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Octagon Telescopes
Futuro APO Refractors
Futuro 102ED APO RefractorIf you want to raise your game, you need change your thinking. Our Refractor telescope designs are not what you would expect. Original. Progressive. British Engineered. No more badge engineering. Using high grade aircraft grade materials you can now have a telescope that could last you the rest of your life. You can upgrade your telescope from a Doublet to a Triplet when you are ready to up your game. You will even be able to use your existing telescope as a donor. Our revolutionary Zero7Gee Rack & Pinion Focuser provides a precise optical train, even when loaded with a heavy payload CCD/Filter wheel. The Futuro APO Range will be: f6 80mm/102mm and 130mm ED Octagon Doublet/Triple lens cell with in-built dew heating (Sensor control optional), with our Zero7Gee Focuser cell, or with the option of your own choice of focuser. 1.0x and 0.8x Flattener/Reducers are currently in development. The supplied in-built Vixen-style inverted Top Tail is for piggy-backing and also acts as a handle a...
Futuro APO Refractors
Futuro 102EDT APO Triplet RefractorIf you want to raise your game, you need change your thinking. Our Refractor telescope designs are not what you would expect.Original. Progressive. British Engineered. No more badge engineering. Using high grade aircraft grade materials, you can now have a telescope that could last you the rest of your life. You can upgrade your telescope from a Doublet to a Triplet when you are ready to up your game. You will even be able to use your existing telescope as a donor. Our revolutionary Zero7Gee Rack & Pinion Focuser provides a precise optical train, even when loaded with a heavy payload CCD/Filter wheel. The Futuro APO Range will be: f6 80mm/102mm and 130mm ED Octagon Doublet/Triple lens cell with in-built dew heating (Sensor control optional), with our Zero7Gee Focuser cell, or with the option of your own choice of focuser. 1.0x and 0.8x Flattener/Reducers are currently in development. The supplied in-built Vixen-style inverted Top Tail is for piggy-backing and also acts as a handle a...
Futuro APO Refractors
Futuro 130ED APO RefractorIf you want to raise your game, you need change your thinking. Our Refractor telescope designs are not what you would expect. Original. Progressive. British Engineered. No more badge engineering. Using high grade aircraft grade materials you can now have a telescope that could last you the rest of your life. You can upgrade your telescope from a Doublet to a Triplet when you are ready to up your game. You will even be able to use your existing telescope as a donor. Our revolutionary Zero7Gee Rack & Pinion Focuser provides a precise optical train, even when loaded with a heavy payload CCD/Filter wheel. The Futuro APO Range will be: f6 80mm/102mm and 130mm ED Octagon Doublet/Triple lens cell with in-built dew heating (Sensor control optional), with our Zero7Gee Focuser cell or with the option of your own choice of focuser. 1.0x and 0.8x Flattener/Reducers are currently in development. The supplied in-built Vixen-style inverted Top Tail is for piggy-backing and also acts as a handle as...
Futuro APO Refractors
Futuro 130EDT APO Triplet RefractorIf you want to raise your game, you need change your thinking. Our Refractor telescope designs are not what you would expect. Original. Progressive. British Engineered. No more badge engineering. Using high grade aircraft grade materials you can now have a telescope that could last you the rest of your life. You can upgrade your telescope from a Doublet to a Triplet when you are ready to up your game. You will even be able to use your existing telescope as a donor. Our revolutionary Zero7Gee Rack & Pinion Focuser provides a precise optical train, even when loaded with a heavy payload CCD/Filter wheel. The Futuro APO Range will be: f6 80mm/102mm and 130mm ED Octagon Doublet/Triple lens cell with in-built dew heating (Sensor control optional), with our Zero7Gee Focuser cell, or with the option of your own choice of focuser. 1.0x and 0.8x Flattener/Reducers are currently in development. The supplied in-built Vixen-style inverted Top Tail is for piggy-backing and also acts as a handle a...
Futuro APO Refractors
Futuro 80ED APO RefractorIf you want to raise your game, you need change your thinking. Our Refractor telescope designs are not what you would expect.Original. Progressive. British Engineered. No more badge engineering. Using high grade aircraft grade materials you can now have a telescope that could last you the rest of your life. You can upgrade your telescope from a Doublet to a Triplet when you are ready to up your game. You will even be able to use your existing telescope as a donor. Our revolutionary Zero7Gee Rack & Pinion Focuser provides a precise optical train, even when loaded with a heavy payload CCD/Filter wheel. The Futuro APO Range will be: f6 80mm/102mm and 130mm ED Octagon Doublet/Triple lens cell with in-built dew heating (Sensor control optional), with our Zero7Gee Focuser cell, or with the option of your own choice of focuser. 1.0x and 0.8x Flattener/Reducers are currently in development. The supplied in-built Vixen-style inverted Top Tail is for piggy-backing and also acts as a handle as...
