Telescopes & Astronomy
Beginner Telescopes
Buying your first telescope? Browse our curated selection of beginner telescopes.
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What will you use your telescope for? Explore the many uses of different types of telescopes.
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Choose your telescope by optical design or learn more about the different types of telescopes.
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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 $94.99Backorder Available
- Instantly transform your normal Celestron 6” Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes(6" SCT) into a yellow-light solar telescope (complete list of 6" SCT 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 $49.00Backorder Available
Saxon Solar Filters provide observers a safe and easy way to view the sun.
NOTE: The outside fitting diameter of this filter is 150 mm.
This filter will fit the following telescopes
Starsense 127 AZ, Starsense DX 130 and other 130 mm aperture reflector telescopes.
This filter unit is not compatible with any 5" (125 mm) SCT telescopes.
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AUD $85.00Backorder Available
Attach the Sky-Watcher Solar Filter for Newtonian Telescope securely over the front of your telescope to conduct safe solar viewing. If you are looking at Sun spots or just wanting to get a closer look at our closest Star, this filter will reflect the harmful rays and reduce the intensity of the Sun light making it safe to view through your telescope.
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AUD $1,939.00Backorder Available
- Take beautiful images of deep-sky objects from light-polluted suburban locations with the Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph 11 (RASA 11) using this light pollution suppression filter
- Custom designed to replace the RASA’s optical window, so you still get optimum optical performance even with the addition of the filter
- Selectively blocks unwanted light pollution while providing over 90% transmission at critical wavelengths
- Maintains a more neutral color balance than other light pollution imaging filters, perfect for imaging colorful nebulae and galaxies
- Every filter is individually tested for light transmission. A graph of test results for your specific filter is included for your reference
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AUD $164.99Backorder Available
Our 1-1/4" Light Pollution Reduction (LPR) Filters are designed to selectively reduce the transmission of certain wavelengths of light, specifically those produced by artificial light Learn More -
AUD $94.99Backorder Available
- This economical seven-piece accessory kit enhances the performance of your Celestron PowerSeeker, or most any other telescope
- Includes two full-size 1.25” eyepieces, three eyepiece filters, a cleaning cloth, and a case
- One medium power and one high power eyepiece give you a new perspective on celestial objects
- A Moon filter helps block out some moonlight so you can see more lunar detail, and the two color filters (Red and Blue) highlight features on Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn
- A hard plastic carry case keeps everything safe in the foam-lined interior
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AUD $69.00Backorder Available
- A customizable way to reduce brightness and glare on the brightest celestial objects like the Moon, Venus, and bright double stars
- Adjust the level of light transmission from 1-40% for the best possible view for your specific target and current viewing conditions
- Simple to use—just rotate filter’s lower ring to adjust brightness
- Threads onto any Celestron 1.25” eyepiece
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AUD $89.00Backorder Available
This white-light solar filter enables you to observe the sun safely with your Saxon 8" Dobsonian or Newtonian.
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AUD $49.99Backorder Available
Turn your Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ or AstroMaster 130EQ-MD telescope into a solar scope with the EclipSmart Solar Filter. This must-have accessory is perfect for viewing the sun and eclipses. Affordable, easy to use, and best of all, ISO-certified Solar Safe, all Celestron EclipSmart products comply with the latest ISO 12312-2 standards.
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