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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- Turn-key Observatories (2.1 - 8.5 Meter) are available as classic slit-domes or as AllSky domes
- Includes all steps to a fully functional remote (robotic) controlled observatory: Consulting on dome model and building sites, suggestion on equipment such as mount, telescope and accessories, as well as transport, installation and training
- Various electronic features possiple, from classic observatory use over remote controlled use up to fully robotic and autonomical dome
- Customized to your needs, suitable for all kinds of uses, for amateur use but also schools, universities and science
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# 2459151
€ 11.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 9.24- Baader UFC 31 mm AUX-Filter-Holder
- suitable for unmounted, round 31 mm filters
- Requires 1x UFC D50.4 Slider #2459113
- gets mounted into the UFC D50 slider, this slides into the UFC filter base and allows fast exchange between filters while still holding every filter safe and firm
- Just one "click" onto the brass-pin releases the filter holder from the magnetic fixture. Afterwards it can be removed easily
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€ 198.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 166.39
- Baader 7.5 nm Solar Continuum Filter, CWL 540nm
- A must for owners of achromatic refractors. This narrowband-filter cuts the spectral range where lens optics draw sharpest and contrastiest. The Baader Solar Continuum Filter lets you use the full power of your telescope.
- Enhances contrast and reduces the effect of atmospheric turbulence (in combination with white light solar filters)
- Enormous contrast gain in monochrome photography even on apochromatic systems
- Important note: The Solar Continuum Filter must be used ONLY with additional filtering (e.g. Baader Herschel prism or AstroSolar Safety Film)
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# 2451108
€ 110.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 92.44- suitable for Celestron / Sky-Watcher, EQ-6, NEQ-6 und AZEQ-6 mounts
- suitable for the Baader T-Pod Aluminium tripods 75-110 cm and 95 - 130 cm as well as Baader Hardwood Tripods (discontinued)
- Attention: for Adaptation on Baader Short-Pillar III the Universal Flange-Basis (#2451155) is needed
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# 2454832
€ 40.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 33.61- converts any 2" (SC) female thread into a M41.5 x 1 female thread - without extending the optical length
- manufactured to adapt our Hyperion Universal Zoom Mark IV straight onto any spotting scope - such as Bausch & Lomb-, Opticron- and Kowa-Base - equipped with M41.5 male thread (see animation on the right)
- Note: for fitting the optical nose of the Zoom into the receptor at some spotting scopes, the thin dust cover ring needs to be removed - see images
- Adapter with continuous 2" male and M41,5 x 1 female thread as well as two face holes (recommended mounting accessory: Adjustable pin type face wrench ø 2mm (#2450062 , € 17,-) )
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# 1508025
€ 32.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 26.89- Changes a T-2 female into a T-2 male thread
- Optical path length is zero.
- Free of reflections
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# 2451558
€ 689.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 578.99- Baader sidewings are connected to the side (left, both sides or right) of the 8" Planewave terminal #2451555.
- Side plates/clamps can be placed on the sidewings, eg: Baader base plate 400mm # 1500340 or Baader Pan EQ clamps 190mm, 230mm and 370mm
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# 2454400
€ 275.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 231.09- unique and extremely versatile telecompressor system that delivers the finest wide flat fields your SCT is capable of
- The result is a sharp, wide, flat field, at a fast focal ratio of f/5.9, optical length <50mm
- Please Note: The close coupling required for the telecompressor to reach focus with binoviewers limits it's use to only the Baader/Zeiss and Celestron binoviewers.
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# 2458665
€ 1,890.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 1,588.24- Baches Temperature Control Set for temperature control of the BACHES Echelle spectrograph.
