, Celestron, TS, Synta, ...). The PS Photo Deluxe (pictured) has an elongated hole and is therefore very versatile.
Dual Mount Bars
Dual Mount Bars - from £128.00
Many amateur astro-photographers like or even need to use a guiding scope for manual correction of the periodic error that any mount has. The TS Duomount allows for the parallel use of two telescopes on your mount. You can quickly set-up or break down the entire assembly through the use of quick exchange couplings for both telescopes and the Duomount itself. You can use our standard dovetail plates.
In order to balance different telescopes you can move the TS Duomount laterally. You can balance telescopes of drastically different weight. With a perfect balance you will notice drastically reduced vibrations.
Available in the following combinations
- Vixen fit + 2 Vixen fit saddles
- Vixen fit + 2 Vixen fit saddles where one is micro adjustable
- Losmandy fit + 2 Losmandy fit saddles
Dust Caps
Pack of 7 Dust Caps (1.25") - £10
Seals 1.25" eyepieces and camera nosepieces from dust.
Finders
Skywatcher Red Dot Finder - £25
Simple light weight finder which superimposes a red dot onto your view of the sky. Perfect for GOTO and portable scopes.
Telrad finder - £33.99
The Telrad is the best-selling non-magnifying finder for Dobsonians, equatorial reflectors, refractors, and Schmidt-Cassegrains alike. Includes mounting plate.
Flip Mirrors
Vixen Flip Mirror for 2" Focusers - £53
High quality flip mirror for 2" focusers. Allows flipping between two 1¼" eyepieces or unscrew either or both 1¼" adapters to reveal male T threads suitable for T thread ready cameras and accessories. Very useful for centering objects onto small CCD's.
Focal Reducers & correctors
Multi Purpose Coma Corrector - from £105
The Baader MPCC improves image quality for F4 - F6 reflectors. Fits 2" focusers and has a rear T thread. Covers 35mm format.
Available as a photo / visual edition
Meade F3.3 Reducer - £109
Reduces f/10 SCT's to between f/3 & f/5 for fast imaging. Works well with modded webcams & astrovideo cameras but not for use with large CCD's or visually.
Celestron F6.3 Reducer - £119
Converts all makes of f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrains to f/6.3 for wider field CCD imaging Can also be used in visual or photographic imaging applications.
Atik Focal Reducer (1.25") - £25
When used with the Toucam Pro II this simple and cost effective device works as a .5x reducer. When used with a short C mount adaptor and a Mintron or Watec it provides .6x to .66x reduction and .4x to .5x with the longer C mount adapter. For the Atik, DSI, DSI Pro and SAC cameras the exact reduction ratio varies with the spacing from the CCD chip and if sufficient focus travel is available. This depends on the telescope and can be altered by using different adapters. The reduction ratio is variable from about .4x to .7x Larger and "slower" instruments (F7+) such as SCT's and MCT's really benefit from using this focal reducer and achieving focus is not usually a problem. Brightens images and increases field of view with almost all scopes. Increased field of view makes GOTO's more reliable and reduces the visibility of tracking errors. Can be used visually in many eyepieces and accepts 1.25" eyepiece filters. In our tests this reducer outperformed the other 1.25" reducers on the market in image quality.
Focusers
Skywatcher Auto-Focuser - £49
Electric focus motor for accurate focusing with the minimum of vibration. Dual speed push-button operation (fast & slow). Can be used with the following telescopes: Evostar models 90/102/120/150, Startravel models 80/102/120/150, Skyliner models 150/200/250 & Explorer models150/200/250
Baader Steeltrack Focusers - from £184.00
Common Specifications
- Crayford focusers with stainless steel running rails for the roller bearings
- Stainless steel running rail for the focusing spindle
- All contact points between drawtube and focusing mechanism are stainless steel. This results in a much higher load capacity and smoother focusing motion. This also offers a longer life span of the entire focuser assembly.
- Locking screw with anti-scratch tip
- 1:10 professional grade microfocuser with all stainless steel mechanism
- drawtube is carefully blackened inside and has anti reflection ridges
- the 2" eyepiece clamp uses a compression ring for secure and scratch-free grip of the eyepiece
- The main axis of the focuser can be adjusted to offer a perfectly focused photographical field from one edge to the other.
2" Newtonian Focuser - Further Specifications
- focus travel: 30mm
- minimum height above the tube: 50mm
- universal adapter plate for various telescope diameters included
- 2" eyepiece clamp with compression ring and cutout for the low-profile 2"-1.25" adapter. The locking screw of the adapter sinks into this cutout and therefore doesn't add to the optical length of the focuser. The entire 2"-1.25" adaptation consumes only 1mm!
