Kendrick Astro Instruments offers a fine range of helpful accessories for the specific needs of amateur astronomers.

We are very happy with Kendrick's ideas and quality and therefore have become general distributor for Kendrick in Germany.

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Kendrick Dew Heaters
actively prevent the formation of dew on your optical equipment
Flexible Dewshields
an easy way to reduce or prevent the formation of dew
Kwik Focus
a helpful tool for finding the best possible focus, particularly for astro-imaging
Dew Not Heaters and Strips
a good economic alternative to the popular Kendrick models


Dew Heaters - The Kendrick Dew Remover System


You have probably experienced this yourself: In our damp European nights even a dewcap cannot prevent the formation of dew on your telescope. Or possibly the telescope will remain clear, but your eyepieces drown in moisture - either way, it's usually time to call it a night when this happens.

Kendrick has developed a number of dew heaters for most telescopes, along with a line of controllers for all needs. Power supply is through a standard 12V cigarette lighter plug.

Kendrick Dew Remover System: Hots
+ it's energy efficient
+ it can be adjusted for exactly the temperature you need, be it for a small eyepiece or a very large telescope
+ it is very easy to use
+ As a result of its clever design and functionality, it will keep your telescope and accessories free of moisure under most conditions.

Dew Heater Strips For Eyepieces Dew Heater Strip For The Rigel Quickfinder
also available for the Telrad
Dual Dew Heater Strips For Binocular Viewers

Controller

The dew heater strips are operated through one of several different dew controllers. We offer the three most popular controllers.

Controller 2001 V6

It's simple, easy to use and lightweight.

-Rugged Aluminum Construction (powder coated black).
- Adjustable 40% to 100% duty cycle heater control.
- Fused and reverse polarity protected.
- RFI (radio frequency interference) free. Absolutely necessary if you are into digital imaging!
- 4 outputs.
- Dimensions: 3.5" x 2.25" x 1.25" (1.75" with knob).
DigiFire 7 Digital Controller 2001 V7

A digital controller for lots of extra functions. Easy to use.

- 100% digital operation.
- 6 outputs, four programmable, two at 12 volts constant.
- Each programmable output may be programmed individually in duty cycle from 0 to 100% in 10% increments.
- Low voltage cut-off. Protect your battery from being to deeply discharged.
- RFI (radio frequency interference) free. Absolutely necessary if you are into digital imaging!
- Dimensions: 5.5" L x 3" W x 1" H
DigiFire 10 Digital Controller 2001 V10

A powerful controller that adds a digital temperature sensor for automatic regulation of the required power!

Once set up you won't have to think about your dew remover system anymore - it will take care of itself!

Firefly Heaters
Good quality heater strips at very economic prices. The Firefly heaters consume less power than the Premier heaters, but have somewhat less heating powers. We recommend the Firefly heaters for temperatures above the freezing point.
Item No. Type for Tube Diameter Fits the following telescopes (among others)
2003-FFR Heater Strip   For Telrad Finder , Rigel Finder
2004-FFR Heater Strip   For 24,5mm eyepieces
2005-FFR Heater Strip   For 1.25" eyepieces
2005 B1-FFR Heater Strip   2 heater strips, one plug - for binocular viewers with eyepiece clamps up to approx. 38mm diameter (e.g. TS Binoviewer, Baader Maxbright Binoviewer ...)
2005 B2-FFR Heater Strip   2 heater strips, one plug - for binocular viewers with eyepiece clamps larger than approx. 38mm diameter (e.g. Baader Giant Binoviewer)
2006-FFR Heater Strip up to 75mm For 2" eyepieces, 50mm finderscopes, camera lenses ...
2007-FFR Heater Strip 90 to 130mm e.g.. ETX 70-90 , Skywatcher / Orion Mak 90 / Celestron C-90 .....
2008-FFR Heater Strip 130 to 145mm e.g. Skywatcher / Orion Mak 100 / ETX 105 ...
2009-FFR Heater Strip 140 to 165mm e.g. Skywatcher / Orion Mak 127 / ETX 125 / TMB 105 ...
2010-FFR Heater Strip 165 to 200mm e.g. TMB 115,130 / 150mm Maksutovs / TEC 140 ....
2011-FFR Heater Strip 200 to 250mm 7" to 8" Schmidt Cassegrains & Maksutovs (Celestron, Meade, Orion, Intes ...)
2012-FFR Heater Strip 250 to 310mm Celestron 9.25" , Meade 10" , 10" Maksutovs ....
2013-FFR Heater Strip 310 to 340mm Celestron C11
2014-FFR Heater Strip 340 to 400mm Meade 12" SC
2015-FFR Heater Strip 400 to 460mm Celestron C14 , Meade SC 14" to 16"