- Sope of delivery:
- BACHES Thermo-Cover (#2458660 , € 425,-) . The CNC milled two-piece housing, protects the spectrograph from fluctuations in the outside temperature at the telescope. Very good thermal insulation is achieved by 20mm wall thickness of weather-resistant EPS rigid foam
- Steeldrive II Controller (#2957260 , € 445,-) controls the temperature compensating Steeldrive II focusing motor for Baader Steeltrack® (Classic and Diamond) focusers and optionally many other focusers
- includes labor times: disassembly of the BACHES, and modification of the housing parts to prepare for Baches Echelle spectrograph
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# 2408160
€ 63.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 52.94- A widefield camera adapter for all Schmidt-Cassegrain Celestron/Meade telescope tubes. Allows T-2 accessories to be used with an SCT thread.
- Telescope side 2" UNF 24 TPI, 60° (50.8mm) nut with internal thread. Focus side T-2 external thread. Optical path length 16mm.
- Short T-adapter for all SC and MAK telescopes. Wide image field ideal for mounting the Baader or Zeiss binocular to Celestron Telescopes.
- Fits all Scmidt-Cassegrain 2" thread for 5/6/8/9.25/11/14 OTAs
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# 2957303
€ 6.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 5.04- Tube-Adapter made of ABS, for Sky-Surfer III
- two-piece adapter set, for various lens tube diameters
- Single price. Included in scope of supply of Sky Surfer III
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# 2456005K
€ 136.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 114.29- Containing: T-2/32 Diagonal with focusing 1¼" eyepiece clamp (#2458125) and 1¼" nose piece (#2458105)
- Connection objective side: T-2 internal thread 1¼ "barrel
- Connection eyepiece: T-2 external thread and focusable 1¼ "eyepiece
- Excellent for Baader Maxbright binoviewer
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# 2459125
€ 31.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 26.05- Baader UFC D58 Dovetail-Receptor Adapter
- Telescope-sided with mounting plate for UFC-Base (screws included)
- Camera-sided with D58 to mount S58 dovetail (screws included) – for correct alignment of the UFC filter slider on all Baader 2" prism and mirror star diagonals
- 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,-)
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# 2454651
€ 8.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 6.72- Hyperion SP 54 thread protection ring
- Material: high quality silicone - non-aging, no chemical softeners, non smelling, not getting brittle over time
- Side lens hood, or goggles Protection (fast folding) for all Hyperion Aspheric and fixed focal length eyepieces with M43 thread
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# 1401130
€ 196.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 164.71- Z-dovetail 200mm for Zeiss / Astro-Physics
- With mounting standard for Astrophysics 900* (*additional Astro-Physics adapter #1401155 required) / 600/400 / Mach 1 Mounts
- With two pressure-clamps (old designs)
- Not compatible with Vixen
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# 2457030
€ 102.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 85.71- Multipurpose Quick Release IV (MQR IV) 9x60 for all 60mm finderscopes with diameters of up 72mm. 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.
- 4 mm hex wrench is included
- With dovetail rail – fits to (almost) all dovetail clamps by Vixen, Celestron, Synta etc.
- Quick and easily detachable – keeps its position with a precision of up to a hundredth of a millimeter
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# 2459098
€ 134.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 112.61- Set consisting of four pieces 3D-printed filter holder for unmounted Ø 36 x 2 mm Baader filters
- Fitting for Baader FCCT I for RASA 8" – suitable for Ø 77 mm QHY-Cameras (e.g. QHY 174 / 163 / 183) (#2459070 , € 295,-) and Baader FCCT II for RASA 8" – suitable for Ø 90 mm QHY-Cameras (e.g. QHY 268 / 294 / 533) (#2459071 , € 345,-)
- The built-in Neodymium magnets ensure that the filter drawer is always held in the same position and cannot fall out.
- With the filter extractor tool included in the scope of supply of the FCCT, the filter holders can be changed easily and safely
- 36 mm filter holder also available as single item: 36 mm filter holder for Baader FCCT (3D-printed) (#2459088 , € 39,-)
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# 2458110
€ 22.00 Price excl. German VAT tax (19%): € 18.49- T-2 / M48 extension converts M48 female into T-2 female thread)
- Focusser side 48mm / 2" external thread (fits all 2" filters)
- Telescope side with T-2 internal thread
- 2.5mm optical path length