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Discover the Universe with Precision and Clarity
Embark on an extraordinary journey through the cosmos with our advanced 48-inch f/7 Triplet APO Apochromatic Refractor Telescope, designed for both seasoned astronomers and enthusiastic beginners. Perfect for capturing breathtaking images of deep sky objects, this telescope combines superior optics and user-friendly features for a stellar observation experience.
Key Features
This professional-grade telescope is equipped with a large 4.8-inch (122mm) objective lens to gather ample light, ensuring vibrant and detailed celestial views. The focal length of 33.6 inches (854mm) allows for expansive views of the Milky Way and beyond. Crafted with a Triplet Apochromatic lens, including one element of FPL51 ED glass, it significantly reduces chromatic aberration while enhancing image clarity and sharpness. The dual-speed 2.5-inch rack-and-pinion focuser, with a 1:10 fine adjustment, makes focusing smooth and precise, essential for capturing perfect astrophotos.
Benefits
- Enhanced Light Gathering: Increased aperture allows more light, making even faint deep sky objects visible.
- Superior Clarity: Triplet apochromatic design corrects for chromatic aberration, offering sharper and clearer images.
- Easy Focusing: Dual speed focuser enables quick and fine adjustments to achieve sharp focus effortlessly.
- Durable and Portable: Aluminum and CNC machined body ensures durability and ease of transport with a total weight of just 14.18 lbs.
- Compatible with Various Accessories: Features a 2-inch interface and M63*1 threads for extensive accessory compatibility.
When to Use This Telescope?
Whether you’re setting up a backyard observatory or traveling to dark-sky locations, this telescope is an excellent choice for deep-sky astrophotography and visual observation. It’s ideal for viewing nebulae, galaxies, star clusters, and planets at high magnification and in stunning detail. The retractable dew shield and robust focuser make it suitable for use in a variety of climatic conditions.
What Makes This Telescope Special?
What sets this telescope apart is its combination of portability, power, and precision. The advanced optical design with premium coatings ensures maximum light transmission, enhancing both the brightness and quality of celestial objects. The extended 300mm V-style dovetail and multiple screw holes in the tube rings allow for easy attachment of additional equipment, adapting to various astrophotography needs.
Take Your Stargazing to New Heights
Don’t miss the chance to own a telescope that brings the universe closer. With its powerful magnification, exceptional light gathering, and precision engineering, this telescope is a gateway to exploring the cosmos in stunning clarity. Explore the night sky and uncover the secrets of the universe with our top-tier refractor telescope. Elevate your astrophotography with precision, power, and ease.
It is a little on the heavy side (14 lb/6.4 kg vs 12 lb/5.4 kg for the SCT) but it's not too much for a senior citizen like me to handle. It has a nice long dew shield that extends and retracts smoothly. I use the manual focuser with a Bahtinov mask as a focus aid. It dials in smoothly and maintains focus once set. With the 1.0x field flattener, the stars are sharp and round points of light all across the field of view. In comparison with the 8" SCT with a 0.63x focal reducer, the quality of the images has improved greatly. In comparison with the SV550 80 mm telescope, it has over twice the light-gathering capability, so I am able to get more detail in my images during a single night of photography. The only down-side is that it is pretty long, but that is to be expected with a refractor with a wide aperture. With the dew-shield extended and my camera attached, it is 43 inches (109 cm) long, which means that I have to be much more careful as the telescope approaches the meridian. However I have safety features set up to avoid collision with the tripod legs so it isn't a deal breaker. All in all, I am extremely happy with this telescope and expect to get many years of great images with it.
The scope has a solid build quality and excellent, smooth, focuser. I added the ZWO EAF 5V with ease without the need to make modifications. The handle is a must, and makes it easier to carry. It's got some weight to it 5KG (~12lbs) with a finder scope and accessories. But still easy to transport.I learned that to remove the course focuser knob you have to remove a small screw that will let you see the screws on the base of the knob when you rotate it, this was my biggest holdup.
It is a rather large 122mm aperture ApoChromat (see definition on Wikipedia) with excellent color correction. On a few good nights I was able to get a few images with it, just to test it out. I used a Skywatcher HEQ5 mount (an AVX would work just as well) and a RisingCam IMX571 camera. Pros : Excellent optical quality for the price Very well-made focuser, ring mounts and 0.8x reducer Complete accessories (finder mount, guider mount etc) Cons : This thing has a good size and is not light !
Such an amazing product! It offers great value for money considering the top-notch features it comes with. Definitely worth every penny spent! 🤩💰
The build quality is superb, the optics are bright and sharp, the focus mechanism is extremely solid and smooth. The entire assembly is much more solid that it appears to be in pictures. Definitely a high end scope. Pretty thrilled with it so far. After getting some more clear nights boy this thing performs beyond expectations, I’m imaging with the ASI2600MM pro in mono with it and wow, pinpoint stars across the entire feild, no aberration noticeable at all. This scope is the deal of the century. I mounted it to a Losmandy rail to add room for power supplies and my imaging computer. I still haven’t had enough clear night to really push it to it’s limits but having taken some images under less than perfect conditions the results are impressive to say the least…
A fantastic tool for exploring the cosmos from your backyard or any dark-sky location. The quality of the images will leave you speechless. 💫✨
I have been using this telescope for several weeks now, and its quality has completely astounded me. Its high-quality optics provide crystal clear views of the night sky that I had never experienced before owning this instrument. The setup process was straightforward and user-friendly which makes my stargazing sessions so much more enjoyable.
Great quality, dual speed focuser, no chromatic aberration. Good job! 👏 👏 👏 If you want to use 100 of your pictures get the flattener. That will be my next purchase.
This triplet APO refractor gives me crisp stars. Good DSO images. The only complaint is that the dovetail plate needs to be longer to achieve balance with a DSLR.
As someone who values high-end telescopes with top-notch features, purchasing this product was a no-brainer for me! It offers great value for money considering all the advanced specifications it comes packed with - definitely worth every cent spent!
This is not just another run-of-the-mill telescope; it’s a game-changer! Imagine being able to explore the cosmos right from your backyard or any dark-sky location? That's exactly what you get with this amazing piece of technology. You'll be left speechless by how crisp and detailed everything appears through its lens.
This is meant for astrophotography. Produces excellent images with the right camera. Highly recommended.
I am very happy to have it and I’m looking to years of using this and expanding my accessories for it.
Astounding! 🌟🔭
Beautiful telescope. Quality is excellent.
👍 The 48-Inch f/7 Triplet APO Apochromatic Refractor Telescope is a game-changer! Its superb build quality and bright, sharp optics have exceeded my expectations. I'm thrilled with its performance so far!
Incredible clarity! 💫✨
Crispy Viewpoints 👀✨
The dual speed focuser on this telescope is amazing - it's extremely solid and smooth. Plus, there's no chromatic aberration to worry about. Highly recommended for serious stargazers! 🌟
Top-notch quality! 🌟💫
Game-changer! 😍✨
i'm really impressed with its durability yet portability, aluminum body feels sturdy but not heavy at all
Fantastic 🔭
I'm really impressed by the incredible images this telescope produces when paired with the right camera. It’s definitely designed with astrophotography in mind.
This telescope's compatibility with various accessories has really upped my astrophotography game 📸