Telescopes & Astronomy
Beginner Telescopes
Buying your first telescope? Browse our curated selection of beginner telescopes.
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AUD $29.00In Stock
Turn your Celestron PowerSeeker telescope into a solar scope! The EclipSmart Eclipse Solar Filter is a must-have accessory perfect for viewing the Sun and eclipses. Affordable, easy to use, and best of all, all Celestron EclipSmart products conform to the ISO 12312-2:2015(E) international safety standard.
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AUD $39.00In Stock
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AUD $499.00In Stock
- Enhance your 8” Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA) by blocking light pollution, improving image contrast, and darkening the sky background.
- This filter selectively blocks wavelengths of light from sources of light pollution, such as streetlights, not broad regions of the spectrum.
- Does not block wavelengths associated with emission nebulae, keeping your nebula images bright and detailed.
- Fits into the 8” RASA’s integrated filter mount, maintaining peak optical performance.
- Optically flat surfaces free of defects, constructed of Schott glass with anti-reflection coatings.
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AUD $599.99In Stock
Bring out the best in your nebulae astroimages with the H-alpha H-beta OIII (Hα-Hβ-OIII) Imaging Filter for the 8” RASA. This specialized filter allows high transmission of light from emission nebulae while blocking light pollution, helping to make your images pop with detail off the black sky background with superior contrast.
Fortunately, many sources of light pollution have relatively discreet emission spectra; they emit primarily at specific wavelengths of light. By strategically blocking these “bad” wavelengths, the filter essentially eliminates the effect of light pollution while letting the “good” wavelengths of light associated with the emission nebula pass through to the camera. You’ll notice much higher contrast in your images immediately, even if imaging from your light polluted backyard! And since the transmission at the key wavelengths is so high, the nebula will not be dimmed—only the background will be blacker.
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AUD $79.00In Stock
A must have accessory for lunar observing. Standard filter threads screw onto 2in eyepieces.
Polarising filters can be used to increase contrast in some images, and can be especially useful for daytime photography.
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AUD $19.00Backorder Available
- For use with 1.25” eyepieces.
- One of the essential eyepiece filters for visual astronomy.
- Reduce glare from bright objects such as the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter.
- Accentuate subtle detail for the Moon and planets
- Polar ice caps of Mars in large telescopes
- Limb hazes and terminator clouds of Mars
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AUD $49.99Backorder Available
- Instantly transform your normal PowerSeeker 127, Astro Fi 130, NexStar 130SLT, Omni XLT AZ 130, and SkyProdigy 130 Newtonian telescope into a yellow-light solar telescope
- This filter is not designed for use on the AstroMaster 130 telescopes
- ISO compliant solar safe film protects your eyes when viewing the sun, unlike some other filters on the market
- Solar film produced in the USA by American Paper Optics, one of the suppliers recommended by NASA for safe solar viewing
- Designed from the telescope’s lens cap for a snug fit, each filter includes two safety Velcro straps and four self-adhesive Velcro pads for safely securing your solar filter in place
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AUD $44.99Backorder Available
- Instantly transform your normal PowerSeeker 70 (AZ & EQ) and Travel Scope 70 telescope into a white-light solar telescope
- Solar film produced in the USA by American Paper Optics, one of the suppliers recommended by NASA for safe solar viewing
- ISO Certified - proprietary Solar Safe material allows you to safely view the August 21, 2017 North American total solar eclipse
- Designed from the telescope’s lens cap for a snug, safe fit via 3 safety screws. Safety cap protects outer surface of filter when not in use
- Also fits saxon and Sky-Watcher 70mm refractors.
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AUD $149.00Backorder Available
- Instantly transform your normal Celestron 8” Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes(8" SCT) and Celestron 8" EdgeHD telescopes into a yellow-light solar telescope (for a complete list of 8" scopes, look in description section)
- ISO compliant solar safe film protects your eyes when viewing the sun, unlike some other filters on the market
- Solar film produced in the USA by American Paper Optics, one of the suppliers recommended by NASA for safe solar viewing
- Designed from the telescope’s lens cap for a snug fit, each filter includes two safety Velcro straps and four self-adhesive Velcro pads for safely securing your solar filter in place
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AUD $349.00Backorder Available
- Fits Optical Tube Diameter 11 5/8" (295mm) to 11 7/8" (302mm)
- Safe for viewing the Sun
- Blocks 99.999% of incoming light
- Compatibility: LX90 10", LX200 10", LX600 10"