Phone adapters for telescopes allow you to position your phone at the back of a telescope, microscope or binoculars. They allow adjustments so you can take photos or video without that irritating vignetting or having to carefully hold the phone in place. Optics Central have phone adapters for telescopes by saxon, Carson and Celestron. International […]
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Great Starter Reading Kit for Perth Amateur Astronomers. Find out great places to observe near Perth, WA, list of amateur astronomy societies and some handy travel-friendly scopes.

Through this guide, we hope to illustrate how to polar align your telescope in the Southern Hemisphere so you can do it with ease.

Introduction As an binoculars retailer, we have seen a fair share of people who have used binoculars for years but are still unsure about how to use and maintain them properly. For example, diopter adjustments and adjustable eyecups are just two of many crucial features of binoculars for beautiful, sharp and bright views but are often […]
You can’t predict how much you will like astronomy. This is a very common dilemma for our customers who are unsure about whether they should buy the more expensive scope, the cheaper option or to even get a telescope at all. Some people feel reluctant to purchase a telescope because they fear themselves or their kids may […]

5 Beginner and Kids Telescope Recommendations from the OpticsCentral Staff. We consider four important factors that have iconically been valued by our customers when choosing their scopes and put forward our 5 favourite telescopes for kids and beginners that fits those needs!

Overwhelmed by all the information on the internet about choosing the perfect pair of birdwatching binoculars? All you wanted to do is to identify and observe birds from far away and never did you expect wind up in the middle of all this confusion. You are certainly not alone as we have to come to […]