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Testar

Locality: Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 8328 1234

Address: D7/1 Campbell Parade 2093 Brookvale, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.testar.com.au

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25.01.2022 Telescope mounts work with tight gear tolerances in order to perform at their best. But what if you experience terrible spikes in your guiding graph? Well, sometimes a small particle of metal can get stuck in your gear causing uncontrollable movement of your mount. Book your mount inspection with Testar so your can return to enjoy your astrophotography nights.

24.01.2022 As first post of Testar, lets begin with some photos of the first telescope that has been used to observe the universe. In the first picture there is the scope used by Galileo to observe the Moon and the planets.

24.01.2022 In July there will be a new ZWO camera: the ASI 2400 MC colour! Full frame sensor with large pixels (5.94 m) and a full well capacity of 100,000 e ! https://www.testar.com.au/products/zwo-asi-2400mc-pro-colour

23.01.2022 Telescope mirrors are generally coated with a thin layer of aluminium that can be easily scratched. That is why the less you clean your mirror the better. However, this 30cm parabolic mirror needed a deep clean! Do not risk to damage your mirror, never clean it with a dry cloth or lens tissue but use the right technique

18.01.2022 Clear skies at Terrey Hills last night, thank you to the #NorthSydneyAstronomicalSociety

17.01.2022 Cleaning and collimation of the Celestron C11.

15.01.2022 Mars Live and tutorial on the capturing technique https://www.facebook.com/100000031961707/videos/3713038485373847/

14.01.2022 South Pacific Star Party 2019 at night. Find your portrait under the starry night and tag yourself!

14.01.2022 Mould can invade optics of any kind causing permanent damage to coating and optics. In fact, the metabolic products of fungus can corrode glass. In this William Optics FLT 132, fungus grew across all lenses but after cleaning the lenses using special products, the triplet returned to its original condition without reporting any permanent damage to lenses and anti-reflective coating. When you remove your telescope from your mount after a humid night, do not put on caps and do not store in a case but leave it for a few hours in horizontal position to let the humidity evaporate. Mould grows in the darkness when relative humidity is above 70%. If you do not use your telescope often, take it out from its storage every month, remove the dust caps, let some air flow and irradiate it with some UV light that helps avoiding fungus.

13.01.2022 Testar ad in Australia Sky & Telescope

12.01.2022 What we really like about the SharpStar 61 EDPH is that there is so much in such a small telescope! Shop now at https://www.testar.com.au/products/sharpstar-61edph

12.01.2022 How great is it to get a really dark sky just a few hours drive from Sydney? The Wyngala Waters State Recreation Park close to Cowra is the darkest sky you can get within 5 hours drive from Sydney. Last Sunday the SQM measured a staggering 21.93 mag/arcsec^2. The early morning was accompanied with a great Moon- Venus conjunction visible in the last photo. @ Wyangala Waters State Recreation Park

12.01.2022 The core of the Milky Way with M8, M20, M16, M17. Modiefied Canon 6D and Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 at f/4.Sum of 16 x 60s

11.01.2022 We did not stock up toilet paper but we still have stock of ZWO cameras and accessories. Be quick until it last!

11.01.2022 Prima Luce Lab has arrived in Australia! A lot of professional accessories which would make your astronomy nights much easier and fun. EAGLE to control all your equipment from your couch. ESATTO, the most precise robotic focuser (0.04 micron per step!) ECCO to control all your dew heaters. PLUS accessories such as bars, tube rings, clamps for a heavy duty set-up.... Stay tuned for new arrivals www.testar.com.au Phone: 02 8328 1234 See more

10.01.2022 Today we are playing with the balancing of the Avalon M-Uno using Prima Luce Lab bars and counterweights. It is incredible how may combinations you can get. In the image the set up is fully balanced.

09.01.2022 How good is it to have bags for all your astronomy equipment? Geoptik offers bags and cases of all sizes and dimensions for optical tubes, telescopes, counterweights and accessories.

09.01.2022 Test of the SharpStar 140PH in autocollimation with 5um artificial star and lambda/20 flat mirror @ Manly Vale

08.01.2022 A new shipment of ZWO cameras and accessories has arrived! They will not last for long! Do not miss your planetary cameras for Mars, Jupiter and Saturn still visible until mid December. Are you ready for the next new moon ? A few cooled cameras are still in stock!... Shop now: https://www.testar.com.au/collections/zwo

08.01.2022 Finally there is portable mount with superior tracking performances: the Avalon M-UNO! No heavy counterweights, no meridian flip, no gears as it is 100% belt driven, all CNC machined. With superior guiding performance and super fast guiding corrections you can imaging using long focal length telescopes and still having perfect round stars. https://www.testar.com.au/collections/avalon

06.01.2022 Testar Australia is at the South Pacific Star Party in Wiruna (Ilford, NSW). Check on testar.com au all the Geoptik accessories and the Avalon mounts.

05.01.2022 The Eagle from Prima Luce Lab is the real deal, the next revolution in astro equipment: a computer, a dovetail bar, a USB hub, a dew control system all controllable via Wi-Fi from everywhere. In the last photo you can see a screenshot from the phone where I was mirroring the remote desktop of the Eagle, just a quick look to SGO before going to sleep. A lot of cable but they just one to power all so no worries for the meridian flip or cable drag. SharPStar 121 SDQ on EQ8.

04.01.2022 https://www.testar.com.au/blogs/astro-testing/ccd-inspector

04.01.2022 10 Micron, Geoptik, SkyWatcher, Prima Luce Lab, Officina Stellare, ZWO are only some of the brands we have at Testar Australia. Our shop is at Manly Vale, Sydney and we are open Monday to Saturday. Check our stock at www.testar.com.au