Baader Planetarium

• Available again for a limited time: Carl Zeiss 1¼" Abbe Barlow lens with T-2 thread made in Germany by Carl Zeiss in Jena – with 1¼" / T-2 ClickLock eyepiece clamp by Baader Planetarium
• visual Barlow lens and photographic eyepiece projection in one system
• Direct T-2 Adaption possible - extends magnification up to 3x - without loss of quality
• The image quality is only exceeded by our 3x-8x flat field FFC-Converter, in case the projection factor exceeds 3x

• Improved version of former MX-Mount
• Artistry, vision and all the performance of a professional grade mount
• Designed to make observatory quality astronomy – field portable
• Control system of 4th generation, featuring USB 2.0 computer to mount interface

NEW VERSION: Steeldrive II motor focuser with Controller

Steeldrive I for Classic Steeltracks is not produced anymore. On this product page you can inform yourself about the Steeldrive I for classic Steeltrack focusers and download the corresponding software.

More details about Steeldrive II

• Available in 6 colours for contrast enhancement of lunar and planetary observations.
• Largest free opening of all the colour filters on the market which eliminates any vignetting.
• Double 7-layer anti-reflection coating with only 0.25% residual reflection per surface (Phantom Group Coating)
• Available Filters: Dark Blue Filter, Light Blue Filter, Green Filter, Yellow Filter, Orange Filter and Red Filter.
• Both sides 7-layer AR coating with only 0.25% residual reflection per surface. This is the most antireflective that has ever been undertaken with color filters.

• Focal lengths Fine Tuning for Hyperion eyepieces (all focal lengths)
• Optical path length 14mm
• 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.

• Baader S-II Ultra-Narrowband Filter – Premium Grade
• 4 nm FWHM, recommended for optical systems from > f/3.4
• For highest contrast even at strongest light pollution, minimizes star size, emphasizes finest nebula detail – indispensable under Bortle 9/8/7/(6) skies
• 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
• Optimized for modern CMOS cameras, but likewise excellent for CCD camera technologies

• Full field sharpness: The ultra-sharp 76° undistorted flat field is unsurpassed by any other modern wide field eyepiece. Also on-axis sharpness and contrast rivals our best, ever released planetary eyepieces, the Zeiss Abbe ZAO I & II.
• Long Eye Relief and optimized for bino-viewing:  ~ 20mm of eye relief provides that famous spacewalk feeling, incredibly impressive with bino and both eyes.
• Hard aluminium alloy with industrial quality UV-stabilized anodizing surrounds a set of 8 lenses with one ED- and two Lanthanum elements.
• 2" and 1¼" nosepiece: integrated into one eyepiece of 55mm max outer diameter, supports bino-viewing even for kids.
• Photo-Video Adaption: Like their Hyperion siblings, all Morpheus eyepieces make superb imaging projection optics with the M43 photo/video-thread
• The Morpheus 17.5 mm is the only eyepiece of the Morpheus series that is not parfocal to the rest of the series. It requires 2.5 mm infocus.>/li>

• 47.4 mm (2" w/o cell) x 2 mm Baader CMOS S-II f/2 Highspeed Filter – Precision Grade
• 2" Filter removed from filter cell, specially selected for use with 2" Filter sliders of the Baader FCCT (Filter Changer Camera Tilter) for RASA 8" and QHY cameras (various versions available)
• 6.5 nm FWHM, recommended for extremely fast optical systems from f/3.4 and faster
• Specially designed for the special filter requirements when used with extremely fast f/2 optics like the Celestron RASA astrographs
• 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
• Optimized for modern CMOS cameras, but likewise excellent for CCD camera technologies

• OPFA I –Eyepiece Projection adapter ( I - VII )
• Delivery without projection eyepiece
• For imaging with digital and/or analog (D)SLR cameras with removable lens
• Consist of base version OPFA (single parts see OPFA IV) and additional lens sided adapters on other ADPS versions

• Safe solar observation with all types of binoculars / safe solar photography with all camera lenses
• AstroSolar Safety Film OD 5.0, mounted stress free in high-cality cell
• One side of filter cell shortened for use with binoculars. Two filters are mandatory for binocular observation, mentioned price is for one piece only
• Scope of supply: ASBF Filter (Apertures 50 to 100mm) come with three centering bolts of 13mm diameter and 24 mm height, adjustable to the tube diameter of your binocular. In addition three safety straps with glue-pads and mounting instructions

• suitable for temperatures from -55°C up to +30°C
• excellent grease-quality for low temperature application as prevailant at polar-circle regions
• not suitable for permanent use at temperatures above 25°C

• Baader UBVRI-B Bandpass Filter, suitable from
• Classic photometric filter with transmission according to Bessel – parfocal with all Baader filters of the same size
• 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

• Baader UFC S70/5 Extension 15mm
• telescope-sided with S70 dovetail clamp (screws included)
• camera-sided with S70 dovetail
• can be adapted via the S70 dovetail to the UFC filter base #2459110 and allows adaption of telescope-sided adapters with the S70 dovetail clamp

• the BHPlevelling flange with 20° tilt for GM 4000 is used to extend the adjustability of the pole height by 20°. Thus, the mount can also be used in proximity to the equator.
• Consisting of two solid steel, separated by six steel bars
• Top plate precision milled flat and threaded to fit the base plate.
• Height 100 until 151 mm
• 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)

• Schmidt-Cassegrain telecompressor/reducer and flatfield-corrector
• For Schmidt-Cassegrain-telescopes with 2" eyepiece clamp or for direct connection to SC-thread through  Baader T Adapter (BTA) for SC and MAK Telescopes (T-2 part #21) (#2408160 , € 63,-) or Baader SC / HD Ultra Short T-Adaptor, 9mm optical length (#2958500B , € 51,-)
• Variable reducing factor 5,9 to 3,5
• Preconfigurated for use with T-2-thread of the Baader MaxBright® II Binoviewer with case (#2456460 , € 479,-) and for Mark V Großfeld (Giant)-Binocular (#2456410 , € 1425,-) with T-2 quick changer
• Can be used with T-2-eyepiece-clamps
• Baader T-2 / 7.5 mm Extension Tube (T-2 part #25C) (#1508155 , € 22,-) is included

• made of V2A stainless steel
• for axis diameter of 40 mm
• Diameter 185 x H 30 mm
• 6kg

• Baader UFC M68x1 (f) Thread Adapter
• telescope-sided with mounting plate for UFC-Base (screws included)
• camera-sided with M68 female 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 M68 male threads

• Safe for solar observation and photography with all high-end telescopes and extreme tele-lenses. Suitable for highest magnifications and detailed observation of individual sunspots
• AstroSolar Safety Film OD 5.0, mounted stress free in temperature compensated cell
• No astigmatism during winter observation or with temperature changes in summer
• Scope of supply: ASTF Filter with apertures from 80 to 180mm (200 – 280mm not yet available) come with two sets of centering bolts in 38mm length. 3 bolts with 10mm diameter and 3 bolts with 20mm diameter, adjustable to the tube diameter of your telescope or dew cap. In addition three safety straps with glue-pads and three rubber plugs to cover the holes that are not used, mounting instructions.

• With rubber grip surface and eyeshield
• eye-friendly ease of viewing - die image will stay visible, even after sligth change of head or telescope position
• 5 lenses in 3 groups, resulting in bright image, absolutely sharp edges, flat image field and correctly place exit pupil
• 35mm focal length, 7x (MC) multi-coated optics