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…
Eyepiece projection is a common and popular method to image the Moon and planets through a telescope. With eyepiece projection adaptor tubes, an eyepiece is placed inside the tube and inserted into a telescope’s focuser, and then an imaging camera is attached at the open end. However, one problem with this method is that the…
Here is a quick guide to adding a T-ring to a Baader Morpheus 76° eyepiece so you can do projection photography of the Moon and planets. The whole process is very quick and simple. Firstly here is what you need: Morpheus Eyepiece T-ring for your camera model Baader M43-to-T2 adaptor (#2958080) Your camera Step 1:…
Since we published our recent introductory “Meet the Baader Morpheus Eyepieces” blog, we’ve had a number of enquiries on the “focal length indicator clip” – what is it for and how can it be used. With each Baader Morpheus eyepiece you will get a number of useful accessories including a handy Cordura eyepiece storage pouch…
Eyepieces are very important in your optical train. An eyepiece that is easy to look through and gives great views really makes a difference to your observing session…and contributes towards the overall enjoyment of looking through a telescope at the Moon, planets as well as deep sky objects. Baader Planetarium have an excellent reputation when…
If you have a Canon EOS 5D, 6D, or the newer 6D MKII full-frame DSLR and want to use it for astrophotography to capture more detail in nebulae, then the Baader Planetarium BCF 2 Full Frame conversion filter is what you need. Baader BCF 2 filter provides the camera sensor with a much better spectral…
The Baader Sky Surfer V is a very well designed and built zero power red dot finder which was originally for military use, but it is a very popular accessory upgrade for astronomy. It features fully multi-coated lenses which provides increased light transmission for a brighter image, a bright and highly visible illuminated red dot…
Question: Do you have difficulty getting your telescope finely balanced in Alt (for Alt-Az scopes) or Dec (for German EQ scopes)? Answer: Baader Planetarium’s Levelling Counterweight and Clamp can help! Easy to use – simply screw the counterweight to the dovetail clamp. Then slide the dovetail clamp, with counterweight attached, onto your telescope’s dovetail bar.…
Baader Planetarium offers a very well engineered adjustable mounting accessory that is ideal for attaching telescopes, guiding telescopes and heavy telephoto lenses (all up to a total payload of 7kg) safely and securely to your main telescope or mount. This mounting device is called the Baader Stronghold Tangent Assembly. It is made from hard anodised…
For the first time in what has seemed a very long while, it was clear the other night (15th Jan). As I was about to close the blinds I noticed a bright star low in the south west and thought at first it was going to be a bright ISS pass until I realised it…
The Baader Universal Filter Changer (UFC) has has been around for a few years now and has proved to be a very popular useful accessory for astrophotography. It allows you to easily swap filters without the need of a filterwheel. Furthermore, for imaging applications where a filterwheel cannot be used – such as with the…
If you want to use a field flattener or focal reducer with your camera, the camera’s sensor will need to be accurately placed at a specific position to get the best image quality. You can use fixed-length spacers (extension tubes) to help with positioning, however the problem with these is that, depending on your configuration,…
Black Friday and Cyber Monday is over and now we’re on the run up to Christmas! We’ve put together a collection products from Baader Planetarium that may be of interest to you, as a treat to yourself, or for someone to buy you, or for you to buy someone you know who is into astronomy,…
It may only be an adaptor but this little piece of anodised metal will let you use a range of popular astroimaging cameras with Baader’s Universal Filter Changer (UFC) on Celestron’s RASA 8″ telescope thus allowing you to swap filters quickly and easily. Unlike…
If you have a Canon EOS DSLR camera and want to connect it to a telescope, reducer/flattener, or use a lens with a T-2 male thread, you will need an EOS T-ring. However a standard T-ring uses T-2 threads but a lot of reducers/flatteners use M48 threads. Also what do you do if you also…
Do you own any Baader Planetarium products or are looking to buy some? Are you interested in “all things Baader”? Recently, we have been working on producing regular email newsletters for the range of products that David Hinds Ltd distribute and sell here in the UK – and that includes Baader Planetarium. In these newsletters…