Need some colour planetary filters to enhance your viewing experience?

Why not get a set of four with the saxon 1.25" Colour Planetary Filter Set?

The saxon 1.25" Colour Planetary Filter Set is a great addition for lunar and planetary observing. They help increase image contrast and resolution on the Moon and planets as well as reduce glare from the full or near-full Moon.

The set comes in four colours of Yellow (#12), Red (#23A), Neutral Density (#96ND) and Blue (#80A). 

Quickly and conveniently collimate your telescope with the saxon 1.25 Laser Collimator!

Quickly guides you towards the precise alignment of your telescope, this aluminum laser collimator has a bulls-eye target that allows you to easily adjust the telescope's primary mirror by tweaking the adjustment screws. 

Collimation is successful once the laser beam hits the bulls-eye.

Proper collimation will mean sharper views and better astro photos by better the best from your telescope's optics.

This will work with all Newtonian style reflecting telescopes and also suits M42 and M48 threads.

Enhance your stargazing experience with the Saxon 1.25" Moon & Skyglow Filter, an essential accessory for amateur astronomers and astrophotographers. This filter is designed to fit any 1.25-inch telescope eyepiece, significantly improving lunar observations by reducing glare and boosting contrast, revealing craters and lunar seas in exceptional detail.

Ever tried look at the Full Moon through a telescope? You'll know just how bright it can be!

The saxon 1.25" Moon Filter helps reduce glare and increase the contrast of the Moon allowing you to see the fine details on craters, mountains and across the Lunar plains, called Mare.

The Saxon 10" DeepSky CT Dobsonian Telescope （254/1200） features a powerhouse telescope with amazing light-gathering capabilities that's easy to use and transport.

This telescope is the retractable twin to the full-tube Saxon 10" DeepSky Dobsonian Telescope and comes with the same specs of 254mm aperture and a focal length of 1200mm. Featuring a collapsible truss-tube dobsonian design, the optical tube can be retracted into a shorter length and locked down to ensure secure and easy transportation. This scope also comes with a paraboloidal primary mirror to eliminate spherical aberration allowing you to see wide-field views of the Moon, constellations and deep sky objects such as the Great Orion Nebula.

Assembly of the telescope requires no additional tools. You'll be pleased with how easy it is to use the Saxon 10" DeepSky Collapsible Dobsonian Telescope with its Dobsonian mount. Simply swivel the telescope to the direction of your intended object and look through the eyepiece. This scope's Teflon bearing system in both axes with tension control handle means you'll be able to smoothly move your telescope to a precise location.

What is a Dobsonian telescope and why the tension control handle?

A simple, elegant form of an alt-azimuth mount made to carry a Newtonian reflector was popularized by John Dobson in the late 1970's. The Dobsonian mounted telescope is popular among amateur astronomers and telescope makers because of its simplicity. In its simplest form, the Dobsonian mount consists of a box which allows the optical tube assembly to pivot in altitude, while the box itself is swivelled on a base in azimuth.

The Dobsonian mount usually relies on the friction between the side bearings on the optical tube of the telescope and a frictional material on the saddle to hold the optical tube in place. If there is too much friction, the telescope is difficult to move to center an object in the filed of view. If there is too little friction, the telescope will not sty where it is positioned. This makes stabilizing the optical tube of the telescope difficult when using a Dobsonian mount, especially when accessories, such as a finderscope or an eyepiece, are added to the optical tube. As long as the amount of friction is at an appropriate level, and therefore stabilization of the optical tube is achieved, the telescope can remain in its desired position to view an object and maintain its position even when the mount is rotated.

The devices for stabilizing a telescope on the Dobsonian mount currently available include: a sliceable weight to counter balance the weight of the telescope, a friction lock that must be adjusted to inhibit movement of the telescope, and a spring attached between the telescope tube and mount to aid in stabilization.

These devices are inconvenient to use because they do not provide a simple and user-friendly way to adjust the friction. The objective of the saxon Tension Control Handle invention is to provide a tension adjuster that users can easily turn to add or reduce tension, thereby increasing or decreasing the friction between the optical tube and the sideboard of the mount.

By providing such a tension adjuster, the telescope does not need to be balanced in order to stay in position. The tension adjuster can be tightened such that the optical tube can stay in a position but can still be moved when prompted to adjust the position of the optical tube. Alternatively, the tension adjuster can be completely tightened to lock the optical tube in position.

