We’re not too far away now from the 2020 Mars opposition which will occur on October 13th where it will be just over 22 arc seconds in apparent size and shine at magnitude ~-2.6. Unlike other recent oppositions, Mars will be higher in the sky at ~40 degrees altitude from the UK so that will…
Baader’s ND5.0 AstroSolar film can be used to safely view and image our Sun. The most popular size is their A4 variant which allows you to make a full aperture filter for small camera lenses or telescopes or a sub-aperture filter for larger instruments and in some cases still have some of the film left…
We recently highlighted the Baader Q-Turret 4-eyepiece revolver supplied as a package with 4 eyepieces, 2.25 barlow lens and storage case. There has been a lot of interest in the Q-turret so we thought we would show you how big it is relative to eyepieces. As you can see from the photo’s below the unit…
The Celestron RASA 8″ was designed with small CCD cameras, colour astronomical CMOS cameras, and mirrorless cameras in mind. Of course one can use Mono cameras too. If you have multiple filters and want to swap between them during an imaging run, to take LRGB or narrowband (e.g. with Baader’s F/2 filters) taking the camera…
With Jupiter, Saturn and Mars in the night sky (and Mars’ upcoming opposition in October) many want to image these planets. Trying to get the small planetary image of onto a small imaging camera’s sensor by trying to centre it in an eyepiece, removing the eyepiece, inserting a camera, to find that planet is not…
The Andromeda Galaxy is an amazing sight to behold. It is the nearest galaxy to our own at nearly 2.5 million light years distant and has around 1 trillion stars. It can be seen as a “small smudge” with the naked eye and through binoculars it has a “squashed” elliptical appearance. With the Andromeda galaxy…
On the 13th October 2020 Mars will be at opposition meaning that the Earth lies between Mars and the Sun, and Mars will appear larger than usual meaning its a great time to observe the Red planet! Mars will be visible all night and has an altitude of approximately 40 degrees above the horizon so…
We are now heading into August and those lovely Autumn skies are not that far away now, and what is often referred to as the “start of the astronomy or observing season” when the nights start to “cut” (it gets darker earlier) and get longer, are just about upon us. It could be time to…
Having multiple eyepieces at your telescope is great. You can swap between different magnifications to get different views of the Moon, planets and deep sky objects, but you have to think about where you are going to safely place the unused eyepieces, and then have to identify the next eyepiece you want to use in…
We now in our summer season. The weather is warm and pleasant, the days are long and the Sun is high in the sky, and Solar observing is a popular astronomical activity. To observe or image the Sun without proper safety equipment can cause permanent blindness and/or damage to photographic equipment. Baader Planetarium offer a…
The popular Baader Sky-Surfer III red dot finder is back in stock. This zero-power, variable brightness LED red-dot finderscope, has a larger clear aperture of 30mm compared to 20mm from competing similar-styled models, making it easier to view objects through and therefore easier to use. The (1:1 – non magnifying) objective lens has a non-reflective…
The Baader SkySurfer III is a very popular red-dot finder. It has a larger clear aperture than other similar style finders of 30mm rather than 20mm making it easier to use. It features longer front and rear dew shields to prevent fogging and a non-reflective front lens for improved red-dot visibility against a darker sky.…
We have had a lot of enquiries from people asking if there is a Solar filter to fit a particular make/model of telescope that someone has or may be getting. The answer is yes – there is a range for telescopes, small telescopes/spotting scopes and camera lenses and also for binoculars too, made by Baader…
The new and much anticipated Baader MaxBright II binoviewers were released earlier in 2020. These new models feature: Unique in-house produced die-cast moulds using Carl Zeiss production drawings. Use of 27mm size prisms with 26mm clear aperture on the telescope side and 25.5mm clear aperture on the eyepiece side. All optical surfaces have a 7-layer…
We often receive enquiries about how to obtain the correct spacing between a camera’s sensor a focal reducer or field flattener – such as a Celestron EdgeHD reducer and a deep sky imaging camera. If you want to use a field flattener or focal reducer with your camera, the camera’s sensor will need to be…
Stocks of the long and eagerly awaited Baader Maxbright II Binoviewers are now here! We have in stock the popular variants of these binoviewers Maxbright II body only with case Maxbright II with 1.25″ nosepiece Maxbright II with 2″ nosepiece See further down this page for these packages and links to them on our website.…
With the recent sunny warm weather, clear daytime skies and heading into Summer with the Sun high in the sky, Solar astronomy becomes a popular “astro activity”. To observe and image the Sun SAFELY (and that is very important!) we wanted to give you an overview of some popular white-light Solar related products from Baader…
To connect a DSLR or Mirrorless camera to a telescope or to an eyepiece such as the Baader Hyperion or Morpheus range, you will need relevant adaptors and also a T-ring. As there are different makes of camera (e.g. Canon, Nikon etc) they all have their own lens fitting. In days gone by lenses and…
We are very pleased to announce that the eagerly awaited Baader Maxbright II binocular viewers have now been released and stocks are due very soon. Some of the main features of this new model include: Unique in-house produced die-cast moulds using Carl Zeiss production drawings. Use of 27mm size prisms with 26mm clear aperture on…
The Baader Flip Mirror II is a small, very well made and unique 3-port flip mirror that allows a wide choice of connections through Astro T-2, M48 and S52 on both telescope and camera sides and T-2 on the top port. The unit is small in overall size (63mm x 77mm x 69mm with all…
If you are interested in digiscoping with Baader’s Morpheus eyepieces there is a very useful guide on how to do this. It covers how to connect different types of cameras to the Morpheus (and Hyperion) eyepiece range as well as guides on what adaptors are needed for afocal and eyepiece projection photography. The guide also…