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Astronomy is a fascinating hobby and opens up a whole new
world of discovery. The most important tool of the astronomer
is the Telescope (although sometimes a good pair
binoculars may be used). The most important thing to look
for in a telescope is the quality of the lenses and mirrors.
Generally speaking, the larger the diameter of the LIGHT
COLLECTOR (on a refractor telescope, this is the diameter
of the objective lens, on a reflector telescope, this is
the diameter of the main mirror), the more light can be
collected, and hence the greater the quality of the magnified
image. Usually, the more you pay, the higher the quality
of the magnified image. This is not always the case though
among the telescopes we regularly review. We have chosen
our range of telescopes in such a way that they represent
a very good trade-off between quality and price. These telescopes
are powerful enough to enable amateur astronomists to discover
a wealth of hidden secrets in the night sky, without having
to pay the earth!
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Telescopes for amateur
astronomers have now caught up with the digital age, taking
the complexity out of finding interesting objects in the
night sky. These telescopes use electric motors to automatically
point the telescope accurately to 42,900+ objects, such
as planets, star clusters, galaxies, nebulae etc. These
telescopes can even take you on a tour
of the night sky!
We offer range of models to suit everyone, from beginners
to serious atronomers. more
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Relector
Telescopes
Newtonian
reflectors offer large aperture at a relatively lower
cost and caters for astronomers of all levels ...
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Dobsonian
Telescopes
Best
aperture-to-price ratio, and the FlexTube collapsible
fold-away design is perfect for portability and storage
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Refractor
Telescopes
Refractor
telescopes are simple to use and maintain, and are ideal
for combining terrestrial with astro- nomical use ...
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Maksutov-Cassegain
The
ultimate ‘take-anywhere’ telescopes, combining compact-ness,
power and high-quality images - also ideal for terrestrial
use ...
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Types of Telescope: There are two main categories
of telescope: RefRACtors and RefLECtors. Refractors,
use two or more lenses to collect and focus the light from
an object to the eye of the observer (or a digital camera
sensor), and can trace their design back to the telescopes
of Galileo’s era. Reflectors, developed by Isaac
Newton in the 17th century, use mirrors to focus the light.
As magnifications increase, impurities in the glass of lenses
can cause distortion (commonly a “rainbow-like” halo around
objects) requiring expensive and difficult treatments and
coatings to correct. Reflectors telescopes avoid this problem,
and are generally cheaper to manufacture for a given sized
aperture (the main lens or mirror used to catch the incoming
light). As a result, most high-performance optical telescopes,
including the Hubble Space Telescope, are reflector designs.
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”I have used a great number of telescopes; some are good, some mediocre and some bad. To me the Sky-Watcher range of instruments are very good indeed, and suited to amateurs of all kinds – and they are not priced out of the market! Excellent value.
Use them and enjoy them.“
Sir Patrick Moore CBE FR
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- Thank you so much. The telescope arrived today in time for the birthday tomorrow. Wonderful service. I will recommend you highly - Ali K, Oxfordshire
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