The Saxon 10" DeepSky (254/1200）Dobsonian Telescope is the perfect partner to begin your astronomy adventure with. This affordable telescope comes with a "paraboloidal" primary mirror to eliminate spherical aberration and a four-arm, secondary-mirror bracket with fine supports (0.5mm thick) to reduce diffraction spikes and light loss.

This telescope comes with an aperture of 254mm and a focal length of 1200mm in a 10" tube. This scope features quality parts and accessories - the special roller-bearing construction, Crayford focuser, eyepieces and finderscope are all designed to aid with your observing experience. Once assembled and with a little practice, you'll soon be able to find and view the rocky surfaces of the Moon, planets in the Solar System as well as deep sky objects such as star clusters, double stars, nebulae and galaxies.

The Saxon 10" DeepSky Dobsonian Telescope requires no additional tools during assembly and is incredibly easy to use, making it the perfect scope for beginner astronomers.

What is Dobsonian Telescope and Why the Tension Control Handle?

A simple, elegant form of an alt-azimuth mount made to carry a Newtonian reflector was popularized by John Dobson in the late 1970's. The Dobsonian mounted telescope is popular among amateur astronomers and telescope makers because of its simplicity. In its simplest form, the Dobsonian mount consists of a box which allows the optical tube assembly to pivot in altitude, while the box itself is swivelled on a base in azimuth.

The Dobsonian mount usually relies on the friction between the side bearings on the optical tube of the telescope and a frictional material on the saddle to hold the optical tube in place. If there is too much friction, the telescope is difficult to move to center an object in the filed of view. If there is too little friction, the telescope will not sty where it is positioned. This makes stabilizing the optical tube of the telescope difficult when using a Dobsonian mount, especially when accessories, such as a finderscope or an eyepiece, are added to the optical tube. As long as the amount of friction is at an appropriate level, and therefore stabilization of the optical tube is achieved, the telescope can remain in its desired position to view an object and maintain its position even when the mount is rotated.

The devices for stabilizing a telescope on the Dobsonian mount currently available include: a sliceable weight to counter balance the weight of the telescope, a friction lock that must be adjusted to inhibit movement of the telescope, and a spring attached between the telescope tube and mount to aid in stabilization.

These devices are inconvenient to use because they do not provide a simple and user-friendly way to adjust the friction. The objective of the saxon Tension Control Handle invention is to provide a tension adjuster that users can easily turn to add or reduce tension, thereby increasing or decreasing the friction between the optical tube and the sideboard of the mount.

By providing such a tension adjuster, the telescope does not need to be balanced in order to stay in position. The tension adjuster can be tightened such that the optical tube can stay in a position but can still be moved when prompted to adjust the position of the optical tube. Alternatively, the tension adjuster can be completely tightened to lock the optical tube in position.

The saxon 100pcs Pre-Cleaned Blank Slides Kit complete with 100pcs quality glass blank slides, 100 cover glass and a case for 100pcs slides

Slide dimensions are 25.4mm x 76.2mm (1" x 3") with ground edges.

Cover slips are 18mm x 18mm and 0.15mm thickness.

The Saxon 12" DeepSky CT Dobsonian Telescope features a powerhouse telescope with amazing light-gathering capabilities that's easy to use and transport.

This telescope is the retractable twin to the full-tube saxon 12" DeepSky Dobsonian Telescope and comes with the same specs of 305mm aperture and a focal length of 1500mm. Featuring a collapsible truss-tube dobsonian design, the optical tube can be retracted into a shorter length and locked down to ensure secure and easy transportation. This scope also comes with a paraboloidal primary mirror to eliminate spherical aberration allowing you to see wide-field views of the Moon, constellations and deep sky objects such as the Great Orion Nebula.

Assembly of the telescope requires no additional tools. You'll be pleased with how easy it is to use the saxon 12" DeepSky CT Dobsonian Telescope with its Dobsonian mount. Simply swivel the telescope to the direction of your intended object and look through the eyepiece. This scope's Teflon bearing system in both axes with tension control handle means you'll be able to smoothly move your telescope to a precise location.

The DeepSky CT Dobsonian Telescopes series comes in three sizes - 8", 10" and 12".

