Skywatcher EVOSTAR ED80 - ED Apochromat 80/600mm with 2" Crayford

Skywatcher EVOSTAR ED80 Pro - ED APO 80/600mm - optical tube assembly - Black Line

EVOSTAR ED Refractors by Skywatcher offer good performance for either visual observers and astro photographers also. The optical quality makes these models a reference for their class. The objective features extra low dispersion glass (FPL53) from Ohara, Japan, and a suitable glass from Schott. This design allows reducing false colour down to a non-disturbing minimum. The results are crisp and high-contrast views and photos.

Very elegant design: not only a look through this telescope fills with enthusiasm, but also the elegant finish convinces. The OTA itself has shimmering black paint, the focuser, clampshells and parts of the dewcap are cream white.

2" Crayford focuser: an Evostar´s special novum is the solid 2" Crayford focuser. It allows very fine focusing which is especially important for astrophotography, due to the 1:11 micro transmission for dual speed.

High performance telephoto lens

The very good optical performance can (for astrophotography) be further enhanced by installing the optional TS field flattener TSFLAT2. It makes this telescope a high-performance astro imager with exceptional definition over the full field without vignetting.

Direct link to the TS Flattener

♦ ED 80/600mm with 2" Crayford with dual speed 1:11 and adapter 2" to 1.25"
♦ Tube rings and dovetail bar
♦ 2" star diagonal
♦ 2" LET eyepiece 28 mm
♦ 8x50 finder with bracket
♦ Aluminum case

 
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IC 1396 - the large gas bubble in Cepheus ... Image by Wolfgang Ransburg
With Canon EOS 20DA through the Skywatcher ED 80/600
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Orion Nebula - Image from our customer Simon Krull
The Orion Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation of Orion and consists of the single objects M 42 (in the south) and M 43 (in the north), also known as NGC 1976 and NGC 1982.

Image detail:

Various exposure times for creating an HDR image 11s / 1min / 10min, Total = 8h 6min
41x bias frames 60x flat frames
Canon EOS 60D mod. ISO 400
Skywatcher Evostar 80/600 APO refractor
x0.85 reducer / flattener
AZ-EQ6 mount
MGEN autoguider, dithering active