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Category Archives: Accessories
Optical Hardware 1.25″ t-adapter
Optical Hardware 1.25″ t-adapter. Very strong metal construction Attractive silver finish on the outside, and blackened on the inside to help reduce reflection. Threaded to accept our 1.25″ telescope filters and t-rings (not included) Available to buy from Northern Optics … Continue reading
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Ostara short tube collimating eyepiece
Ostara short tube collimating eyepiece for Newtonian reflectors Ostara are fast becoming a well known and respected brand when it comes to astronomical accessories, binoculars and telescopes. Straight out the box, you will be aware how solid and well built … Continue reading
Ostara 1.25″ Moon and Skyglow filter gets a great review in All about space magazine
The Ostara Moon and Skyglow filter gets a great review in the “All about space” magazine. They rate it as excellent value for money for a light pollution filter. This filter has been very popular at the North Lincolnshire astronomy … Continue reading
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Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD Camera
Quick Overview Uses the famous KAF-8300 CCD that imagers have grown to love, due to the high resolution, low noise, great sensitivity and affordable cost. A large 22.5mm diagonal CCD chip offers 8.3 megapixels of resolution. That means capturing a … Continue reading
Maplin N50FU flight case
The Maplin N50FU flight case is the perfect low cost solution for the safe storage of your optical equipment, such as Telescope eyepieces and accessories, cameras, binoculars and many other related products. The sturdy aluminium case comes with a foam … Continue reading
Optical Hardware binocular tripod adapter
As seen in the BBC Sky at Night magazine, the Optical Hardware binocular tripod adapter is the perfect low cost solution for mounting your porro prism binoculars to a tripod or other mount, such as a mono pod or car widow … Continue reading
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Kelper Optik H20mm 1.25″ erect image eyepiece review
Decided to give the Kelper Optik H20mm erect image eyepiece a work out. For testing I used a Skywatcher Skyhawk 114 reflector telescope. The targets were street lights and buildings around 5 miles away. Designed more for terrestrial use rather … Continue reading
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Hawke Optics Full Sized Tripod
The Hawke full sized tripod at £89.95 (Nov 2011 price) nicely bridges the gap between the cheaper plastic versions and the heavier Aluminium tripods. Made from light weight aluminium and complete with carry case, this is a very portable mount. … Continue reading
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Celestron X-Cel 25mm eyepiece
New to the Celestron X-Cel 1.25″ eye piece range is the X-Cel 25mm. Upgraded from the previous models with twist eye cups and improved design. ED glass and long eye relief for spectacle wearers Click here to buy
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Celestron Astromaster Accessory Kit Review
I tested the new Celestron Astromaster Accessory kit on an Astromaster 70mm refractor. Target was Jupiter low down in the East. Looking at planets low down is a challenge for any telescope, so I thought I,d give it a go. … Continue reading
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