What is a Dobsonian telescope and why the tension control handle?

A simple, elegant form of an alt-azimuth mount made to carry a Newtonian reflector was popularized by John Dobson in the late 1970's. The Dobsonian mounted telescope is popular among amateur astronomers and telescope makers because of its simplicity. In its simplest form, the Dobsonian mount consists of a box which allows the optical tube assembly to pivot in altitude, while the box itself is swivelled on a base in azimuth.

The Dobsonian mount usually relies on the friction between the side bearings on the optical tube of the telescope and a frictional material on the saddle to hold the optical tube in place. If there is too much friction, the telescope is difficult to move to center an object in the filed of view. If there is too little friction, the telescope will not sty where it is positioned. This makes stabilizing the optical tube of the telescope difficult when using a Dobsonian mount, especially when accessories, such as a finderscope or an eyepiece, are added to the optical tube. As long as the amount of friction is at an appropriate level, and therefore stabilization of the optical tube is achieved, the telescope can remain in its desired position to view an object and maintain its position even when the mount is rotated.

The devices for stabilizing a telescope on the Dobsonian mount currently available include: a sliceable weight to counter balance the weight of the telescope, a friction lock that must be adjusted to inhibit movement of the telescope, and a spring attached between the telescope tube and mount to aid in stabilization.

These devices are inconvenient to use because they do not provide a simple and user-friendly way to adjust the friction. The objective of the saxon Tension Control Handle invention is to provide a tension adjuster that users can easily turn to add or reduce tension, thereby increasing or decreasing the friction between the optical tube and the sideboard of the mount.

By providing such a tension adjuster, the telescope does not need to be balanced in order to stay in position. The tension adjuster can be tightened such that the optical tube can stay in a position but can still be moved when prompted to adjust the position of the optical tube. Alternatively, the tension adjuster can be completely tightened to lock the optical tube in position.

The Saxon 12" DeepSky （305/1500）Dobsonian Telescope is the perfect partner to begin your astronomy adventure with. This affordable telescope comes with a "paraboloidal" primary mirror to eliminate spherical aberration and a four-arm, secondary-mirror bracket with fine supports (0.5mm thick) to reduce diffraction spikes and light loss.

This telescope comes with an aperture of 305mm and a focal length of 1500mm in a 12" tube. This scope features quality parts and accessories - the special roller-bearing construction, Crayford focuser, eyepieces and finderscope are all designed to aid with your observing experience. Once assembled and with a little practice, you'll soon be able to find and view the rocky surfaces of the Moon, planets in the Solar System as well as deep sky objects such as star clusters, double stars, nebulae and galaxies.

The Saxon 12" DeepSky Dobsonian Telescope requires no additional tools during assembly and is incredibly easy to use, making it the perfect scope for beginner astronomers.

What is Dobsonian Telescope and Why the Tension Control Handle?

A simple, elegant form of an alt-azimuth mount made to carry a Newtonian reflector was popularized by John Dobson in the late 1970's. The Dobsonian mounted telescope is popular among amateur astronomers and telescope makers because of its simplicity. In its simplest form, the Dobsonian mount consists of a box which allows the optical tube assembly to pivot in altitude, while the box itself is swivelled on a base in azimuth.

The Dobsonian mount usually relies on the friction between the side bearings on the optical tube of the telescope and a frictional material on the saddle to hold the optical tube in place. If there is too much friction, the telescope is difficult to move to center an object in the filed of view. If there is too little friction, the telescope will not sty where it is positioned. This makes stabilizing the optical tube of the telescope difficult when using a Dobsonian mount, especially when accessories, such as a finderscope or an eyepiece, are added to the optical tube. As long as the amount of friction is at an appropriate level, and therefore stabilization of the optical tube is achieved, the telescope can remain in its desired position to view an object and maintain its position even when the mount is rotated.

The devices for stabilizing a telescope on the Dobsonian mount currently available include: a sliceable weight to counter balance the weight of the telescope, a friction lock that must be adjusted to inhibit movement of the telescope, and a spring attached between the telescope tube and mount to aid in stabilization.

These devices are inconvenient to use because they do not provide a simple and user-friendly way to adjust the friction. The objective of the saxon Tension Control Handle invention is to provide a tension adjuster that users can easily turn to add or reduce tension, thereby increasing or decreasing the friction between the optical tube and the sideboard of the mount.

