Until December 31st 2022 there is a special 20% off offer on the highly regarded and popular Hyperion eyepieces. Included in this offer are: 5mm, 8mm, 13mm, 17mm, 21mm and 24mm fixed focal length 68-degree AFOV eyepieces 31m and 36mm Hyperion Aspheric 72-degree AFOV eyepieces 8-24mm MK IV Hyperion Zoom 8-24mm MK IV Hyperion Zoom…
A partial Solar eclipse, the second of 2022, will take place on the morning of October 25th and will be visible from most of Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East, and western parts of Asia. The timing of the event, and how much of the Sun will be covered by the Moon will depend on…
Baader Planetarium have released a new Solar Continuum Filter in 1.25″ and 2″ variants. This new model has a half-band-width of 7.5nm (compared to 10nm for the previous version) which increases the contrast even more. This new single filter is so good that stacking is no longer necessary. To see how good the new filter is…
Baader Planetarium will be attending the UK Astro Show / International Astronomy Show that runs on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th October. We will have a stand and will have a 10Micron GM2000 on display alongside a range of Baader accessories such as ClickLock and UFC items. We look forward to seeing you there. More…
During the last couple of months after introducing our new CMOS-optimized filter families, we have received lots of positive feedback from our customers. However, there was an increasing number of reports and long discussions about low signal, halo strength and so on, which showed more and more, that the complexity of this topic needs a really detailed…
On Saturday 19th March at 9am prompt, the doors opened at the Kettering Conference Centre to welcome a long queue of eager visitors to attend the 2022 UK Practical Astronomy Show (PAS). This was the second time that this event has been run since its first outing 2019. Originally planned to be yearly, the event…
The first Practical Astronomy Show (PAS) was held in 2019 and was a great success with lots of attendees as well as exhibitors. Due to Covid, the 2020 and 2021 events were postponed…but the good news is that PAS 2022 is going ahead. Baader Planetarium will have their UK representative at the show with a…
Baader Planetarium are pleased to announce a raft of new products this February. FCCT The first is their long-awaited Filter Changer and Camera Tilter (FCCT) for use on the Celestron RASA 8″ with a range of QHY cameras. This all-in-one filter holder with camera tilt mechanism has been designed to give the largest possible usable…