Telescopes & Astronomy Gifts

• 8” (203.2 mm) f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain includes StarBright XLT coatings for better light transmission
• 84% more light gathering than a 6” telescope.
• 6x30 optical finderscope for locating alignment stars
• Integer gear ratios and permanently programmable Periodic Error Correction eliminates recurring track errors from the worm gear.
• Autoguider port for long exposure imaging
• New motors offer improved tracking performance & provide more power to overcome load imbalances
• Updated industrial design offers more rigidity, less flexure and improved aesthetics
• New design allows viewing or imaging across the meridian without interference from the motors housings
• Improved latitude range.  Can be used between 7 – 77° latitude.
• NexStar+ hand control offers multiple language programming (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish)

• 6” (150mm) f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain includes StarBright XLT coatings for better light transmission
• The most compact and portable of Celestron’s German equatorial mounts offers the same rigidity as our larger mounts with minimal flexure and an improved industrial design
• Holds a maximum instrument capacity of 30 lb
• Every feature an astroimager wants: PEC, an autoguider port, the ability to image across the meridian, and more
• Dual saddle plate is compatible with narrow CG-5 dovetails and wider CGE dovetail. Also compatible with Vixen format dovetails longer than 100mm, but not compatible with Losmandy D format plates.
• Latitude range allows the mount to perform between 7° and 77° latitude
• Accessories include a 25mm eyepiece, 1.25” star diagonal and 6x30 finderscope

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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 all-rounder saxon 114/500 AZ Reflector Telescope features easy assembly and portability, making it THE scope for beginner astronomers.

This telescope comes with a focal length of 500mm and an aperture of 114mm which will give you good views of the Moon, planets, bright nebulae and star clusters. The aluminium optical tube also has a rack-and-pinion focuser, ensuring smooth adjustments to focus your object into place. This scope's accessory pack includes two 1.25" eyepieces, a finderscope, an erecting eyepiece, a barlow lens and an adjustable aluminium tripod with accessory tray. 

For a great beginner scope without the hefty price tag, look no further than the saxon 1145AZ Reflector Telescope.

• The ideal storage and transport solution for a wide range of tripods and their accessory trays with internal straps for a secure fit.
• Ultra-durable 900 denier outer and super smooth inner polyester layers, sandwich 16mm thick EPE foam sheets to create a protective barrier for your telescope, tripod and mount.
• Store accessories in the external pocket or clip them to the case’s external loops.
• Padded shoulder strap allows you to carry your tripod to your observing site hands-free.

The Gen II Explore Scientific 10" Dob telescope is a beautiful piece of quality engineering.

From the ultra high quality 2" microfocuser to the unique and innovative collimating adjustments to the truss tube design and awesome 1270mm focal length, this scope is the ideal scope for the intermediate astronomer.

If you are left handed then the design design of this scope is ideal for you.

Note: Sirius Optics recommends the use of Orion 1lb magnetic counterweights (Part number: 125130) with this scope. 

Another great innovation from ZWO in the field of full-frame cooled OSC astronomy cameras.

Padded carry bag for telescope with accessory pouch