Equipment

Celestron CPC 9.25 Cassegrain Telescope

The Celestron CPC 9.25 telescope is spectacular instrument with very clear optics. With a focal length of 2350mm and a f/ratio of 10, this telescope is our highest magnification scope providing amazing planetary images, while having a large enough aperture to also view faint galaxies. This versatile instrument excels at displaying stunning views of the following objects:
  • Galaxies
  • Nebulae
  • Globular Star Clusters
  • Open Star Clusters
  • Planets
CPC925 Telescope

10″ Skywatcher Goto Dobsonian / Newtonian Telescope

The Sky-Watcher Dobsonian telescope is precision engineered instrument that allows to show you faint treasures of the night sky such as Nebulae, Star Clusters, Galaxies and much more.Our 10″ telescope has a focal length of 1200mm with a f/ratio of 4.7 making it a versatile telescope capable of displaying stunning views of the following objects:
  • Galaxies
  • Nebulae
  • Globular Star Clusters
  • Open Star Clusters
  • Planets

With a white light glass solar filter fitted as shown to the right, this telescope is also use by our staff to provide you with a magnificent view of the Sunspots during daytime viewing.

10 Dob

8″ Celestron c8 Cassegrain Telescope

With a focal length of 2000mm, the c8 telescope can provide more magnification than any of our other scopes. the 8″ aperture allows it to resolve faint objects, such as Nebula and Galaxies.Objects generally viewed through the C8 include:
  • Galaxies
  • Nebulae
  • Globular Star Clusters
  • Open Star Clusters
  • Planets
  • Binary Star Systems
  • Triple Star Systems

 

 

8″ Skywatcher Dobsonian / Newtonian Telescope

Our 8″ Manual Dobsonian telescope is a great instrument with an added bonus that being simple to use we generally let you play with it at events. These telescopes can take a beating which is ideal when we are at a school and hand over the control to the students, this telescope is great at viewing the following objects
    • Nebulae
    • Globular Star Clusters
    • Open Star Clusters
    • Planets

With a white light glass solar filter fitted as shown to the right, this telescope is also use by our staff to provide you with a magnificent view of the Sunspots during daytime viewing.

5″ Celestron Cassegrain Telescope

The Celestron 5″ Cassegrain is a compact telescope which packs a punch. with a  a focal length of 1250mm and f/ratio of 10 this instrument is ideal for views of the following objects:
  • Planets
  • Binary Star Systems
  • Triple Star Systems
  • Open Star Clusters

 

 

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Skywatcher ED 80 Refractor Telescope

The Skywatcher ED80 Pro is a wide-field telescope offering bright, wide swaths of sky in a single view. It is well suited for wide-field astronomical observation of prominent nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies.

Our ED80 telescope has a focal length of 600mm with a f/ratio of 7.5 making it a quality compact telescope capable of displaying stunning views of the following objects:

  • Nebulae
  • Globular Star Clusters
  • Open Star Clusters
  • Planets
  • Moon

With a white light glass solar filter, this telescope is also use by our staff to provide you with a magnificent view of the Sunspots during daytime viewing.

ED80

Coronado SolarMax II 60mm Telescope

The Coronado SolarMax II 60mm Solar Telescope is a 60mm diameter Solar Telescope with sub 0.7 angstrom bandwidth filtering for observation of surface detail and prominences on the Sun in hydrogen-alpha (Ha) light.Used around the world by professional research facilities for observation of surface detail and prominences on the Sun in hydrogen-alpha (Ha) light. This powerful but very portable solar telescope will provide you with high resolution observations of our closest star “The Sun” Coronado

2 x 130mm EQ Celestron Reflector Telescope

The Celestron 130mm Reflector is an easy to use beginner telescope. We have two of these instruments which have additionally been upgraded with Motor Drives allowing them to track the sky and keep objects in the eye piece. With a  a focal length of 650mm and f/ratio of 5 this instrument is used for views of the following objects:
  • Open Star Clusters
  • Globular Clusters
  • Moon
  • Nebula

 

 

 

 

Astromaster

70mm AZ Celestron Refractor Telescope

The Celestron 70mm Refractor is an easy to use beginner telescope. This instrument is utilised by our staff to demonstrate and train participants on the use of a basic telescope. With a  a focal length of 900mm and f/ratio of 12.8 this instrument is used for views of the following objects:
  • Red Giant Stars
  • Blue Super Hot Stars
  • Open Star Clusters
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