Baader Planetarium
Baader Planetarium: Over 50 Years of Innovation in Astronomy
From accessories to turnkey observatories
The company Baader Planetarium is a middle sized enterprise having 50 years experience in producing and installing astronomical equipment.
More than 600 observatory domes of sizes from 2 m up to 8.5 m have been mounted, together with a large number of projection domes for planetarium installations up to 10 m in diameter. Observatory domes serve for a multitude of applications for scientific use around the world specialized to work under the hardest of environments, with installations in Antarctica (Dome C - 84°C) to high Arctic regions such as Svalbard (NyAalesund -45°C), Ellesmere Island (Eureca -60°C), in desert conditions with hermetic seals against dust and a number of high Alpine locations. Also the company specializes in high end robotic telescopes with apertures up to one meter as European sole distributor of Planewave Instruments USA, telescope mounts of varuious configurations, Echelle spectrographs featuring a resolution up to 20 000 lambda/delta lambda under Licence of MaxPlanck Institution(MPI).
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# 1603321
€ 477.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 400.84- 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
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- 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
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# 2000317
€ 33.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 27.73- Sun replacement halogen bulb - without socket.
- Custom made with sprue spigot at the bottom to allow projection. This bulb is not freely available in stores.
- Replacement part for The Original: Baader Planetarium (#2000000 , € 2450,-) – already 1x included with the planetarium.
- Please use only this bulb, otherwise you may destroy the transformer of the device, which due to its size can not output more light power. For continuous operation (3 hours and more), the medium light level must be used.
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# 2458121
€ 31.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 26.05- Ultra short 1¼" eyepiece-clamp (w. brass locking ring)
- Optical length: 20mm
- Optimized for guiding camera, w. three set screws for utmost stability and for centering of undersized camera-nosepieces
- adapts onto male T-2 thread
- First introduced as part of our Vario Finder 10x60 – long avaited individual part within the Baader Astro T-2 family of adapters
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Previous version – no longer available
- 2 ", 23 ° Safety Herschel Prism, utilizing special Phantom Group® coatings for glare control. 2” ClickLock® eyepiece holder.
- There is no better and safer method for uncompromising sharp solar observation / photography in white light.
- A special heat absorbing ceramic element traps radiant heat similar to the space shuttle heat tiles - without heating the surrounding area too. The fully enclosed housing adds to the safety and prevents the risk of glare.
- Please choose version from dropdown to see scope of supply
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# 2451107
€ 131.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 110.08- suitable for Vixen Sphinx mount
- suitable for the Baader T-Pod Aluminium Stativ 75-110mm and Baader Hardwood Tripods
- also fits onto Vixen-, Bresser- or Sky-Watcher tripods
- Attention: for Adaptation on Baader Short-Pillar III the Universal Flange-Basis (#2451155) is needed
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# 2454833
€ 29.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 24.37- converts any 2" (SC) female thread into a T-2 (M42 x 0.75) female thread - without extending the optical length
- initially manufactured to adapt our Hyperion Universal Zoom Mark IV onto any photographic T-2 thread (see animation on the right)
- this adapter can also work as an expansion ring to convert a photographic T-thread into a male 2" SC thread
- suitable for adaptation of any accessory with male T-2 connection thread, e.g. our VariLock 20-29mm and VariLock 29-46mm clamps
- Adapter with continuous 2" male and T-2 female thread as well as two face holes (recommended mounting accessory: Adjustable pin type face wrench ø 2mm (#2450062 , € 17,-) )
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# 1508020
€ 31.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 26.05- Converts 2" female into 2" male thread
- Internal M48 Filter thread for 2" filter
- Can be used to connect Baader Hyperion Mark III Zoom directly to a Baader Star Diagnol gaining adfitional backfocus by swapping ClickLock-clamp for this adaptor.
