Telescopes & Astronomy
Beginner Telescopes
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AUD $599.00Backorder Available
- Most accurate way to guide – improved accuracy compared to using a separate guide scope
- 12.5 mm multi-coated prism with aluminized backing for maximum reflectivity and illumination to the autoguider
- Fixed-orientation helical focuser for easy, smooth and accurate autoguider focus
- 48mm clear aperture supports full frame cameras without vignetting
- Includes adapters with the correct spacing for DSLR cameras, Nightscape CCD and other popular astroimaging cameras
- Ideal for Schmidt- Cassegrain and EdgeHD telescopes
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AUD $229.99Backorder Available
- Align and control your telescope wirelessly using your smartphone or tablet and Celestron’s free SkyPortal app for iOS and Android devices
- Tap any celestial object you see in the sky to identify it instantly. Tap again and your telescope slews to that object, centering it perfectly in the eyepiece.
- Explore 100,000+ objects in SkyPortal’s database. While you observe, view astroimages and listen to audio descriptions for hundreds of the most popular objects including the planets, Orion Nebula, Hercules Globular Star Cluster, and more.
- Sky Tour feature generates a list of all the best stars, galaxies and nebulae to view based on your exact time and location
- WiFi module is compatible with all current Celestron computerized telescopes and select older models. Unit does not require batteries or external power.
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AUD $164.99Backorder Available
- X-Cel LX eyepieces, optimized for planetary viewing, offer a 60° field of view through a six-element fully multi-coated lens system
- Pop-up rubber eyeguards provide comfort and increase contrast. Raise and lower with a simple twist.
- A treaded rubber grip offers a no-slip grip, even with gloves on
- 1.25” barrels are threaded to accept filters
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AUD $164.99Backorder Available
- X-Cel LX eyepieces, optimized for planetary viewing, offer a 60° field of view through a six-element fully multi-coated lens system
- Pop-up rubber eyeguards provide comfort and increase contrast. Raise and lower with a simple twist.
- A treaded rubber grip offers a no-slip grip, even with gloves on
- 1.25” barrels are threaded to accept filters
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AUD $49.99Backorder Available
- Create an extra auxiliary port on your Celestron computerized mount with this AUX Port Splitter
- Two auxiliary ports are required to use accessories like the Celestron StarSense AutoAlign on telescopes with only one built-in AUX port
- Adapter has two 6-pin auxiliary outputs and one 6-pin input
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AUD $164.99Backorder Available
- X-Cel LX eyepieces, optimized for planetary viewing, offer a 60° field of view through a six-element fully multi-coated lens system
- Pop-up rubber eyeguards provide comfort and increase contrast. Raise and lower with a simple twist.
- A treaded rubber grip offers a no-slip grip, even with gloves on
- 1.25” barrels are threaded to accept filters
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AUD $324.99Backorder Available
- Upgrade your Celestron computerized telescope to GPS with SkySync
- Improve the speed and accuracy of alignments with 16-channel GPS
- Automatically updates the time and date
- Plugs into the AUX port on the base of the telescope
- Compatible for all non-GPS Celestron computerized telescopes
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AUD $374.99Backorder Available
- 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.
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AUD $499.00Backorder Available
- 2” SCT mirror diagonal with high performance XLT coatings
- 1/10th wave mirror is tested with an interferometer to ensure quality
- Housing is precision machined to achieve and hold good optical alignment
- Includes a 2” to 1.25” adapter and aluminum carry case
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AUD $244.99Backorder Available
- The Celestron 2.5x Luminos Barlow increases the magnification of any 2” or 1.25” eyepiece by two and a half times
- High-quality 4-element optics produce a flat field for sharp images that are free of extraneous color
- Hard-anodized aluminum barrel is threaded to accept 2” filters
- A brass compression ring holds eyepieces firmly in place, and large thumbscrews are easy to turn, even with gloves on
- A 2” to 1.25” adapter is included. Allows the use of both 2” and 1.25” eyepieces.