Introducing the new Antares 0.5x 1.25" focal reducer at a special introductory price of only £24.99 inc UK P&P!

Made in Canada by Sky Instruments - this superb Antares 0.5x focal reducer has been designed to be used with a wide range of modern CCD cameras and eyepieces. The lens has a male and female 1.25" eyepiece filter thread and can be attached to camera and eyepiece nose barrels to achieve a 50% increase in field of view. Basically the lens has the effect of halving the focal length of the telescope.

This super quality lens features full edge blackened optics and full multi-coating for increased contrast.

Supplied in a plastic storage case.

The exact degree of focal reduction achieved with any given set-up depends somewhat on the precise position of the FR relative to the imaging chip in the case of CCD cameras and the optics when used with eyepieces. Thus the judicious use of extension tubes and carefully positioned filters can squeeze a great deal of versatility out of these excellent quality observing and imaging aids.