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From: € 22.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 18.49
- Z.B. zur Okularprojektion mit Schiebefokussierer
- Teleskopseitig T-2 Innengewinde
- Kamera-/Okularseitig T-2 Außengewinde
- In verschiedenen Längen erhältlich
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# 2454307
€ 6.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 5.04- SR41W/1.55V 10 pc
- For illuminator
- Not for VarioFinder
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# 2458219
€ 186.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 156.30- Baader M68a x 1 to FLI adapter flange
- telescope-sided with M68 (Zeiss) male thread, to connect all parts of the Baader/Zeiss M68 System
- camera-sided with Flange to connect FLI-ML and FLI-PL cameras
- Optische height: 10,5 mm, Inner diameter (clear aperture): 64 mm
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# 2408152
€ 27.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 22.69- Special Reducer 2" / 1¼" with 4.5mm optical height only
- Suitable for BDS-NT Diamond Steeltrack
- Includes 2" Filterholder (M48 inner thread)
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# 2957302
€ 6.50 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 5.46- Flat base plate made of ABS, for Sky-Surfer III standard finder
- to mount onto large telescopes
- Single price. Included in scope of supply of Sky Surfer III
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# 2456005
€ 110.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 92.44- Zenith Prisma T-2/90 ° with 32mm Prism
- Connection objective side: T-2 internal thread
- Connection eyepiece: T-2 external thread
- Excellent for Baader Maxbright binoviewer
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# 2958555
€ 25.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 21.01- Converts an M48 (Zeiss) female thread in an M48 male thread
- Total length of 8.8 mm with an optical length of 0.8 mm
- Made of hardened, stainless steel
- This adapter is included in the scope of delivery of the Baader FlipMirror II Star Diagonal (#2458055 , € 228,-)
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# 2454650
€ 9.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 7.56- Hyperion SP 54 thread protection ring
- Material: high quality silicone - non-aging, no chemical softeners, non smelling, not getting brittle over time
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# 2957263
€ 21.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 17.65- Temperature sensor to compensate the drift automatically, if there are large temperature differences
- Temperature sensor with phone connector and 1m cable, also supports control of dew-shield-heating
- Can be used with Steeldrive II motor units or Steeldrive II controller
- One sensor is included in the scope of delivery of the Steeldrive II motor focuser with Controller (#2957165)
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# 2457020
€ 96.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 80.67- Multipurpose Quick Release III (MQR III) 7x50 for all 50mm finderscopes with diameter of 62mm. Shipped with MQR IV guidescope rings, mounting plate and Baader Universal Red Dot Mount (RDM) (Universal holder for red dot finders) incl. Baader Standard Base
- With micro set-screws with M7 fine thread and PTFE-tips to avoid scratches
- You can use the enclosed M5x12-screws to adapt the dovetail rail directly to the base plate of the guidescope rings. This way, the finder can be mounted very close to the telescope tube
- 4mm hex-wrench included
- With dovetail rail – fits to (almost) all dovetail clamps by Vixen, Celestron, Synta etc.
- Includes Baader Standard Base
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# 2459071
€ 345.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 289.92- Filter changer and Tilter (mechanical image position corrector), specially designed for Celestron RASA 8" Astrograph and QHY cameras with 90 mm diameter (e.g. QHY 268M (version before June 2023) / 294 / 533)
- The Baader FCCT (Filter Changer Camera Tilter) allows the use of filters as well as the adjustment of camera plus filter to the optical path
- With the FCCT, a very fast adjustment or finest readjustments are possible - without having to unscrew the camera each time. This makes working with the RASA 8 a pleasure
- 3D-printed filter sliders are available for the FCCT, which exclusively accommodate unmounted filters with diameters of 31 mm / 36 mm and 2" (w/o cell)
- We offer selected 2" filters specifically for the FCCT in an unmounted variant, but basically all Baader 2" filters will work when removed from the filter cell
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# 2458105
€ 27.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 22.69- 1¼" nosepiece with T-2 thread and M28.5 filterholder
- Barrel with 24mm Insertion and securing groove
- Focus side with T-2 external thread telescope side with 1¼ " outer diameter
- Also available as version with Safety-Kerfs and with extra-short T-2 thread (3mm):
Baader 1¼" T-2 nosepiece with Safety Kerfs (#2458106 , € 31,-)