Telescopes & Binoculars

Item No. 722-19001
Manuf. No. TO Optical 19125

Thousand Oaks Optical Type 2+ Glass Solar Filter - 19.12 inch, 19125
For Meade DS-16

Long before the solar observing revolution began, there was Thousand Oaks Optical. Founded more than 30 years ago, Thousand Oaks Optical products now fly above the Earth in NASA’s Space Shuttle and serve on the ground for users such as ABC, BBC, CBS, NBC, NOVA, The Discovery Channel, National Geographic and most major universities and observatories throughout the world. Originally located in Thousand Oaks, California and open for business in 1979, this small staff of dedicated professionals have produced literally tens of thousands of solar filters over the years. No wonder millions of solar observers world wide know the Thousand Oaks Optical name!

Thousand Oaks Solar Filters are an observing standard. The Thousand Oaks Type 2+ Glass solar filter was created from high quality hand selected glass which is in turn coated with the exclusive metallic Solar II Plus - simply the most durable on today’s market. Thin layers of vacuum-deposited nickel and chrome are applied on the inside surface of the glass substrate, keeping the coating shielded from damage during use. Thousand Oaks Solar II Plus coatings reject 99.999% of the solar energy spectrum - from ultra-violet to infrared. This ensures complete safety for both your eyesight and your telescopes optics! The glass filter elements are then placed into a polished friction-fit spun aluminum cell which is custom tailored to your telescope’s outer aperture diameter specifications. A wide exterior cell band is then lined with supplied self-adhesive felt strips for a secure fit. This design helps to prevent heat from building up inside the telescope tube, protecting its exterior and interior components. No danger of a cracked mirror or eye damage… If handled with care, your Thousand Oaks Solar Filter should last a lifetime! Providing a aesthetically pleasing yellow-orange solar image against a black background sky, your Thousand Oaks Type 2+ Filter will show dark umbra and dispersing penumbra sunspot regions, as well as convection-cell granulation on the Sun’s surface.

Thousand Oaks Solar Filters Features

* Wide exterior cell band.
* Custom self adhesive felt liners for a perfect fit.
* Most durable coating available on today’s market.
* The safety of this product is guaranteed by ensuring the coating has a transmission of 0.001% or less.
* All solar filters are covered by a limited liability warranty from defects in material and workmanship.

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Thousand Oaks Optical Type 2+ Glass Solar Filter - 19.12 inch, 19125

Item No. 717-10005
Manuf. No. MoonLite CR2-VI

MoonLite Model CR Newtonian Focuser 2 inch Violet, CR2-VI

The CR model range offers the Classic Crayford Focuser in both Single and dual rate versions, both with the unique option of a Swing Filter System. These are affordable, high-end, 2″ crayford focusers for Newtonians. All are very light weight and have the superior MoonLite smoothness. The focusers have 14 different draw tube lengths and styles to pick from. Everything from standard low profile drawtube to Heavy duty 3 thumbscrew brass compression ring drawtubes. We offer Many motor solutions based on either DC servo motor focus option or High Resolution Stepper motor option. Controllers are ASCOM compliant and have temp compensation. Optional curve adapters, spacers, and many different installation kits make installing the focusers to round OTAs easy. Don’t forget to check out the optional filter slide system. It is a 4 position slide that holds 2″ filters. Note: all focusers include an 1 1/4″ adapter. All focusers are made in the US to exact standards and feature MoonLite’s highly polished hard anodized aluminum surfaces. All hard-anodized surfaces ride against stainless steel bearings and shafts, providing extreme smooth operation that will never wear out. The CR focuser’s price is only $265 for a Dual rate tri-knob configuration. They come in 7 custom anodized colors. Build the perfect focuser with just the options you want.

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MOONLITE CR NEWT. FOCUSER-2″ VIO–SPECIFY TRAVEL & SETSCREW TYPE CR2-VI 

Item No. 119-31130
Manuf. No. Konus 1786

This Konus telescope boasts distinctive optical and mechanical quality for an exciting astronomical experience. The Konus Konusmotor-130 Telescope 1786 offers the triple advantage of a large 130mm aperture, an extremely compact tube and an impressive 1000mm focal length that provides a high magnification power. This telescope includes a never-before-seen array of extra features: soft cases for carrying the telescopes everywhere, electric focuser, R.A. motor drive, Plossl eyepieces and the incomparable “Sky Explorer” software with its countless functions.

Specifications for Konus Konusmotor-130 Telescope 1786:

* Type: Reflector
* Focal Length: 1000mm
* Focal Ratio: 8
* Aperture: 130mm

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Konus Konusmotor-130 Reflector Telescope 1786

Item No. 787-11000
Manuf. No. Unihedron SQM-LE

An ethernet-enabled SQM model for night-time sky brightness monitoring!

An affordable meter for continual, connected measuring of sky brightness for astronomers!

The Sky Quality Meter - LE measures the brightness of the night sky in magnitudes per square arcsecond.

Designed by Dr. Doug Welch and Anthony Tekatch

Uses:

* Find out how good the night or site REALLY is.
* Compare the sky brightness at different sites quantitatively.
* Document the evolution of light pollution in your area.
* Set planetarium dome illumination to mimic the skies people are likely to experience elsewhere in the city.
* Monitor sky brightness through the night, night-to-night, and year-to-year.
* Determine which nights show the greatest promise for finding the “faintest fuzzies”.
* Calibrate the effect of sky brightness on qualitative measures such as the Bortle Scale.
* Investigate how sky brightness correlates with the solar cycle and month-to-month sunspot activity.
* Help provide local ground truth for future sky brightness prediction with the Clear Sky Clock.
* CCD users can make a correlation between the SQM reading and when the background reaches some ADC level.

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Unihedron Sky Quality Meter - LE SQM-LE

Item No. 218-28367
Manuf. No. Nikon 8367

Nikon RifleHunter 550 Laser Rangefinders combine Nikon ’s trademark speed, accuracy and simplicity with Tru-Target technology designed to give hunters the confidence to make long-range shots - especially in difficult situations such as shooting up a mountainside or down into a canyon. Nikon ’s advanced ID Technology compensates for various incline or decline shooting angles providing the estimated distance that the bullet will actually travel. The hunter simply aims the rangefinder, pushes the button and plans the shot according to the displayed distance. The Rifle Hunter 550 by Nikon displays distances in 1/5-yard increments under 100 yards when in ID mode and 1/2-yard increments under 100 yards in standard mode, beyond that the Nikon 550 Range Finder displays in one-yard increments. While hunting it’s critical to get the first shot off quick, clean, and easy. This Nikon Rangefinder provides the information you need to get the job done, clean and efficiently.

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Nikon RifleHunter 550 Laser Rangefinder w/ ID Technology