By providing such a tension adjuster, the telescope does not need to be balanced in order to stay in position. The tension adjuster can be tightened such that the optical tube can stay in a position but can still be moved when prompted to adjust the position of the optical tube. Alternatively, the tension adjuster can be completely tightened to lock the optical tube in position.

The saxon 12v 5A Australia AC/DC Power Adapter provides 12-volt power with an amperage of 5amp.

This product is certified with the Australian RCM mark for Australia and NZ.

This saxon 12v 5A power adapter suits the following products:

• saxon AstroSeeker Mount with Steel Tripod [WiFi Enabled with Hand Controller]/ #615000
• saxon AstroSeeker 90MAK Cassegrain Telescope [WiFi Enabled with Hand Controller]/ #244490
• saxon AstroSeeker 127MAK Cassegrain Telescope [WiFi Enabled with Hand Controller]/ #244412
• saxon AstroSeeker 13065 Reflector Telescope [WiFi Enabled with Hand Controller]/ #224413
• saxon AstroSeeker 15075 Reflector Telescope [WiFi Enabled with Hand Controller]/ #224415
• saxon GoTo EQ3 Mount with Steel Tripod/ #613003
• saxon GoTo EQ5 Mount with Steel Tripod/ #613005
• saxon HEQ5 Pro Mount with Steel Tripod/ #613008
• GoTo dobsonian telescopes
• Celestron Nexstar telescopes
• Celestron CPC (except deluxe version)
• Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi
• Sky-Watcher discovery telescopes
• Sky-Watcher Mini AZGTi/ AZGTe
• Cooled cameras

saxon Plossl eyepieces can be used on all types of telescopes - refractors, reflector, and catadioptrics such as Celestron SCT telescopes.

Featuring a 4-element design, this Plossl eyepiece ensures maximum light transition, minimises spherical aberration, distortion, astigmatism, and off-axis colour. The edge-to-edge blackened optics provide excellent contrast across the 52° apparent field of view.

This 15mm size offers a mid range magnification between the 10mm and 25mm sized eyepieces provided as standard with most telescopes. This mean more flexibility to find just the right size for observing the Universe.

The oversized optical elements provide long eye relief while stray light is eliminated by the fold back rubber eyecups.

If you'd like to enhance your astronomy experience with some colour planetary filters, why not go for the saxon 2" Colour Planetary Filter Set?

The saxon 2" Colour Planetary Filter Set comes with four filters -- Red, Yellow, Blue and Neutral Density.

You expect nothing less than crystal-clear images in your scope, but what are you going to do with the mount and tripod you already have? Mount it with the saxon 200/1000 DS Astrophotography Newtonian Telescope, that's what!

Combined with the aperture of 200mm and focal length of 1000mm, this scope is great for prime-focus photography. Higher quality images can be achieved with the optional coma corrector.

This model comes in an OTA form for you to use your own mount and telescope; and customise it with your own accessories to start a great viewing sesssion immediately.

The saxon 200DS Astrophotography Newtonian Telescope features the following:

• 200mm aperture
• 1000mm focal length (F/5.0)
• 2" Dual Speed 10:1 focuser
• 9x50 finderscope
• 2" LET 28mm eyepiece.
• 2" to 1.25" adapter.

For a pair of binoculars that's great for both astronomy and long-distance terrestrial observation, you'll want the saxon 20x80 Night Sky Waterproof Binoculars.

Images will come up bright, clear and crisp with these binoculars' large, oversized 80mm objective lens with anti-reflection coatings, BaK-4 prism and fully multi-coated lens.

To start using your binoculars, simply mount them on a tripod using the built-in tripod mount and centre stabiliser rod. Waterproof and fog proof, these lightweight, long-eye relief binoculars promises a comfortable viewing experience wherever you go.

The saxon 30x80 Night Sky Waterproof Binoculars offer beautiful views of the night sky as well as expansive sights on land.

These floating waterproof binoculars are feature-packed:

• Metal body with rubber covering
• BAK-4 prisms
• Fully multi-coated lenses
• Long eye relief
• Central focusing
• Heavy duty tripod adapter incorporated
• Backpack carry case.

saxon Plossl eyepieces can be used on all types of telescopes - refractors, reflector, and catadioptrics such as Celestron SCT telescopes.

