TS-PHOTON 8" F4 Advanced Newtonian Telescope with Carbon Tube

TS-PHOTON 203/800 mm Advanced Newtonian with Carbon Tube - OTA

Astrophotography is easy for you with this compact Newtonian from the TS-PHOTON series. Due to the aperture ratio of f/4, this astrograph provides pure speed and therefore short exposure times. Of course, we also offer the matching coma corrector TS SUPERFLAT. Thus this PHOTON Newtonian becomes a very good astrograph.

Immerse yourself in the world of deep-sky observing with the PHOTON 8" f/4. The large aperture and the enhanced reflectivity of 94% offer unforgettable observations beyond the solar system. Watch exciting details, like spiral arms of galaxies or fine structures in planetary nebulae.

The Newtonian is still well supported by portable mounts like the GoTo mount Celestron Advanced VX or the Skywatcher EQ5 mount. Purely visual observers can also use an altazimuth mount. You can find suitable mounts in the "recommended accessories" section.

The advantages of the carbon composite tube:

The TS-PHOTON Newtonian comes with a high-quality carbon composite tube. Beside the weight advantage of approximately 1.5 kg, the main advantage is the better stability of the focus when the temperature changes. That is imortant for astrophotography. Then the temperature falls, metal contracts and the focus moves. Readjusting the sharpness becomes necessary. This combination of tube and mirror makes readjusting the sharpness usually obsolete even for long-term exposures. The images become sharper.

Berger Anti Reflex Paint for best possible internal blackening:

For this PHOTON Newtonian, we use Berger Antireflexfarbe (anti-reflex paint). It darkens the inside of the tube as well as velours foil. The big advantage, besides a lower weight, is that the paint almost gathers no dust. The optics stay clean. With velours foil, dust gathers at the primary mirror very quickly.

The image at left shows the difference between Antireflexfarbe and standard solutions. The diagram above shows a direct comparison between standard school board paint and Berger anti-reflex paint.

General information and features of the TS-PHOTON Newtonian telescopes:

Fast parabolic optics with outstanding contrast and very good sharpness for planetary observations.

High-quality 2" Crayford focuser with 1:10 dual speed for 2" and 1.25" accessories.

Focus position perfect for DSLR and other cameras.

All popular 1.25" and 2" eyepieces can be used without problems.

Brighter image through enhanced 94% reflectivity of primary and secondary mirror.

Motor focus can be retrofitted at any time.

A 0.5 mm thin stainless steel spider provides stability. Astrophotographers will envy you for the delicate and sharp spikes around bright stars.

The active ventilation for the primary mirror provides for a clearly faster cooling down.

Adjustable primary mirror cell and secondary cell completely made of metal.

More joy in astrophotography through optimal field correction - advisory service from Teleskop-Service

Only a good coma corrector turns this Newtonian into a true astrograph. Our recommendation is the TSGPU corrector which is perfect for this telescope. it will offer you highest sharpness in the entire field, only with the TSGPU (see accessory recommendations) this Newtonian turns into a true astrograph.

The working distance from the M48 thread is 55 mm. With a T-ring, you are automatically at the right distance for astrophotography with DSLR cameras. We can offer you suitable adaptions for your astro camera anytime within the context of our consultation.

Introducing the TS PHOTON telescope series

A picture is worth a thousand words, a video is even more helpful - so TS made one:

Collimating Newtonian telescopes made easy

Collimating a Newtonian telescope is not difficult at all, as the following video shows:

Astrophotographic results obtained with this telescope on Astrobin

Here you can find some astrophotographs made with this telescope model: Link to Astrobin

Astrophotographic results obtained with this telescope on Astrobin

Here you can find some astrophotographs made with this telescope model: Link to Astrobin

Picture by a customer

Our customer Tim Song Jones from Los Angeles (USA) has taken a great image of the Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) with this telescope, which we would like to share with you:

Object: Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405)

Photographer: Tim Song Jones from Los Angeles (USA)
Imaging optics: TS-PHOTON 8" f/4 Advanced Newtonian telescope with carbon tube (TPC8F4)
Filter: ZWO IR/UV cut filter (ZWOIRC2)
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro (ASI294MCpro)
Mount: Celestron CGEM II GoTo (CGEM2)

We thank Tim Song Jones for this beautiful image!