2" Refractor Focuser - Further Specifications
- focus travel: 81mm
- minimum length (without optional tube adaptation): 80mm
- 2" on 1.25" adapter with compression ring included
- telescope adaptation via dovetail. Inside diameter 72mm. Optional adaptors are available:
Celestron, Sky-Watcher, ... 100mm and larger refractors, Skywatcher ED80, etc. (BA 295 7085)
M68 x 1 and M80 x 1.5 thread fitting (also BA 295 7085)
Celestron Onyx refractor with 77mm dovetail (BA 295 7086)
2" SCT Focuser - Further Specifications
- focus travel: 30mm
- telescope adaptation via large 3.3" SC thread (fits Meade and Celestron) as well as the common 2" SCT thread.
Dual-Speed 2" Crayford Focuser for Sky-Watcher Refractors - £109.00
A high quality CNC Machined 10:1 dual-speed Crayford focuser designed as a direct replacement/upgrade for the rack & pinion focuser supplied with the Sky-Watcher Evostar-102/120/150, Startravel-102/120/150 and Evostar-80ED/100ED/120ED Refractors. Will accept both 1.25" and 2" standard format eyepieces. Features adjustable tension and locking clamp and indexed drawtube.
Dual-Speed 2" Low Profile Crayford Focuser for Newtonian Reflectors - £109.00
A Low Profile CNC machined 10:1 dual-speed focuser designed for Newtonian Reflector telescopes of 9" to 15" aperture, and accepts either 1.25" or 2" eyepieces. Provides an exceptionally smooth focusing operation with the utmost precision, with the aid of its fine-focusing facility. 24mm indexed Drawtube.
Dual-Speed 2" Crayford Focuser for SCT Telescopes - £109.00
A high quality CNC machined 10:1 dual-speed focuser designed as an upgrade for Schmidt Cassegrain Telescopes. Accepts either 1.25" or 2" eyepieces. Provides an exceptionally smooth focusing operation with the utmost precision, with the aid of its fine-focusing facility. Indexed Drawtube.
Guidescope Rings
Heavy duty guidescope rings - from £49.95
Heavy duty black anodised Aluminum guidescope rings that are much better than the usual cheap rings!
Laser Pointers
Green laser pointer - £49
Powerful new technology 5mw green laser pointer makes a great finder (see below) or can be used for pointing objects out in the night sky, please use responsibly! Batteries included.
Universal laser pointer finder bracket - £17
Allows you to use any green laser pointer with a barrel diameter from 10mm to 15mm as a high-tech finder. The base uses a double-sided foam adhesive strip for fixing and fits any scope with a diameter of 80mm to more than 450mm.
Nosepieces
Standard 1.25 inch Nosepiece for T thread cameras (Atik, Lumenera etc) - £15
This is the standard nosepiece for Atik, Lumenera and other cameras with a female T thread. The nosepiece is male T thread to male 1.25" and connects any T thread camera to a 1.25" focuser.
Short 1.25 inch Nosepiece for T thread cameras (Atik, Lumenera etc) - £10
This shorter nosepiece was designed to facilitate the use of the Atik and other 1.25" screw in reducers with reflectors and telescopes having either limited focuser in-travel or "fast" F ratios. By bringing the reducer closer to the CCD it also provides a lower reduction ratio than the standard nosepiece. The nosepiece is male T thread to male 1.25" and connects any T thread camera to a 1.25" focuser.
Parfocalising Rings
Pair of 2" Parfocalising Rings - £11
Register the focus point of 2" eyepieces
Set of four 1.25" Parfocalising Rings - £16
Register the focus point of 1.25" eyepieces
Power Supplies
220/240V AC Input 12V DC 300mA Output psu - £12.99
UK plugged power supply with regulated output of 300ma via 2.1mm DC plug. Suitable for astrovideo cameras like the Watec and Mintron.
100/240V AC Input 12V DC 2000mA Output psu - £19.99
UK plugged switch mode power supply with regulated output of 2000ma via 2.1mm DC plug. Suitable for many cameras and mounts requiring 2000ma (2A) or less eg all Atik cameras, Atik electric filter wheel, Celestron SLT mounts and the QHY6. If unsure of compatability please check your manual or enquire by email or 'phone.
100/240V AC Input 12V DC 5000mA Output psu - £29.99
UK plugged switch mode power supply with regulated output of 5000ma via 2.1mm DC plug. Suitable for many cameras and mounts requiring 5000ma (5A) or less eg the Skywatcher EQ6 and HEQ5 Synscan Pro mounts and QHY8 and QHY2 Pro cameras. If unsure of compatability please check your manual or enquire by email or 'phone.
Revelation 12v Mains Power Supply
The Telescope House mains power unit is ideal for powering your 12 volt Meade telescope. The unit has a 2500ma rating making it suitable for Meade ETX 90/105/125 LX90 LXD55/75 and LX200 Telescopes. Supplied with a Meade power lead with a right angle plug and mains lead and plug. A high quality compact unit with LED power indicator and suppressed leads to eliminate electical interference.
- Output 12 volt 2500ma
- Input 220/240 volt
- 2 Meter meade power lead
- 2 Meter mians lead and plug
T Rings
Canon EOS T Ring - £13
Pentax Screw T Ring - £13
Pentax K fitting T Ring - £13
