Astronomy & Electronics Centre, Australian Telescope Dealer for Takahashi

Visit our Takahashi Photo/Visual System Charts page which will allow you to choose the right visual and photographic accessories.

Those who still think buying from overseas dealers is cheaper, PLEASE READ THIS!

PRODUCT IN THE LIMELIGHT
TAKAHASHI FSQ-106EDX III
Proof that you don't need a large aperture OTA for great deep-sky images!! CLICK HERE for more information.

For some examples of the fantastic images that are possible with the FSQ-106EDX3, please visit the website of master astro-photographer Rogelio Bernal Andreo

Great images taken with the TAKAHAHSI FSQ-106ED 4" Quadruplet Refractor

Seagull Nebula	Galaxy M31	Jellyfish Nebula IC443	Witch Head Nebula IC2118


Click to enlarge the images.
Were these image taken with an 8" or 10" astrograph?. NO! These were actually taken with TAKAHASHI's 'baby' astrograph - the FSQ-85EDX. These two pictures of the Rosette Nebula (NGC2377) and The Pleiades (M45) was taken by Merv Millward from Tasmania, using a Takahashi FSQ-85EDX without a focal reducer, and mounted on the very stable and accurate Takahashi EM-200 Temma-2M mount.

Click HERE to see what the combination of expert astro-photographers, like Marcus Davies, and great instruments like the TAKAHASHI TOA-150B Apochromatic Refractor can do!

Astro-Images taken by Dave Stanicic using FS-60CB and TOA-130
This great image shows what even the smallest Takahashi refractor, the FS-60CB, is capable of when used as an astrograph. Further proof that you do not necessarily need larger apertures to take great images!	This image was taken with the old model TOA-130 5" APO Refractor... You could just imagine what results you could get with the new improved TOA-130NS! Obviously you do not need a 10" instrument to obtain photos like this!

TAKAHASHI Professional-Standard LE Eyepieces
Here is a typical example of the feedback we get on these oculars:

"The Takahashi LE 30mm is absolutely superb. Colour rendition, resolution and contrast are of the highest order. The best value for money I have had returned in a long time. Thank you." (Clay Reid - Clare, SA)

TAKAHASHI Extra-Wide-Field (90°) Eyepieces
Takahashi LE and Hi-LE Eyepieces are well known to be the best eyepieces on the market for sharpness, colour correction, contrast and resolution; now Takahashi has expanded their range of professional-standard eyepieces with the new TAK-UW Extra-Wide-Field (90°) Series

For prices, images & technical information on the TAK-UW series CLICK HERE

BAADER PLANETARIUM

Baader Planetarium Professional Filters are now available from AEC. For more information on the available filters, solar film and accessories please check our BAADER PLANETARIUM page
CLICK HERE

New Products available from:
Starlight Xpress
● NEW SXVR-H674/674C and SXVR-694/694C CCD Cameras ●
● SUPERSTAR High-Resolution CCD Camera/Guider ●

CLICK HERE to see the Starlight Xpress page

PACKAGE-DEALS ON OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES & MOUNTS
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TO SEE OUR AVAILABLE RANGE OF PARALLAX INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS SUCH AS MEDIUM & LARGE NEWTONIANS AND CASSEGRAINS
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CHECK THE OTHER BRANDS PRICE PAGE FOR
.New, Second Hand and Demo. items for brands such as:

Konus, Vixen, University Optics, Celestron, Baader Planetarium, Lumicon and many others —
Finder Scopes, Filters, Eyepieces, OTA's, Tube Rings, Counter Weights, Binoculars, and much more
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Now available from AEC - SYNTA Technology (Skywatcher)
Refractor, Newtonian, Cassegrain and Dobsonian Telescopes, OTAs, Mounts and Accessories

Contact AEC for information and prices

There is no doubt that TAKAHASHI make the best telescope optics on the market! Their TSA-102S, for example, is not called the SUPER Apochromat for nothing! As U.S. expert refractor-reviewer, Larry Carlino, stated at the end of his TSA-102 review:

"...As to the optics, it's pretty difficult to improve upon perfection!"
Click HERE to read Larry Carlino's TSA-102 Test Report

TAKAHASHI'S Incredible TOA-130 Refractor
CLICK HERE to read the Article

TAKAHASHI ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN DESIGNING THE BEST APOCHROMATIC REFRACTOR OPTICS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. IN FACT TAKAHASHI OPTICS IN GENERAL ARE WELL-KNOWN FOR THEIR HIGHEST CONTRAST, PERFECT COLOUR CORRECTION, AND SUPERIOR SHARPNESS! BUT THERE IS MORE - TAKAHASHI 'TSA' AND 'TOA' SERIES OF REFRACTORS SHOW AN UNMATCHED 'STREHL RATIO' OF 0.992!! THIS MEANS THAT THESE REFRACTORS ARE WITHIN 99.2% OF PERFECTION!! - WHEN WE THINK THAT A 0.95 STREHL RATIO IS CONSIDERED EXCELLENT, IT IS NO WONDER THAT AN ARTICLE IN ASTRONOMICS CONCLUDES BY SAYING :

"...QUITE SIMPLY PUT, THE TAKAHASHI 'TOA' AND 'TSA' OPTICS HAVE NO EQUAL!"

TO READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE, Click Here

CLICK HERE for information on the great FRC-300 Flat-field Ritchey-Chretien

KOKUSAI KOHKI T-REX ALTAZIMUTH MOUNTS

For images & technical information on the T-REX series CLICK HERE