When Galileo invented the telescope in 1609, he began a journey of cosmic exploration, which thousands of interested sky-gazers have embarked upon since.
His telescope was a crude refractor, giving around 20x magnification, smaller and optically far inferior to even children's telescopes of today, yet the views revealed through it were as wondrous to him as those of the Hubble Space Telescope are to us today, nearly 400 years later. Maybe even more so. In his journal, he wrote after his few nights of wonder;
"I render infinite thanks to God, for being so kind as to make me alone the first observer of marvels kept hidden in obscurity for all previous centuries."
Telescopes & Spotting Scopes
Products
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Meade LX 90 GPS 8" Telescope
The LX90GPS offers large aperture portability and performance with significantly lower weights than the LX200R meaning one person can setup the telescope for field operation.
£1499.99 Special Offer
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ACUTER PRO-SERIES 20-60X80ED Angled Spotting Scope
The premium-quality 45° Angled spotting scopes are identical to the standard Pro-Series Acuter Spotting Scopes except for one major difference.
£399.99
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ACUTER ST16-48X65A Angled Spotting Scope (913)
The superb ACUTER PRO-SERIES Spotting Scopes, are perfect for serious terrestrial observations. Optical performance is excellent, with all models deliverying crisp, bright, sharp, high-resolution images, across the entire field of view.
£124.99
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Skywatcher Explorer-150P (EQ3-2) Telescope (912/448)
EXPLORER-150P (EQ3-2)
150MM (6") F/750 Parabolic Newtonian Reflector Telescope£209.99
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ACUTER ST20-60x80A Angled Spotting Scope (915)
The superb ACUTER PRO-SERIES Spotting Scopes, are perfect for serious terrestrial observations. Optical performance is excellent, with all models deliverying crisp, bright, sharp, high-resolution images, across the entire field of view.
£179.99
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Skywatcher Explorer-130P SupaTrak Auto Telescope
The Explorer-130P OTA has already been heaped with much praise and accolade by the media and astronomy press for its excellent Parabolic optics. It is highly recommended for the beginner or experienced observer wanting excellent results, from a telescope of decent aperture and of manageable proportions. Whether your interest is Deep-Sky, the Moon and Planets, or a combination of both, the Explorer-130P offers excellent all-round diffraction-limited performance.
£199.00
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ACUTER ST22-67x100A Angled Spotting Scope (917)
The superb ACUTER PRO-SERIES Spotting Scopes, are perfect for serious terrestrial observations. Optical performance is excellent, with all models deliverying crisp, bright, sharp, high-resolution images, across the entire field of view.
£269.99
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Meade ETX-90PE LNT Telescope + 884 Tripod, 497 Autostar & suite
FREE EYEPIECES & FILTERS WORTH ALMOST £400
Until now, the stargazer's two biggest challenges to enjoying the night sky have been aligning their telescope and finding objects. Meade’s new ETX Premier Edition eliminates these two challenges and makes astronomy as easy as pushing a button right out of the box.£449.99 Special Offer
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Meade ETX-125PE Telescope + 884 Tripod, 497 Autostar & Suite
FREE EYEPIECE & FILTER SET WORTH ALMOST £400!
Don't know what you want to see this evening? Go to the Tonight's Best tour in your AutoStar. It automatically selects the best objects in the sky for that particular time and location (from its database of over 30,000 celestial objects). Whether you already know the sky by heart, or are just beginning your journey of discovery, your Meade ETX-Premier Edition will take you where you want to go.£669.99 Special Offer
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Skywatcher Explorer-130PM Telescope (920)
EXPLORER-130PM
130mm (5.1") f/650 Motorised Parabolic Newtonian Reflector Telescope£149.99
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Skywatcher Infinity-76P Telescope
INFINITY-76 3" f/300 Parabolic Newtonian Reflector Telescope. The attractive Sky-Watcher INFINITY-76 telescope houses the Aspherical Technology usually only found in larger, more expensive telescopes.
£39.99