Futuro APO Refractors
Futuro 80EDT APO Triplet RefractorIf you want to raise your game, you need change your thinking. Our Refractor telescope designs are not what you would expect. Original. Progressive. British Engineered. No more badge engineering. Using high grade aircraft grade materials, you can now have a telescope that could last you the rest of your life. You can upgrade your telescope from a Doublet to a Triplet whenever you are ready to up your game. You will even be able to use your existing telescope as a donor. Our revolutionary Zero7Gee Rack & Pinion Focuser provides a precise optical train, even when loaded with a heavy payload CCD/Filter wheel. The Futuro APO Range will be: f6 80mm/102mm and 130mm ED Octagon Doublet/Triple lens cell with in-built dew heating (Sensor control optional), with our Zero7Gee Focuser cell, or with the option of your own choice of focuser. 1.0x and 0.8x Flattener/Reducers are currently in development. The supplied in-built Vixen-style inverted Top Tail is for piggy-backing and also acts as a han...
Dobsonian
Octagon DT250-5 250mm f5Introducing the Octagon Fast Truss Dobsonian, made in the UK. Based around the well known 1935 Serrurier Truss design structure, we have lightened and stiffened the OTA and utilised aerospace grade materials such as Titanium plate and Carbon-Fibre profiles for the trusses for maximum performance. From 250mm to 610mm aperture, we have sourced the best mirror optics from all over the world and can have custom made mirrors with a myriad of coatings to your exacting specification. You can also supply your own optics and we can build your telescope for you. Optional Shott Zerodur Ceramic Mirrors can reduce the mass by up to 65% making it possible for a truly portable large aperture which folds down to the size of a small suitcase. The fibre-glass resin case design is being finalised, and since it's made by a custom car enthusiast, expect some thrilling finishes. Milky-Way Metal-flake is the first one we're getting made!!! Like other OTA's in the Octagon family, we offer an RC/Ne...
Dobsonian
Octagon DT300-5 300mm f5Introducing the Octagon Fast Truss Dobsonian, made in the UK. Based around the well known 1935 Serrurier Truss design structure, we have lightened and stiffened the OTA and utilised aerospace grade materials such as Titanium plate and Carbon-Fibre profiles for the trusses for maximum performance. From 250mm to 610mm aperture, we have sourced the best mirror optics from all over the world and can have custom made mirrors with a myriad of coatings to your exacting specification. You can also supply your own optics and we can build your telescope for you. Optional Shott Zerodur Ceramic Mirrors can reduce the mass by up to 65% making it possible for a truly portable large aperture which folds down to the size of a small suitcase. The fibre-glass resin case design is being finalised and since it's made by a custom car enthusiast, expect some thrilling finishes. Milky-Way Metal-flake is the first one we're getting made!!! Like other OTA's in the Octagon family, we offer an RC/New...
Dobsonian
Octagon DT400-45 300mm f4.5Introducing the Octagon Fast Truss Dobsonian, made in the UK. Based around the well known 1935 Serrurier Truss design structure, we have lightened and stiffened the OTA and utilised aerospace grade materials such as Titanium plate and Carbon-Fibre profiles for the trusses for maximum performance. From 250mm to 610mm aperture, we have sourced the best mirror optics from all over the world and can have custom made mirrors with a myriad of coatings to your exacting specification. You can also supply your own optics and we can build your telescope for you. Optional Shott Zerodur Ceramic Mirrors can reduce the mass by up to 65% making it possible for a truly portable large aperture which folds down to the size of a small suitcase. The fibre-glass resin case design is being finalised, and since it's made by a custom car enthusiast, expect some thrilling finishes. Milky-Way Metal-flake is the first one we're getting made!!! Like other OTA's in the Octagon family, we offer an RC/Ne...
FT Newtonian
Octagon FTN200-4 200mm f4Introducing the Octagon Fast Truss Newtonian Platform, made in the UK. Based around the well known 1935 Serrurier Truss design structure, we have lightened and stiffened the OTA and utilised aerospace grade materials such as Titanium plate and Carbon-Fibre profiles for the trusses for maximum performance. From 200mm to 610mm aperture, we have sourced the best mirror optics from all over the world and can have custom made mirrors with a myriad of coatings to your exacting specification. You can also supply your own optics and we can build your telescope for you. Optional Shott Zerodur Ceramic Mirrors can reduce the mass by up to 65% making it possible for a truly portable large aperture fast imaging AstroGraph that can be used on an HEQ5 of NEQ6. Like other OTA's in the Octagon family, we offer an RC/Newtonian version of our innovative Zero7Gee focuser or you can select from a choice of branded focuser options. Also, there will be a range of accessories for helping you get t...
