Sky-Watcher Esprit ED80 OTA
Apochromatic refractor optical tube. Aperture: 80mm. Focal length: 400mm
Refractor
Optical design
80
Aperture – the diameter of the light-collecting lens or mirror that the telescope uses to collect light
400
Focal length – the distance from the primary lens or mirror to the point at which the light is focused
Product ID | 70508 |
Brand | Sky-Watcher |
EAN | 0611901512365 |
Package size (LxWxH) | 68x51x38 cm |
Shipping Weight | 20 kg |
Optical design | refractor |
Description
Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED, 100ED, 120ED and 150ED Super APO refractors have a doublet field flattener to get a flat field and minimize aberration and distortion. Their wide 48mm opener ensures a larger and clearer aperture and also extremely minimized halation. Connect the triplet and doublet field flattener with a high precision thin thread to keep the optical axis perpendicular to the image.
Features:
- Premium optical materials
- Short focal length and full frame corrected focal plane
- Excellent field flatness
- Precision linear power focuser is standard
- Metallic high-transmission lens coatings
- Light-baffled optical systems
- Telescope tube attachment hardware
- Zero detectable colour fringing even on bright objects
- Knife-edge baffled optical system
The kit includes:
- Optical tube
- 8x50 erect-image 90° finder scope
- 2-element thread-on field flattener
- Thread-on field flattener adaptor
- 90° diagonal mirror, 2"
- T-ring for Canon M48 cameras
- Aluminum case for storage and transportation
- User manual and warranty
Specifications
Product ID | 70508 |
Brand | Sky-Watcher |
EAN | 0611901512365 |
Package size (LxWxH) | 68x51x38 cm |
Shipping Weight | 20 kg |
Optical design | refractor |
Optical scheme | 3-element apochromat |
Optics material | ED |
Optics coating | fully multi-coated |
Primary mirror diameter (aperture), mm | 80 |
Focal length, mm | 400 |
Lowest practical power, x | 11 |
Highest practical power, x | 160 |
Aperture ratio | f/5 |
Resolution: Rayleigh criterion | 1.74 |
Resolution: Dawes' limit | 1.45 |
Limiting stellar magnitude | 11.6 |
Finderscope | optical, 8x50 |
Focuser | 2-speed, based on a helical rack |
Additional | 90° diagonal mirror included |
User level | beginners, experienced users |
Assembly and installation difficulty level | easy |
Observed object | terrestrial objects |
Pouch/case/bag in set | case |
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