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Astroworx Engineering
New · Australian made · In development

Astroworx Prime 12″ f/3

An Australian-made prime-focus astrograph built for speed: f/3 with no secondary mirror, motorised collimation, and a smart control board that runs the whole telescope.

Presale A$19,999 inc GST First light expected mid March 2027
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Designed, machined, assembled and tested in Melbourne
Render of the Astroworx Prime 12″ f/3 telescope, with its open truss and the camera at the front ring Line drawing of the Astroworx Prime 12″ f/3 telescope
Focal ratio
f/3
Secondary mirror
None
Collimation
Motorised
First light
Mid Mar 2027
Proudly Australian made

Made in Australia. Start to finish.

Every Prime is designed, machined, assembled and tested in Melbourne, with its carbon fibre made in Sydney — Australian made from the first drawing to first light.

  1. 01Designedin MelbourneEngineered in-house by the Astroworx team.
  2. 02Machinedin MelbourneAll the aluminium parts are CNC-machined in Melbourne.
  3. 03Carbon fibrein SydneyThe carbon-fibre parts are made in Sydney.
  4. 04Assembledin MelbournePut together by the team that designed it.
  5. 05Testedin MelbourneChecked in Melbourne before it leaves.

The Australian Made logo is used under licence.

01 — The design

Fast optics. Smart engineering.

Prime puts the camera right where the light comes to focus, then takes the fiddly jobs off your hands.

01

f/3, no secondary mirror

The camera sits at prime focus, so light goes from the primary mirror straight to the sensor — f/3 speed without a secondary mirror.

02

Motorised collimation

Motors adjust the primary mirror, so collimation is done from the controls instead of by hand at the telescope.

03

Full-frame compatible

Compatible with full-frame camera sensors.

04

Smart control board

The Astroworx Telescope Control Board runs temperature sensing, fans, collimation, aperture covers and focusing — all in one board.

Render of the Prime mirror cell, showing the collimation motors, cooling fans and the control board Line drawing of the Prime mirror cell with its three collimation motors and fans
02 — Smart Astroworx Telescope Control Board

One board runs the whole telescope.

Designed in-house by Astroworx, the control board brings every system on the telescope together.

  • Temperature sensors
  • Fan control
  • Collimation control
  • Aperture cover control
  • Focusing

All in one board

Line drawing close-up of the Smart Astroworx Telescope Control Board in its bay on the mirror cell
The control board, set into its own bay on the mirror cell
03 — The Prime line

Starting at 12 inches.

14″ and 16″ coming mid 2027.

Prime 12″ f/3

Taking registrations

Presale A$19,999 inc GST

Register interest

Prime 14″

Coming mid 2027

Prime 16″

Coming mid 2027

  1. NowIn development
  2. Mid March 2027First light, 12″ f/3
  3. Mid 202714″ and 16″
04 — Planned specifications

Prime 12″ f/3

Prime is in development — specifications may change before release.

Aperture12″ (300 mm)
Focal ratiof/3
Focal length900 mm
DesignPrime focus — no secondary mirror
SensorFull-frame compatible
CollimationMotorised
ControlSmart Astroworx Telescope Control Board
Tube length1050 mm
OTA weight17 kg (without camera)
OptionsMotorised primary aperture covers
Back focus69 mm
05 — Register interest

Be first in line for Prime.

Register your interest and we’ll keep you posted as Prime moves from development to first light.

  • No obligation and no payment
  • First to hear about pricing and delivery
  • A direct line to the engineers building it
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