FT Newtonian
Octagon FTN250-4 250mm f4Introducing the Octagon Fast Truss Newtonian Platform, made in the UK. Based around the well known 1935 Serrurier Truss design structure, we have lightened and stiffened the OTA and utilised aerospace grade materials such as Titanium plate and Carbon-Fibre profiles for the trusses for maximum performance. From 200mm to 610mm aperture, we have sourced the best mirror optics from all over the world and can have custom made mirrors with a myriad of coatings to your exacting specification. You can also supply your own optics and we can build your telescope for you. Optional Shott Zerodur Ceramic Mirrors can reduce the mass by up to 65% making it possible for a truly portable large aperture fast imaging AstroGraph that can be used on an HEQ5 of NEQ6. Like other OTA's in the Octagon family, we offer an RC/Newtonian version of our innovative Zero7Gee focuser or you can select from a choice of branded focuser options. Also, there will be a range of accessories for helping you get t...
FT Newtonian
Octagon FTN300-4 300mm f4Introducing the Octagon Fast Truss Newtonian Platform, made in the UK. Based around the well known 1935 Serrurier Truss design structure, we have lightened and stiffened the OTA and utilised aerospace grade materials such as Titanium plate and Carbon-Fibre profiles for the trusses for maximum performance. From 200mm to 610mm aperture, we have sourced the best mirror optics from all over the world and can have custom made mirrors with a myriad of coatings to your exacting specification. You can also supply your own optics and we can build your telescope for you. Optional Shott Zerodur Ceramic Mirrors can reduce the mass by up to 65% making it possible for a truly portable large aperture fast imaging AstroGraph that can be used on an HEQ5 of NEQ6. Like other OTA's in the Octagon family, we offer an RC/Newtonian version of our innovative Zero7Gee focuser or you can select from a choice of branded focuser options. Also, there will be a range of accessories for helping you get t...
Signature Series
Octagon SS200-36 200mm f3.6The Signature Series Octagon SS200-36 Fast Truss Newtonian really is something special, and was the brief to create the dream small Truss that has stunning looks and performance and will be the epitome of a modern almost travel friendly AstroGraph. It won't be cheap... Based around the well known 1935 Serrurier Truss design structure, we have lightened and stiffened the OTA and utilised aerospace grade materials such as Titanium Truss plates and square (25% stiffer than round) Carbon-Fibre profiles for the trusses for maximum performance as standard. Boasting either a lightweight quartz coated mirror or Shott Zerodur Ceramic Mirror which can reduce the mass by up to 65% makes it possible for a truly portable fast imaging AstroGraph that can be used on a belt drive HEQ5 or CEM25EC mount for the ultimate portable imaging rig. This would even work on an AstroTrac TT320X-AG. Like other OTA's in the Octagon family, the Signature Series is a RC/Newtonian version of our innovative...
Pier 8
Pier 8 42" StandardLet's make this really simple. A Mount Pier is a tube made of either Steel or Aluminium. Once filled with sand, it becomes a stable platform for practically any EQ or AZ mount up to 16" aperture without the scary stories you read online about resonance waves and all the other junk spouted about an over engineered lump of metal. We showed some of the stuff produced to some top engineers in the aerospace industry. They laughed hard when we told them what was on top. Check out the working (and vibe free) home brew efforts constructed by enthusiasts using a top hat which probably started life as a 1978 Ford Cortina Disc Brake, and you have the classic battle of Engineering Logic vs Junk Science. The stuff you read is for big mounts and 'scopes. So, you have an 8" pipe you could balance a car on before it buckles and we get all precious about a 16kg mount and a 14kg telescope. What about Resonance? If your mount vibrated that badly to generate it then 'good luck looking through...
Pier 8
Pier 8HD 42"Let's make this really simple. A Mount Pier is a tube made of either Steel or Aluminium. Once filled with sand, it becomes a stable platform for practically any EQ or AZ mount up to 16" aperture without the scary stories you read online about resonance waves and all the other junk spouted about an over engineered lump of metal. We showed some of the stuff produced to some top engineers in the aerospace industry - they laughed hard when we told them what was on top. Check out the working (and vibe free) home brew efforts constructed by enthusiasts using a top hat which probably started life as a 1978 Ford Cortina Disc Brake, and you have the classic battle of Engineering Logic vs Junk Science. The stuff you read is for big mounts and 'scopes. So, you have an 8" pipe you could balance a car on before it buckles - and then we get all precious about a 16kg mount and a 14kg telescope! What about Resonance? If your mount vibrated that badly to generate it then 'good luck looking...
