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…
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…
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…