Featuring a 4-element design, this Plossl eyepiece ensures maximum light transition, minimises spherical aberration, distortion, astigmatism, and off-axis colour. The edge-to-edge blackened optics provide excellent contrast across the 52° apparent field of view.

This 32mm size will offer a lower magnification than the 25mm size provided as standard with most telescopes. It's a handy way to obtain a wider field of view for large deep-sky objects including many nebulae and star clusters.

The oversized optical elements provide long eye relief while stray light is eliminated by the fold back rubber eyecups.

The Saxon 5" DeepSky CT delivers serious optical performance in a remarkably portable package. Its 130mm aperture and 650mm focal length gather sufficient light for detailed lunar observation and bright deep-sky objects, while the compact tabletop design keeps total weight under 6.5kg—ideal for observers who value mobility without sacrificing aperture. The pre-assembled tube and included pair of 1.25" eyepieces mean you're ready to observe within minutes. A practical choice for those transitioning from binoculars to dedicated telescope work, or for experienced observers seeking a secondary scope for travel and field sessions.

Saxon 5" DeepSky CT Dobsonian Telescope

The Saxon 50mm MK II Guidescope is a compact and lightweight guidescope designed for astrophotography. With a 50mm aperture and a high-quality optical design, it provides precise guiding for long-exposure imaging. The guidescope is easy to mount and compatible with most telescope setups, ensuring accurate tracking and sharp images.

Saxon 50pcs Slide Kit

Bored of studying the same bland prepared slides you got with your microscope? It might be time for you to try making your own slides. Having your own Saxon Blank Slides Kit with Box (50pcs) can open you up to a world of micro-organisms around you that you did not even think about! You will be surprised with what you find!

The Saxon 50pcs Slide Kit includes 50 high quality glass blank sides, 100 cover glass and a handy plastic case to keep your slides organised and safe.

Specifications

• Slide dimensions are 25.4mm x 76.2mm with ground edges.
• Cover slips are 18mm x 18xx with 0.15mm thickness.

The Saxon Blank Slides Kit with Box is also available in a 100-pack.

What's in the Box

• 1x saxon Blank Slides (50pcs)
• 1x saxon Cover Slips (100pcs)
• 1x saxon Slides Carry Box

Saxon - High Quality Optics

The Saxon brand commits to quality and research. The company develops a range of binoculars, telescopes, microscopes and accessories with the understanding of its user’s priorities and needs. Saxon has built each product around the knowledge that everyone’s viewing requirements are different, proven through each precise and well though out product line. Browse a range of Saxon optical products and you'll find that every glass has been designed to help every viewer see only the best in every situation.

Product Code: SAX-310050

saxon Plossl eyepieces can be used on all types of telescopes - refractors, reflector, and catadioptrics such as Celestron SCT telescopes.

Featuring a 4-element design, this Plossl eyepiece ensures maximum light transition, minimises spherical aberration, distortion, astigmatism, and off-axis colour. The edge-to-edge blackened optics provide excellent contrast across the 52° apparent field of view.

This 6.3mm size offers higher magnification than the 10mm eyepiece that comes as standard with many telescopes. Ideal for planets especially Saturn, Jupiter and Mars.

The saxon 6" DeepSky Dobsonian (153/1200) Telescope is the perfect partner to begin your astronomy adventure with. This affordable telescope comes with a "paraboloidal" primary mirror to eliminate spherical aberration and a four-arm, secondary-mirror bracket with fine supports (0.5mm thick) to reduce diffraction spikes and light loss.

This telescope comes with an aperture of 153mm and a focal length of 1200mm in a 6" tube. This scope features quality parts and accessories - the special roller-bearing construction, rack and pinion focuser, eyepieces and finderscope are all designed to aid with your observing experience. Once assembled and with a little practice, you'll soon be able to find and view the rocky surfaces of the Moon, planets in the Solar System as well as deep sky objects such as star clusters, double stars, nebulae and galaxies.

The saxon 6" DeepSky Dobsonian Telescope requires no additional tools during assembly and is incredibly easy to use, making it the perfect scope for beginner astronomers. 

If you're after a telescope for daytime and night-time use, you'll appreciate the dual capabilities of the Saxon 70 AZ2 Refractor Telescope.

