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Beginner Telescopes
Buying your first telescope? Browse our curated selection of beginner telescopes.
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AUD $44.99In Stock
- 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 $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 $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 $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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