Telescopes & Astronomy

Astrodon Narrowband filters set a new bar of performance and durability for imaging and research.

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.

• Fits Optical Tube Diameter 7 1/8" (181mm) to 7 3/8" (187mm)
• Safe for viewing the Sun
• Blocks 99.999% of incoming light
• Compatibility: LX70 R6, LX65 6" MAK & 6" ACF™, LX85 6" MAK, ACF™ & 6" Reflector 

These are safe full aperture (sometimes referred as clear aperture) solar filters. This means that it allows the most light possible into the telescope because it allows the full aperture of your telescope to be viewed. The full aperture allows the best possible daytime viewing when there is minimal atmospheric turbulence.

• This Celestron 2” Eyepiece and Filter Kit includes all the accessories you need to start using 2” eyepieces on your Schmidt-Cassegrain or refractor telescope
• You’ll get a 2” Mirror Diagonal, three E-Lux 2” eyepieces, a 2” 2X Barlow Lens, five colored filters to improve observations of the planets, and a foam-fitted aluminum carry case
• The 2” 90° Mirror Diagonal accepts 2” eyepieces, and attaches to the rear cell of SCT’s.  An adapter is included for use with refractor telescopes.
• Celestron E-Lux eyepieces are a 3-element, fully multi-coated design.  You’ll get a 26 mm, a 32 mm, and a 40 mm, for a great choice of magnification and field of view.  Multiply your options by 2X when you use your 2” eyepieces with the included 2X Barlow.
• The most popular planetary filters are included in this kit.  They are threaded to attach to most any 2” eyepiece or accessory.   

• High-performance observational eyepiece filter markedly improves views of Mars
• Fully-coated Mars filter increases contrast to bring out subtle details on the disc of the red planet
• When using the Mars filter on a clear, dark evening you'll see polar ice cap detail, subtle mare shadings, duststorm and cloud activity
• Eyepiece filter dramatically improves views of Mars even in smaller astronomical telescopes
• Designed to fit 1.25" telescope eyepieces with filter threads. Metal filter cell construction.

• This 1.25” Eyepiece & Filter Kit includes 14 accessories that will add new life to your telescope and your observing!
• You’ll get five quality Plossl eyepieces, a 2X Barlow Lens, six colored filters to improve observations of the planets, a Moon filter, and a foam-fitted aluminum carry case with extra room to grow
• Five eyepieces and a Barlow lens equals 10 different magnifications to choose from, including the equivalent of a 3 mm, 4 mm, 6 mm, 6.5 mm, 8 mm, 8.5 mm, 13 mm, 16 mm, 17 mm and 32 mm.  And that doesn’t include eyepieces you may already have in your collection, which will now achieve double the magnification with the addition of the Barlow.
• A Moon filter will increase your enjoyment of lunar observations by dimming the brightness and increasing contrast
• The most popular planetary filters are included in this kit.  Have fun seeing what a blue filter will reveal about Jupiter, or unveil the polar ice caps on Mars with a red or orange filter.