This portable telescope comes with a focal length of 700mm and an aperture of 70mm, giving you a wide field of view. Make the most of your observing session with the included accessories of three 1.25" eyepieces, a finderscope, an erecting eyepiece and aluminium tripod with accessory tray.

The easy-to-assemble Saxon 707 AZ2 Refractor Telescope is perfect for beginner observers.

The saxon 8" DeepSky CT Dobsonian Telescope （203/1200） features a powerhouse telescope with amazing light-gathering capabilities that's easy to use and transport.

This beginner telescope is the retractable twin to the full-tube saxon 8" DeepSky Dobsonian Telescope and comes with the same specs of 203mm aperture and a focal length of 1200mm. Featuring a collapsible truss-tube dobsonian design, the optical tube can be retracted into a shorter length and locked down to ensure secure and easy transportation. This scope also comes with a paraboloidal primary mirror to eliminate spherical aberration allowing you to see wide-field views of the Moon, constellations and deep sky objects such as the Great Orion Nebula.

Assembly of the telescope requires no additional tools. You'll be pleased with how easy it is to use the saxon 8" DeepSky Collapsible Dobsonian Telescope with its Dobsonian mount. Simply swivel the telescope to the direction of your intended object and look through the eyepiece. This scope's Teflon bearing system in both axes with tension control handle means you'll be able to smoothly move your telescope to a precise location.

What is a Dobsonian telescope and why the tension control handle?

A simple, elegant form of an alt-azimuth mount made to carry a Newtonian reflector was popularized by John Dobson in the late 1970's. The Dobsonian mounted telescope is popular among amateur astronomers and telescope makers because of its simplicity. In its simplest form, the Dobsonian mount consists of a box which allows the optical tube assembly to pivot in altitude, while the box itself is swivelled on a base in azimuth.

The Dobsonian mount usually relies on the friction between the side bearings on the optical tube of the telescope and a frictional material on the saddle to hold the optical tube in place. If there is too much friction, the telescope is difficult to move to center an object in the filed of view. If there is too little friction, the telescope will not sty where it is positioned. This makes stabilizing the optical tube of the telescope difficult when using a Dobsonian mount, especially when accessories, such as a finderscope or an eyepiece, are added to the optical tube. As long as the amount of friction is at an appropriate level, and therefore stabilization of the optical tube is achieved, the telescope can remain in its desired position to view an object and maintain its position even when the mount is rotated.

The devices for stabilizing a telescope on the Dobsonian mount currently available include: a sliceable weight to counter balance the weight of the telescope, a friction lock that must be adjusted to inhibit movement of the telescope, and a spring attached between the telescope tube and mount to aid in stabilization.

These devices are inconvenient to use because they do not provide a simple and user-friendly way to adjust the friction. The objective of the saxon Tension Control Handle invention is to provide a tension adjuster that users can easily turn to add or reduce tension, thereby increasing or decreasing the friction between the optical tube and the sideboard of the mount.

By providing such a tension adjuster, the telescope does not need to be balanced in order to stay in position. The tension adjuster can be tightened such that the optical tube can stay in a position but can still be moved when prompted to adjust the position of the optical tube. Alternatively, the tension adjuster can be completely tightened to lock the optical tube in position.

The Saxon 8" DeepSky （203/1200）Dobsonian Telescope is the perfect partner to begin your astronomy adventure with. This affordable telescope comes with a "paraboloidal" primary mirror to eliminate spherical aberration and a four-arm, secondary-mirror bracket with fine supports (0.5mm thick) to reduce diffraction spikes and light loss.

This telescope comes with an aperture of 203mm and a focal length of 1200mm in a 8" tube. This scope features quality parts and accessories - the special roller-bearing construction, Crayford focuser, eyepieces and finderscope are all designed to aid with your observing experience. Once assembled and with a little practice, you'll soon be able to find and view the rocky surfaces of the Moon, planets in the Solar System as well as deep sky objects such as star clusters, double stars, nebulae and galaxies.

The Saxon 8" DeepSky Dobsonian Telescope requires no additional tools during assembly and is incredibly easy to use, making it the perfect scope for beginner astronomers.

What is Dobsonian Telescope and Why the Tension Control Handle?

