Baader Planetarium
Baader Planetarium: Over 50 Years of Innovation in Astronomy
From accessories to turnkey observatories
The company Baader Planetarium is a middle sized enterprise having 50 years experience in producing and installing astronomical equipment.
More than 600 observatory domes of sizes from 2 m up to 8.5 m have been mounted, together with a large number of projection domes for planetarium installations up to 10 m in diameter. Observatory domes serve for a multitude of applications for scientific use around the world specialized to work under the hardest of environments, with installations in Antarctica (Dome C - 84°C) to high Arctic regions such as Svalbard (NyAalesund -45°C), Ellesmere Island (Eureca -60°C), in desert conditions with hermetic seals against dust and a number of high Alpine locations. Also the company specializes in high end robotic telescopes with apertures up to one meter as European sole distributor of Planewave Instruments USA, telescope mounts of varuious configurations, Echelle spectrographs featuring a resolution up to 20 000 lambda/delta lambda under Licence of MaxPlanck Institution(MPI).
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# 2456115
€ 479.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 402.52- 2" BBHS star diagonal with 2" ClickLock terminal and black case. Provides greatest reflectance over most spectral range from 390 to 2000nm
- Including Baader 2" Safety Kerf nosepiece with 2" filter thread (#2408156 , € 43,-) with additional grip and security from inadvertent slipping.
- Much higher in brilliance than standard dielectric coatings
- BBHS = Broadband Hardsilver coating with dielectric protective overcoating
- T-2 BBHS-Sitall zenith mirrors on both sides with T-2 Photo thread
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# 2957265
€ 275.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 231.09- High-precision focusing motor for heavy loads (up to 8 kg), incl. temperature sensor, supports temperature compensation.
- Works with every Baader Steeltrack® focuser (Classic and Diamond)
- Please note: The motor unit requires the Steeldrive II Controller (#2957260 , € 445,-) . You always need one controller to operate one motor unit. But you can use one controller with several motor units one at a time – you only need to plug it into the motor unit which you want to use.
- Can also be used with other focusers like e. g. FeatherTouch. Adapters for other focusers are in development, but not included in the scope of delivery.
- Contactless Homing Sensor enables precise homing and repeatable ap- proach of saved absolute positions – perfect for remote-observatories.
- Can be controlled either with the powerful SteelGo II software or through the ASCOM driver. Needs Steeldrive II Controller (#2957260 , € 445,-)
- Made in Germany: The housing is CNC-milled from Aluminium in our factory. The electronical boards are made by a German company according to our specifications.
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# 2458405
€ 20.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 16.81- This M48-spacer ring is necessary for connecting the MPCC Mark III coma corrector at Baader Protective Canon EOS T-Ring
- Use the full aperture of the M48 thread instead of M42 – in conjunction with the Baader protective CANON T-Ring
- This M48 spacer ring is the necessary addition in order to mount the MPCC Mark III directly onto the Baader protective EOS T-ring while securing the correct optical distance of 55mm and by utilizing the full M48 unvignetted aperture
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# 2408335
€ 34.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 28.57- Baader Wide-T-Ring Nikon Z to connect Nikon Z cameras on the Astro T-2 system and the S52 dovetail
- All Baader Wide-T-rings have an S52 dovetail in addition to the inserted T-2 ring to use adapters to M48, M68 or the UFC filter changer
- The illumination of the camera chips improved significantly, mainly because of the larger clear aperture.
- On the camera side: Nikon Z bayonet
- Telescope side: S52 dovetail clamp incl. S52/T-2 internal thread with 0.75mm pitch
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# 2450100
€ 9.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 7.56- Baader Stainless steel 3/8″ to 1/4″ Photothread-Reducer
- made of V2A stainless steel
- This photothread-reducer of stainless steel serves to change – for example – the small photothread of your tripod-adapterplate into a large 3/8" thread.
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From: € 145.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 121.85
- Baader SLOAN-i' Bandpass Filter, suitable from f/15 to f/1.8
- SLOAN/SDSS (ugriz’) photometric filter with transmission according to SLOAN-specification
- Manufactured with most advanced ion beam coating technology / Daylight-Proof
- Reflex-Blocker™ hard coated and planeoptically polished – with sealed coating edges (Life-Coat™)
- Blackened edges all around, with filter-lead-side-indicator in the form of a telescope-sided black outer rim
- Equally suitable for modern CMOS cameras as well as for older CCD camera technologies
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# 2958228
€ 20.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 16.81- Focal lengths Fine Tuning for Hyperion eyepieces (all focal lengths)
- Optical path length 28mm
- Spacer rings fit between the negative lens and the 2 "barrel, so that it matches the respective eyepiece to your needs.
- The 13 mm eyepiece transform e.g. no loss of quality in a 9- or 11 mm eyepiece.
