Christmas Gift Ideas

The Saxon GSM Gemological Microscope 10x-80x offers smooth zoom magnification ideal for inspecting gemstones, small stones, and fine details with ease. Featuring both transmitted and reflected lighting options along with an included gem tweezer for hands-free viewing at any angle, this microscope is a versatile tool for hobbyists and gemologists alike.

• Biological microscope with powers from 40x to 600x
• 4x, 15x, and 30x objective lenses and 10-20x zoom eyepiece featuring high-quality glass optics
• Includes 3 prepared glass slides, 2 blank glass slides, 1 blank well slide, light diffuser, needle probe, eye dropper and tweezers
• Sample specimens to get you observing immediately: leaf, cloth, woven cloth, and quartz chip

Taking functionality to a new level: the ATX spotting scope system combines exceptionally flexible modularity with optical perfection. The objective lens can be changed to suit any viewing situation. Extreme detail recognition at crucial moments thanks to SWAROVISION technology and total ease of use ensure fascinating experiences in the great outdoors.

Unleash the power of your smartphone to take you on a guided tour of the night sky—no telescope experience required.

Patent-pending StarSense sky recognition technology uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate its position in real time. Check phone compatibility here.

StarSense Explorer app automatically generates a list of objects currently visible. View planets, brighter nebulae and galaxies, star clusters, and double stars from the city. Or take your telescope to darker skies to view faint, deep sky objects.

Manual altazimuth mount with smooth, dual-axis slow-motion controls makes it easy to follow the on-screen arrows to your desired target. When the bullseye turns green, it’s ready to view in the telescope’s eyepiece.

80mm refractor with fully coated glass optics for bright, sharp views.

Includes 25mm and 10mm eyepieces, 2x Barlow Lens, StarSense smartphone dock, erect image diagonal, a red dot finderscope (in case you want to use the telescope without your phone), and a full-height tripod.

NOTE: The Starsense telscope uses your smartphone as a navigation device only, not to take photos.

A beautiful, inspiring and heartwarming book about our human relationships with the birds who share our backyards.

This guide is a fabulous resource for bird lovers, watchers, and professional twitchers interested in Australian birds.

If you'd like to enhance your astronomy experience with some colour planetary filters, why not go for the saxon 2" Colour Planetary Filter Set?

This set comes with four filters of yellow, red, dark green and blue.

The ZWO ASI6200MC-P is a full-frame 62-megapixel cooled colour camera built around Sony's back-illuminated IMX455 sensor, delivering exceptional sensitivity, native 16-bit ADC output, and a dynamic range of up to 14 stops. With ultra-low readout noise of just 1.2e, zero amp glow, and two-stage TEC cooling for virtually negligible dark current, it's an outstanding choice for serious deep-sky astrophotography.