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Postal Address:
PO Box 447 Engadine NSW 2233 Australia
Telephone (02) 9541 1676 Fax (02) 9541 4449 or email
Office hours 9.30am to 4.00pm Mon-Fri AEST
Official Australian Distributors for:
We are please to announce we are agents for Lunt Solar, click on the image below
Site updated April 23rd 2008 New Special Item New product line New Trader item
SBIG STX series coming soon! .pdf brochure available here
New SBIG STX information here
NEW SBIG Megapixel DSLR killer !
Large format, self guiding, low noise, colour CCD imager
Australian distributors for: SBIG Losmandy RCOS Software Bisque Coronado Custom-Scientific William Optics
Looking for a bargain? Specials page here
look for some more bargains and advertise free on our Astro Trader page for demo/used equipment .
Current Special
High $A+ SBIG special = even lower pricing! There has never been a better time to purchase
an 11 megapixel full frame, self guiding SBIG CCD imager!
Advanced Telescope Supplies : The CCD imaging equipment experts
- Servicing the Australian Astronomy community for over 15 years
- Specializing only in high quality brands proven to deliver cutting edge optical and mechanical performance
- Expert CCD advice, sales and support
- USA Factory trained technical staff
- Local servicing and spares for all Losmandy Mounts: no expensive return shipping to the USA
- Prompt e-mail technical support
- Equipment viewing available (by appointment only) in our Robotic Observatory located in Sydney
Links to some of our more prominent customers can be found here
An Invitation to all Australian and New Zealand CCD Camera Users
Simply e-mail us the URL of your work and we'll review it for inclusion in our CCD Gallery
New To Astronomy equipment & don't know where to start? Try the easy links in the table below:
Astronomy Interest Description Visual Observing Simply looking up at the night sky with the naked eye or through a pair of binoculars or telescope. Astrophotography For those who want a more permanent record of the night sky, attaching a camera to a tripod or telescope can reveal many celestial delights. CCD Imaging Using a CCD detector and computer to take digital images of the sky. Photometry Precisely measure the brightness of a celestial object to obtain meaningful scientific data Astrometry Precisely measure the position of an object and/or determine its orbit. Spectroscopy Use the spectrum of an object to determine its composition or Doppler shift. Remote Observing Use a telescope system via a computer network or the internet Solar Observing Observe sunspots, solar flares and prominence details.
Above: CCD images taken from Suburban Sydney. You no longer have to travel for hours to get Impressive Deep Sky Images. Please have a look around and discover how to be a part of the CCD Astronomy revolution now!
Interested in CCD's? Before you go anywhere on this web site go here
Also the ATS/Barden Ridge Observatory
Factory Authorized Australian Agents for
SBIG *Scientific grade CCD's and autoguiders
Losmandy *Precision German equatorial mounts
RC Optical Systems *Large aperture Ritchie Chretien Telescopes
William Optics *High quality refractors and accessories
Sirius Domes *Astronomical Domes and Observatories
MaxIm *Image processing and CCD camera control software
MiraAP *Aperture Photometry software
Software Bisque *Research grade Robotic Mounts, Observatory software
Coronado H-Alpha Filters *Sub-Angstrom H-Alpha solar filters and telescopes
Dome Automation *Observatory dome computer control systems and software
Custom Scientific Filters *Narrow band and UBVRI photometry filters
Paramount ME *Software Bisque's Robotic Observatory Class Mounting
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Please follow the links below to the product lines we sell (or recommend) that will allow you to undertake the astronomy related activities listed. For technical tips, please see our help page