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 $1,299.00Backorder Available
- Unleash the power of your smartphone to take you on a guided tour of the night sky—no telescope experience required.
- Award-winning and patented StarSense sky recognition technology uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate its position in real time.
- StarSense Explorer app automatically generates a list of objects currently visible. View planets, brighter nebulae and galaxies, star clusters, and double stars from the city. Or take your telescope to darker skies to view faint, deep sky objects.
- Manual altazimuth mount with smooth, dual-axis slow-motion controls makes it easy to follow the on-screen arrows to your desired target. When the bullseye turns green, it’s ready to view in the telescope’s eyepiece.
- 5” Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube with StarBright XLT coatings and enough light gathering ability to view all the best celestial objects. Special edition Popular Science branding makes your optical tube stand out.
- Includes 25mm and 10mm eyepieces, StarSense smartphone dock, a StarPointer™ red dot finderscope (in case you want to use the telescope without your phone), an erect image diagonal, and a sturdy, full-height tripod.
NOTE: The Starsense telscope uses your smartphone as a navigation device only, not to take photos.
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AUD $1,399.00Backorder Available
The EQM35 mount is ideal for astronomers taking the next steps in visual observing and astrophotography.
This high precision, easy to use Goto tracking mount will allow more seasoned users to appreciate extra load carrying capacity for visual use and ability to convert into a DSLR mount.
The included SynScan Wi-Fi dongle allows for wireless control through the SynScan Pro app for Apple, Android, or Windows devices. The user-friendly menu system allows automatic slewing to over 42,900+ objects after a simple two-star alignment procedure is performed. A hand controller (sold separately) can also be used.
NOTE: The WIFI EQ35 model excludes the hand controller, control is only via the WiFi / APP.
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AUD $949.00Backorder Available
- Aperture: 200mm (8-inch)
- Focal Length: 800mm – f/4.0
- Highest practical power: 410x
- Resolving power (arc sec.): 0.6
- Focuser: Crayford 2-inch Dual speed with 1.25 inch adaptor
- Optical Tube: Steel powder coated finish
- Mounting plate and tube rings: YES
- Piggyback bracket included with mounting rings
- Finderscope 8X50
- Excellent adjustable mirror mounting cell and superbly made 8-inch fully coated diffraction-limited pyrex paraboloidal mirror.
- Eyepiece not included.
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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 $3.95Backorder Available
Our outer space stampers are BPA free, non-toxic and passed CPSIA and ASTM testing. Approx. stamper size: 1.5 inches tall, 1 inch in diameter Learn More -
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Gold tone enamel keychain. Learn More -
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Follow the compelling epic story of mankind's exploration of the final frontier with a foreword by Buzz Aldrin. Learn More -
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How the Universe works - and how we explore it - explained in simple words and clever graphics.
The clearest, most visual guide to space and the Universe for complete beginners to astronomy.
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