Baader Planetarium

• Steeldrive II Controller without motor focuser unit
• Controls the temperature compensating Steeldrive II focusing motor for Baader Steeltrack® (Classic and Diamond) focusers and optionally many other focusers
• AUX port for precise temperature control e. g. of dew shield heaters, optical filters or instruments with a precision of +/-0.1 degree
• Intuitive handling: The back-illuminated hand control makes fast switching between normal speed, jogging and single step mode easy
• 12 V / 1A PWM power supply included
• Incl. 3m USB-cable to connect to a PC
• Incl. powerful SteelGo II Software (as download)
• 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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• Telescopic connection for Baader FFC and telecentric systems
• Consisting of 9 components:
  • 1x   Baader Four-In-One adapter M68/T-2/M68 (#2458225, € 101,-)
  • 1x   Baader T-2 / 40 mm Extension Tube (T-2 part #25B) (#1508153, € 27,-)
  • 1x   Baader M68 Extension tube 80mm (#2458208, € 93,-)
  • 2x   Baader M68 Extension tube 40mm (#2458204, € 61,-)
  • 2x   Baader M68 Extension tube 10mm (#2458201, € 55,-)
  • 1x   Baader Ultrashort 2" eyepiece clamp (#2458196, € 90,-)
  • 1x   Baader 2" nosepiece to T-2 / M48 (T-2 part #16) (#2408150, € 40,-)

• 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

• 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.

• Baader SLOAN-z-s' 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

• Drillings for SolarSpectrum H-alpha Solar filters and SolarSpectrum Telecompressor
• 2" (50,8mm) inner thread on both sides
• 6mm optical height
• See description for drillings measurements

• 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

• 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.

• is set up on a pillar or leveling flange

• Baader UFC S70 / 11" RASA Adapter
• telescope-sided RASA 11"-plate
• camera-sided with S70 dovetail
• can be adapted via the S70 dovetail to the UFC filter base #2459110 as well as to UFC extensions

• 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

• 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

• Baader UFC Straylight-Flange
• telescope-sided with mounting plate for UFC-Base (screws included)
• camera-sided with straylight flange, needed when mounting UFC in front of camera lenses without telescope adaptation
• 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,-)

• 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.

• suitable for VIXEN, CELESTRON CGEM (and other) mounts

• Baader UFC 1¼" AUX-Filter-Holder
• suitable for mounted 1¼" 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

• 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.

• 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

• 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