November’s deep sky guide provides notes for exploring various interesting deep sky objects and lists other items of interest useful to the amateur astronomer.

Imaging sensors need to be kept clean to ensure images free of artefacts. Dust is the most common cause of such problems. Fortunately, dust can be removed from a sensor with the right tools.

October’s deep sky guide provides notes for exploring various interesting deep sky objects and lists other items of interest useful to the amateur astronomer.

Find out how to power your telescope or mount, using an appropriate mains power adapter or portable power tank.

September’s deep sky guide provides notes for exploring various interesting deep sky objects and lists other items of interest useful to the amateur astronomer.

The relevance of celestial object magnitude to imaging. Many amateur astronomers use the apparent magnitude of a celestial object as a guide to selecting a target in terms of its brightness.

August’s deep sky guide provides notes for exploring various interesting deep sky objects and lists other items of interest useful to the amateur astronomer.

Birding is a popular pastime for those that love the outdoors. This activity allows you to connect with nature from all around the world.

The deep sky guide for July highlights various deep sky objects of interest and lists other items useful to the amateur astronomer.

Find out how to capture images of interplanetary objects to be later processed on a computer with the appropriate software.

June's deep sky guide provides notes for exploring various interesting deep sky objects and lists other items of interest useful to the amateur astronomer.

The size of the camera sensor and the focal length of your telescope are the two most important factors affecting the field of view.

The deep sky guide for May highlights various deep sky objects of interest and lists other items useful to the amateur astronomer.

Learn how to setup your Meade LightBridge Plus telescope quickly and easily.

April’s deep sky guide provides notes for exploring various interesting deep sky objects and lists other items of interest useful to the amateur astronomer.

Images can be captured with a telescope in a number of ways, namely at Prime Focus...

The deep sky guide for March provides notes of the various deep sky objects of interest and lists other items useful to the amateur astronomer.

Part two of how to use SkyCapture software. SkyCapture can control Meade's LPI-G, LPI-G Advanced and DSI-IV cameras.

The deep sky guide for February highlights various deep sky objects of interest and lists other items useful to the amateur astronomer.

This video demonstrates SkyCapture software. SkyCapture can control Meade's LPI-G, LPI-G Advanced and DSI-IV cameras.

January’s deep sky guide provides notes for exploring various interesting deep sky objects and lists other items of interest useful to the amateur astronomer.

Learn how to align your Meade AZ telescope, including the StarNavigartor NG, ETX Observer, LX65, LX90, LX200 and more.

The deep sky guide for December highlights various deep sky objects of interest and lists other items useful to the amateur astronomer.

A tour of Meade Instruments' factory in Tijuana, Mexico where the company’s most advanced astronomical telescopes are manufactured including the Coronado solar telescopes.

November’s deep sky guide provides notes for exploring various interesting deep sky objects and lists other items of interest useful to the amateur astronomer.

This article identifies the parts of a complete imaging system for astronomy...

October’s deep sky guide provides notes for exploring various interesting deep sky objects and lists other items of interest useful to the amateur astronomer.

The LX65 series represents Meade Instruments' latest telescopes that have been designed to make the universe accessible...

September’s deep sky guide provides notes for exploring various interesting deep sky objects and lists other items of interest useful to the amateur astronomer.

The Sun is a 4.6 billion years old star of hot plasma located at the centre of the Solar System. The Sun spins round itself but being a gas giant, it rotates once every 24 days round the equator where it will take more than 35 days for a full rotation near it poles.

The Sun is located at the centre of the Solar System and is a star formed around 4.6 billion years ago.

Whether you are focusing on the solar edge or surface features in the chromosphere, the SolarMax III provides razor sharp detail.

Orion Telescopes & Binoculars has acquired the assets of Meade Instruments Corp.

Meade Wilderness spotting scopes are ideal for high-magnification, high-resolution observation of terrestrial subjects.

We have introduced the option of purchasing the products listed on this website.

The new product catalogue for 2021 is now available to download. It includes the latest Meade and Coronado products.

Get the most out of your telescope when visually observing the Moon, planets, comets and deep sky objects.

In this video, we will show you how to setup and use your Meade Series 6000 50mm Guide Scope.

Learn of a few quick ways to polar align your German Equatorial (or EQ) mount.

Whether you consider purchasing your second telescope or you are new to astronomy but you are looking for a more advanced...

Commencing on 1st August 2020, Opticstar Ltd becomes the exclusive retail supplier of Meade Instruments...

The list of telescopes and accessories that are now back in stock for the summer and beyond.

How to get the most out of these scopes covering them in terms of their components, accessories, observation...

Control your Meade computerised telescope wirelessly via Wi-Fi from your smartphone, tablet or computer.

This video demonstrates how to attach your planetary camera to the telescope for prime focus astrophotography.

Learn how to attach your camera to the telescope for prime focus deep sky photography.

Buying your first telescope is probably going to be your most difficult decision as an amateur astronomer.

In this video tutorial, you will find out how to setup and align your Meade LX65 telescope.

The value of the LX600 comes as much from its timing as from its advanced technology.