A simple, elegant form of an alt-azimuth mount made to carry a Newtonian reflector was popularized by John Dobson in the late 1970's. The Dobsonian mounted telescope is popular among amateur astronomers and telescope makers because of its simplicity. In its simplest form, the Dobsonian mount consists of a box which allows the optical tube assembly to pivot in altitude, while the box itself is swivelled on a base in azimuth.

The Dobsonian mount usually relies on the friction between the side bearings on the optical tube of the telescope and a frictional material on the saddle to hold the optical tube in place. If there is too much friction, the telescope is difficult to move to center an object in the filed of view. If there is too little friction, the telescope will not sty where it is positioned. This makes stabilizing the optical tube of the telescope difficult when using a Dobsonian mount, especially when accessories, such as a finderscope or an eyepiece, are added to the optical tube. As long as the amount of friction is at an appropriate level, and therefore stabilization of the optical tube is achieved, the telescope can remain in its desired position to view an object and maintain its position even when the mount is rotated.

The devices for stabilizing a telescope on the Dobsonian mount currently available include: a sliceable weight to counter balance the weight of the telescope, a friction lock that must be adjusted to inhibit movement of the telescope, and a spring attached between the telescope tube and mount to aid in stabilization.

These devices are inconvenient to use because they do not provide a simple and user-friendly way to adjust the friction. The objective of the saxon Tension Control Handle invention is to provide a tension adjuster that users can easily turn to add or reduce tension, thereby increasing or decreasing the friction between the optical tube and the sideboard of the mount.

By providing such a tension adjuster, the telescope does not need to be balanced in order to stay in position. The tension adjuster can be tightened such that the optical tube can stay in a position but can still be moved when prompted to adjust the position of the optical tube. Alternatively, the tension adjuster can be completely tightened to lock the optical tube in position.

If space is the question, then your answer is none other than the saxon 80/400 AZ3 Pioneer Refractor Telescope.

This short-tube refractor telescope has wide field views, thanks to its achromatic objective lens of 80mm and focal length of 400mm. The Alt-Azimuth mount makes it easy to adjust and focus on your land and sky objects.

The saxon 804AZ3 Pioneer Refractor Telescope ticks all the boxes on portability, cost and storage and makes a perfect addition to your home or office.

The saxon 80/400 AZ3 Pioneer Refractor Telescope makes viewing land and sky objects a cinch with its short optical tube and portability.

Soak in bright, wide-field views of the Moon, planets, star clusters and bright nebulae with the telescope's fast focal ratio of F/5. You'll also benefit from the scope's achromatic objective lens which promises crystal-clear images with minimal chromatic aberration. The Alt-Azimuth mount means you can turn your scope left to right and up and down, making adjustments to view sweeping landscapes and night skies easy.

The saxon 804AZ3 Pioneer Refractor Telescope features the following:

• 80mm multi-coated achromatic objective lens
• 400mm focal length
• 1.25" Super eyepieces
• 6x30 finderscope
• Alt-Azimuth AZ3 mount
• Aluminium tripod with accessory tray
• Photography is possible via an optional T-2 adapter ring.
• Perfect for use by observers of all levels.

saxon 9.7” LCD Phase Contrast Infinity Digital Microscope

The saxon 9.7” LCD Phase Contrast Infinity Digital Microscope
combines cutting-edge technology and convenience, featuring a built-in 5-million-pixel camera and advanced optical performance. Ideal for professional and educational applications, this microscope offers precision, versatility, and durability at an affordable price.

Key Features:

• Magnification: Optical 10x, 100x, 400x, 1000x
• Coarse & Fine Focusing: Ensures detailed observation.
• Siedentopf Trinocular Head: 30° inclined tubes and diopter adjustments.
• Infinity Objectives: 4x/0.10, 10x/0.25, S40x/0.65, S100x/1.25 oil
• Condenser for bright field: Adjustable Abbe N.A. 1.25 condenser for brightfield microscopy.
• Illumination: In-built adjustable brightness 3W LED Light

Applications:

• Biological research
• Industrial inspection
• Educational purposes in schools and universities.

Saxon 909 AZ3

The Saxon 909 AZ3 Refractor Telescope is suitable for both land and sky viewing.

Get great views of the night sky with the telescope's aperture of 90mm and focal length of 910mm. With a little practice, you'll soon see Moon's craters, Jupiter's moons, bright nebulae and star clusters. When you're not observing the night sky, use the scope to observe nature and scenery out at land or sea.