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# 2451185
€ 450.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 378.15- BHP levelling flanges are used to adjust the unevenness of the foundation or the concrete pillar as well as other deviations of the substructure from the perfect north-south alignment. They adjust these imperfections as close as possible to the mount, very precisely and steady, without reducing the stability of the pillar
- Consisting of two solid Steel, separated by six steel bars
- Top plate precision milled flat and threaded to fit the base plate.
- Suitable as a pillar adapter flange to the Baader Heavy Pillar (BHP), modal steel pillar with up to 600 kg payload capacity (available in 60 - 165 cm) (various versions available)
- Overall height: 100 mm
- The Steel Pillar Flange for GM 4000 Mount (#1454090 , € 290,-) is required
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# 2458621
€ 4,950.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 4,159.66- RCU (Remote Calibration Unit) for Baches, included 3M fibre optic cable
- Allows wavelenght calibration of the complex BACHES Echelle-Spectrum
- Choose between manual or remote control
- With Thorim-Argon and Halogen lamp with fibre connection
Interactive Website with Calibration examples.
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# 1452090
€ 155.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 130.25- is set up on a pillar or leveling flange
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# 2459128
€ 25.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 21.01- Baader UFC S70 / 2" SC-thread (f) Adapter
- telescope-sided 2" SC inner thread
- camera-sided with S70 dovetail
- can be adapted via the S70 dovetail to the UFC filter base #2459110 as well as to UFC extensions
- included: 1 mm thick spacer ring to fasten 2" nosepieces with longer threads
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# 2455055
€ 6.50 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 5.46- Hook and loop cable ties with Baader Planetarium logo
- Reusable and closable cable ties for bundling any kind of objects
- 20 mm x 150 mm
- Scope of delivery: 10 x Baader cable ties
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# 2406101
€ 228.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 191.60- High-quality lense system with apochromatic features, for magnifications from 2x
- Modular design for visual and photographic (VIP) use
- suitable for 1¼" and 2" focusers
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# 2459120
€ 29.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 24.37- Baader UFC 2" (m) SC-Thread Adapter
- telescope-sided with mounting plate for UFC-Base (screws included)
- camera-sided with 2" male thread
- can be adapted via the included screws and the mounting plate to the Baader UFC Base (Filter Chamber) telescope-sided S70 dovetail receptor (optical height: 13 mm) (#2459110 , € 58,-) and allows camera-sided adaptation of adapters/cameras with 2" SC female threads
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# 2458669
€ 1,045.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 878.15- Temperature Control Upgrade for already purchased BACHES Echelle spectrograph. Additionally, the Baches Temperature Control Set incl. EPS Thermo-Cover and Steeldrive Controller (#2458665 , € 1890,-) must be purchased.
- Upgrade includes labor time for retrofit only. Labor time includes: Disassembly of the Baches, and modification of the housing parts to prepare for Baches Temperature Control Set incl. EPS Thermo-Cover and Steeldrive Controller (#2458665 , € 1890,-) .
- For this we need the BACHES Echelle spectrograph. The Baches will be disassembled, modified, then reassembled and readjusted by us.
- The retrofit work is not necessary if you buy the BACHES Echelle-Spectrograph (#2458600 , € 9485,-) and the Baches Temperature Control Set incl. EPS Thermo-Cover and Steeldrive Controller (#2458665 , € 1890,-) ex factory.
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# 2451150
€ 260.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 218.49- suitable for VIXEN, CELESTRON CGEM (and other) mounts
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# 2459152
€ 11.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 9.24- Baader UFC 36 mm AUX-Filter-Holder
- suitable for unmounted, round 36 mm filters
- Requires 1x UFC D50.4 Slider #2459113
- gets mounted into the UFC D50 slider, this slides into the UFC filter base and allows fast exchange between filters while still holding every filter safe and firm
- Just one "click" onto the brass-pin releases the filter holder from the magnetic fixture. Afterwards it can be removed easily
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From: € 80.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 67.23
- Baader Double Polarizing Filter - Ideal for solar and planetary observations.
- For solar work in conjunction with Baader AstroSolar Safety Film or Baader Herschel Wedge Prism (never use any eyepiece filter for solar observation without objective front filter).
- Rotatable filter cell allows continous adjustment of brightness for comfortable viewing
- Enhances contrast during planetary observation.
- Non-ageing sealed coating edges.
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# 2957204
€ 29.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 24.37- BDS-Adapter with M48 outer thread to connect M48 parts
- is mounted instead of the standard clamp with the S58 dovetail ring
- Suitable for all Baader Diamond Steeltrack® (BDS) focusers
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# 2454610
€ 165.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 138.66- Fixed focal length of 10mm, 68° field of view – ease of view even at high magnifications!
- High quality Phantom Group-Coating in Zeiss class for complete freedom from reflections with maximum contrast
- 1¼" and 2" barrels included, thus variable focal lengths
- Includes many threads for camera and accessory adaptation, afocal and classical eyepiece projection is possible