Optical Componants

A kit for a prism made from acrylic glass. Cast acrylic glass blank with all necessary polishing material to produce a highly transparent prism, instructions included. 

Suitable for children.

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A reducer will brighten your view, seeing more objects & the view is optimised for imaging (photography).

A lens hood will shield stray light & dew fall.

C8 Optical Tube Assembly as used in the best selling Celestron Nexstar 8se. Sold without eyepiece, visual back or finderscope. Ideal replacing a damaged telescope or want to upgrade to the magic 8 inch aperture.

The tripod socket on this OTA makes it ideal for terrestrial use as well.

Primary Mirror assembly for Astromaster 130 / 130MD 114 & 76 mm & PowerSeeker 114 models.

You may prefer to buy the mirror already in the metal tube. See below

Tested in Germany under the stringent safety requirements of DIN EN ISO 12312-2 : 2015-11 and certified 100% safe for solar observation. Watch Solar Eclipses, Sun Spots, Planet Transits, crossing aircrafts and satellites.

High quality lenses made from acrylic glass. The budget solution for all optical experiments. Diameters between 13 and 62 mm, a whole range of different focal lengths.

C: convergent lens

D: divergent lens

The main mirror used in our Newton Telescope: made by BAADER Planetarium from tempered float glass, with aluminium and quartz coating. An excellent mirror for DIY telescopes!

Mirror diameter: 70 mm

Thickness: 5 mm

Focal length: 450 mm

A high quality flat mirror made from tempered float glass, with aluminium and quartz coating. No ghost images because the reflective surface is on the front of the mirror!

High quality single lenses and achromatic systems of two lenses. Ideal for experiments and self-made optical instruments. Diameters between 18 and 50 mm, a whole range of different focal lengths. All lenses are surplus from production lines of optical instruments.

• 531+532OMG and 550-569OAL
• Diameters: 18 to 50 mm
• Focal lengths: +26.5 to +250 mm

You get what is seen in the image - no mount, finderscope or eyepiece

Spare Part Optical tube only of telescope. Fitted with Advanced/Vixen Dovetail with standard tripod socket socket. A great little telescope on a tripod or most astronomy mounts.

Maksutov-Cassegrain optics, 1325 mm focal length f/13 StarBright XLT coatings

With Celestron StarPointer & 25mm EyePiece

Ideal for replacement of a faulty optical tube or to put on any compatible mount

Replacement corrector lens for Celestron C8 & Edge 8.

This is the part only & does NOT come with any fitting instructions. DIY fitting is not recommended unless you are confident of what you are doing! See our professional fitting options

Perfect if you have damaged a Nexstar telescope's optical tube:
SLT grey (Right), Astro-Fi black (Right), Evolution silver (Left) SE orange (Left)
Construction & StarBright multi-coated optics are identical in all

The dovetail position (in brackets) will alter the position of the focuser
An EQ mounted focuser is different again

Supplied without mount, tripod, finderscope, visual back, diagonal or eyepieces

C8 Optical Tube Assembly as used in the best selling Celestron Evolution 8. Sold without eyepiece, visual back or finderscope. Ideal if you have a damaged telescope or want to upgrade to the "magic" 8 inch aperture.