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Premier Heaters
Premium-grade heater strips. Very powerful, these strips work even at low temperatures below the freezing point.
Item No. Type for Tube Diameter Fits the following telescopes (among others)
2003 Heater Strip   For Telrad Finder , Rigel Finder
2004 Heater Strip   For 24,5mm eyepieces
2005 Heater Strip   For 1.25" eyepieces
2005 B1 Heater Strip   2 heater strips, one plug - for binocular viewers with eyepiece clamps up to approx. 38mm diameter (e.g. TS Binoviewer, Baader Maxbright Binoviewer ...)
2005 B2 Heater Strip   2 heater strips, one plug - for binocular viewers with eyepiece clamps larger than approx. 38mm diameter (e.g. Baader Giant Binoviewer)
2006 Heater Strip up to 75mm For 2" eyepieces, 50mm finderscopes, camera lenses ...
2007 Heater Strip 90 to 130mm e.g.. ETX 70-90 , Skywatcher / Orion Mak 90 / Celestron C-90 .....
2008 Heater Strip 130 to 145mm e.g. Skywatcher / Orion Mak 100 / ETX 105 ...
2009 Heater Strip 140 to 165mm e.g. Skywatcher / Orion Mak 127 / ETX 125 / TMB 105 ...
2010 Heater Strip 165 to 200mm e.g. TMB 115,130 / 150mm Maksutovs / TEC 140 ....
2011 Heater Strip 200 to 250mm 7" to 8" Schmidt Cassegrains & Maksutovs (Celestron, Meade, Orion, Intes ...)
2012 Heater Strip 250 to 310mm Celestron 9.25" , Meade 10" , 10" Maksutovs ....
2013 Heater Strip 310 to 340mm Celestron C11
2014 Heater Strip 340 to 400mm Meade 12" SC
2015 Heater Strip 400 to 460mm Celestron C14 , Meade SC 14" to 16"
Controller
2001 V6 Controller Simple, easy to use controller for up to four dew heater strips. As described above.
2001 V7 Controller Digital controller for up to six dew heater strips. As described above.
2001 V10 Controller Digital controller with temperature sensor. For up to six dew heater strips. As described above.
Power Supply
Netzteil DC Regulated power supply (220V) with cigarette lighter plug - 3 Amp constant, 5 Amp surge
Powertank Mobile Powertank battery with three cigarette lighter plugs. 17Ah. With loading cable.

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Flexible Dewshields


Kendrick Dewshields reduce the formation of dew on your telescope, and therefore effectively prolong observing nights. They are lightweight and flexible. For transport they can be folded down or wrapped around the tube for practically zero transport volume.

A nice side effect: The dewshields also keep out stray light! You should use them even in dry nights. Inside the dewcaps are non-reflective black.

Item No. Item for tube diameter Fits the following telescopes (among others)
2030 Flex. Dewshield ca. 108mm Meade ETX 90 , Skywatcher & Orion Mak 90
2030 A Flex. Dewshield ca. 125mm NexStar 4 GT , Skywatcher & Orion Mak 102
2031 Flex. Dewshield ca. 150mm Meade ETX 125 , Skywatcher & Orion Mak 127
2031 OMC Flex. Dewshield ca. 161mm Orion OMC 140
2032 MK Flex. Dewshield ca. 185mm Intes MK 66 / MK 67 , Bosma MK 150
2032 AL Flex. Dewshield ca. 190mm All Intes Micro 6" Maksutovs and Mak Newtonians
2033 Flex. Dewshield ca. 233mm 8" Celestron and Meade SCT, all 7" Intes Micro Maksutovs and Mak Newtonians
2034 Flex. Dewshield ca. 266mm Celestron SC 9.25"
2035 Flex. Dewshield ca. 302mm Meade SC 10"
2035 LXD Flex. Dewshield   Meade 10" Schmidt Newtonian
2036 Flex. Dewshield ca. 310mm Celestron SC 11"
2037 Flex. Dewshield ca. 347mm Meade SC 12"
2038 Flex. Dewshield ca. 395mm Celestron SC 14" , Meade SC 14"
2039 Flex. Dewshield ca. 438mm Meade SC 16"

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Kendrick Kwik Focus - Focus Aid


Finding perfect focus isn't easy for astrophotographers. The eye tends to correct for minimal focus tolerances, but the camera will mercilessly show the mistake later on.

This type of focus aid is very popular. It is equally suited for focal photography (star clusters, nebulae ...) and planetary and lunar imaging through eyepiece projection.

A Very Simple Principle:

However minimal you are out of focus, you will have a triple image. Only when you have reached exact focus the three images will become one. This also works when focusing stars through the viewer of an SLR camera.


Item No. Item for tube diameter Fits the following telescopes (among others)
2042 Kwik 102 - 112mm Synta 102mm Refractor / Skywatcher & Orion ED80 & ED100
2044 Kwik 96 - 106mm Meade ETX 90 , Skywatcher & Orion Mak 90
2045 Kwik 118 - 128mm Tele Vue 102 / 101 Apo , Astro Physics Traveller
2046 Kwik 158 - 168mm Astro Physics Apo 130mm
2046 M5 Kwik 166 - 167mm Meade ED Apo 5"
2047 Kwik 140 - 150mm Meade ETX 125 , Celestron C-5
2048 Kwik 102 - 112mm Astro Physics Apo 155mm
2048 M6 Kwik 202 - 212mm Meade ED APO 6"
2049 Kwik 224 - 234mm Meade Maksutov 7"
2050 Kwik 224 - 234mm Meade 8" SC , Celestron 8" SC , Intes Micro 7" telescopes
2051 Kwik 262 - 272mm Celestron SC - 9.25"
2052 Kwik 289 - 299mm Meade SC - 10"
2053 Kwik 304 - 314mm Celestron SC - 11"
2054 Kwik 330 - 340mm Meade SC - 12"
2055 Kwik 389 - 399mm Celestron SC - 14"
2055 A Kwik 395 - 405mm Meade SC - 14"
2056 Kwik 435 - 445mm Meade SC - 16"

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Please send requests or online orders to: sales@telescope-service.com

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