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Quick picks ::: Cardiff University half-metre telescope

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Zerochromat Ltd. is an optical company based in North Wales producing innovative astronomical telescopes for university research and home use. Our engineers have many decades of knowledge and experience in precision optics, and we provide an unrivalled service for support and training.

We are able to provide not only telescopes of aperture 400mm to 800mm, but computer-controlled mounts and all the ancillary equipment needed, such as state-of-the-art CCD cameras and filters. These instruments can be robotically controlled as well.

Quality & choice
Look through any astronomy magazine and you will see that the telescope market is dominated by two major American companies keen to sell you variants of a Schmidt-Cassegrain (SCT) design that is over 40 years old. We believe it's time for a new player in the game, one able to offer you innovative, high-performance alternatives to these U.S. and Far Eastern-made SCT and Maksutov-based systems.

Optimised solutions
Rather than an optical compromise, our Newise and Zerochromat products deliver optimal performance in their respective fields — whether you are looking for a compact instrument equally at home providing wide-angle views and superb imaging characteristics in the form of the Newise, or the crisp, high-contrast, high-power lunar and planetary images of an unobstructed refracting optical system as delivered by the Zerochromat.

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Precision optics
Investing in a Newise or Zerochromat gives you the satisfaction of owning an instrument designed and built in the United Kingdom, using premium optics subjected to the most up-to-date and rigorous testing equipment available. Furthermore, each product comes with personalised support from a small but dedicated team who are just a 'phone call or e-mail away.

Please read more about two of our half-metre aperture research instruments at Nottingham Trent University and the Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy.