Telescopes

Three designs, built for imaging

Astroworx builds telescopes for astrophotographers, private observatories and research groups. Each family suits a different kind of imaging, and all of them share the same approach: carbon-fibre structures, parts CNC-machined in-house, and the people who built the telescope on the phone when you need them.

Prime 12″ f/3 — new

A prime-focus astrograph with no secondary mirror, motorised collimation and a smart control board that runs the whole telescope. Now in presale.

Ritchey–Chrétien

f/8 open-truss telescopes from 10″ to 16″ with quartz mirrors. Long focal length for galaxies, planetary nebulae and research work.

Newtonian

Fast f/4 astrographs in 10″ and 12″, with a closed carbon-fibre tube or an open truss. Wide fields and short exposures.

Which one suits you?

• Wide fields and faint nebulae: a fast f/4 Newtonian or the f/3 Prime gathers signal quickly, which matters when clear nights are short.
• Small, distant targets: the f/8 Ritchey–Chrétien range reaches 2,000 mm to 3,250 mm of focal length for galaxies and fine detail.
• A permanent or remote observatory: every design is a rigid carbon-fibre structure built to hold collimation, so it can run night after night.

What the RC and Newtonian ranges share

• A carbon-fibre tube or truss, so focus stays put as the temperature drops.
• A spider machined from a single piece of aluminium, for clean diffraction spikes and collimation that holds.
• A secondary holder with independent collimation and rotation, and a built-in dew heater.
• Three-speed primary mirror fans and a 360 mm Losmandy-style dovetail.

Built to order. Every telescope is made for its owner in our Melbourne workshop, so tell us about your mount, camera and site and we’ll confirm the build and the current lead time.