OPT Announces the Celestron CGEM and CGE Pro Telescopes and Mounts
OPT is pleased to announce the recent addition of the CGE Pro and CGEM telescopes and equatorial mounts from Celestron. The CGEM is an exciting new mid-level option for amateur astronomers, while the CGE Pro is a professional level mount for serious visual and imaging applications. The Celestron... - June 23, 2009
OPT Announces a Special Sales Event to Honor the International Year of Astronomy’s Selection of the Celestron SkyScout as the Official Product of IYA2009
The International Year of Astronomy (IYA) organization has selected the Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium as the Official Product of the IYA2009. To celebrate this, OPT is offering a special sales event on the Celestron SkyScout. From now until December 31st 2008, OPT is offering the SkyScout for the special price of $179. - December 09, 2008
OPT Announces Special Holiday Sale with Instant Rebates on Meade and Celestron Telescopes
This holiday season, astronomy enthusiasts can save hundreds of dollars at OPT on the most popular telescopes from the two largest telescope manufacturers. Meade is offering instant rebates up to $300 on popular Meade LX90 and LX200 telescopes. Celestron is providing instant rebates of $300 on their hot Celestron CPC telescopes as well as a $100 Visa debit card on their exciting Celestron Nexstar SE telescopes. The special sales events only last until December 31st 2008 at OPT. - December 06, 2008
OPT Announces Sales Event on Meade mySKY Plus Sky Navigator
Meade mySKY Plus is an electronic device that finds and locates thousands of objects within the night sky. No prior knowledge of the night sky is needed due to the fact that Meade mySKY aligns itself with advanced technologies and minimal input from the user. The Meade mySKY Plus is on sale for only $149 until December 31st 2008 and is available for immediate purchase at OPT. - October 28, 2008
OPT Announces Sale on Exciting Meade mySKY Sky Navigation Device
Meade mySKY is an electronic device that finds and locates thousands of objects within the night sky. No prior knowledge of the night sky is needed due to the fact that Meade mySKY aligns itself without any input from the user. The Meade mySKY is going on sale for the month of February for only $299 and is now available for immediate purchase at OPT. - January 31, 2008
OPT Announces the New SBIG ST4000XCM Astronomy CCD Camera
OPT is pleased to announce an exciting new camera for the astronomy imaging community. This new camera, the SBIG ST4000XCM Color CCD Camera, has been announced at an incredible price of $3395. This same sensor is featured in the STL-Series camera, the STL-4020M for $5995. Astronomy imagers can now get this same sensor in the ST-Series body for approximately half the cost of the larger camera. - September 15, 2007
OPT Announces the New Meade mySKY Personal Sky Navigator
The new Meade mySKY is an innovative new astrononomy product from Meade Instruments. This interactive, multi-media, hand-held guide to the universe automatically locates and identifies celestial objects in the night sky using the latest in electronic technology. Featuring a full-color LCD screen and the added ability to control a Meade computerized telescope, the Meade mySKY is clearly unlike anything else on the market. - April 05, 2007