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Telrad Dew Shield+ for Telrad Finders.


The Telrad Dew Shield helps keep condensation from forming on the glass plate of your Telrad. It can be flipped completely over the glass while you're getting that cup of coffee and then rotated upward to allow you to see through to the sky. The Dew Shield Plus offers the same protection but with a bonus. Inside the Dew Shield Plus is a mirror. When the shield is rotated completely backwards, the mirror acts as a right angle viewing device, letting you see the reticle in the sky without bending over the telescope or twisting your neck.

Rigel Systems QuikFinder Compact Reflex Sight with Built-in Dew Shield, Extra Base & Battery


The QuikFinder Compact Reflex Sight, is perfect for binoculars & small and large telescopes. It Makes Starhopping easy with its Pulsed Reticle. The Compact QuikFinder has a black body of rugged construction, tough ABS Plastic and comes standard with 2 Quick-Release Bases, for using on more than one telescope. QuikFinder attaches without drilling and is easily removed from its baseplate for storage. The finder's display projects a variable brightness RED LED image that is dotted with a 2 degree and a 1 degree circle on the lens element. A built-in Dew Cap comes standard. The unit is powered with a 3-Volt lithium battery,(included). The finder also has an adjustable brightness display that is settable to remain constantly lit, or pulse-blink at rates as fast as several times a second, allowing easier viewing of dimmmer stars, when starhopping.

Celestron Flexible C8 Telescope Lens Shade


Celestron also offers a complete line of rugged, but soft Foamex plastic lens shades that can be put away flat after usage. They use a thicker material and won't crack easily as other manufacturer's products do. The quality level is a step above all others as all material is sewn (not glued in some places) for a long life.

Celestron Omni XLT 127mm Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope CI-TS-11084


Celestron Omni XLT 127mm Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope 11084

Tele Vue NEW Up-Dated NP127is Imaging System 5" f/5.2, 4-Element APO Refractor Telescope Optical Tube Assembly, Ivory, New 10:1 focuser pinion assembly made for Tele Vue by Starlight Instruments. New lens prescription delivers smaller spots sizes over a broader wavelenght range.


Concept: CCD cameras have challenged telescope optics beyond anything ever placed at the focal plane. Tele Vue knew it's APO objectives were up to the challenge, & with the proper tweaks would be extraordinary tools for the imager. With Tele Vue Imaging System (is) telescopes, they have refined their instruments & optional equipment beyond anything a CCD chip has seen.For 25 years, Tele Vue has pushed the boundaries of APO refractors, & eyepieces, to the recognized pinnacle of performance. They were gratified but not surprised that Backyard Astronomer's Guide said of the NP101: "optics don't get any better than this." No wonder "Sky and Telescope" rated the NP101 tops & selected it as the test instrument for its landmark review of the SBIG STL-11000 CCD camera. The "is" versions of the Tele Vue- 60, 102i, NP101 & NP127 retain the exemplary wide field & planetary visual capability while adding new features to make imaging easier & more flexible.Tele Vue-NP101is Tele Vue-NP127is:Tele Vue was determined to make the NP series optically, mechanically, & functionally as perfect as possible for imaging up to 50mm diagonal chips with o ut penalty to its near ideal visual operation.How? By applying the developments created for the Tele Vue-60is to the new NP101is and NP127is & then going beyond. The NP101 (540mm, f/5.4, 4") & NP127 (660mm, f/5.2, 5") maintain their optical specifications yet with redesig