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International Year of Astronomy 2009
Ade Ashford Says...

SKY-WATCHER ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES

Ade Ashford Says...

"Having tested and reviewed a wide range of astronomical telescopes over the last couple of decades, for me there's one manufacturer that's risen above the rest in terms of delivering a coherent range of uncompromising, well-conceived designs, embodying consistently good optics and sensibly engineered mounts at very competitive prices — that's Sky-Watcher!!"
Ade Ashford BSc

Ade Ashford has tested and reviewed astronomical equipment in a professional capacity for several publications, including Sky & Telescope, Astronomy Now & BBC Sky At Night Magazine. He is currently living in New Zealand and is an astronomer at Mt John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.

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World Exclusive Co-Branding Agreement with Schott

Selected high-end Sky-Watcher telescopes benefit from the inclusion of Schott glass in their construction. Schott is the recognised world leader in glass utilised for precision optical lens systems, including medical instrumentation and famous brand camera lenses. Sky-Watcher’s parent company signed a worldwide exclusive telescope co-branding agreement with Schott in March 2008.

Schott glass is currently present in the EVOSTAR-ED APO Refractors, the SKYMAX-150 & 180 PRO Maksutov-Cassegrains, EQUINOX ED APO Refractors and the EXPLORER-190MN PRO Maksutov-Newtonian

Ade Ashford Says…

EXPLORER-190MN DS-PRO 190mm (7.5") f/1000 MAKSUTOV-NEWTONIAN OTA (WITH DUAL-SPEED FOCUSER)

Ade Ashford Says…

"The Schott glass corrector and optimised internal light baffles of Sky-Watcher's Explorer-190MN Pro ensures it delivers pin-sharp images, exceptional contrast, tight control of field curvature, spherical aberration and coma over a wide focal plane. Perfect for CCD and large-format DSLR cameras, this 190mm f/5.26 Maksutov-Newtonian offers the serious astroimager a premium astrographic instrument at a very competitive price - and it's a highly capable visual performer too!!"
Ade Ashford BSc
View a larger image of the Explorer-190MN DS-PRO
View a larger image of the Explorer-190MN DS-PRO

Explorer-190MN DS-PRO
190mm (7.5”) f/1000 maksutov-newtonian ota (WITH dual-speed focuser) 

AN ASTROPHOTOGRAPHERS DREAM TELESCOPE!!

The exciting new Maksutov-Newtonian from Sky-Watcher is just what astrophotographers and serious visual observers have been looking for. The Maksutov-Newtonian design combines the best features from the Newtonian Reflector and the Maksutov-Cassegrain to create a telescope design that provides truly stunning image quality, providing high-contrast, perfectly flat images, free from false colour. The Maksutov-Newtonian design provides large aperture Apochromatic performance, with exceptional field correction, in a compact, amazingly affordable package. Stars appear as classic pinpoints across the entire field. Perfectly optimised for modern DSLR cameras. The premium optics are housed in a robust rolled-steel tube for excellent mechanical integrity. Five internal knife-edge baffles are included to eliminate internal reflections and further enhance contrast. The Primary Mirror is made of low thermal expansion Pyrex® glass for a significantly reduced cool-down time.

Compared to a similarly sized Schmidt-Newtonian, the Maksutov-Newtonian yields a sharper and more contrasty image. Naturally, the Maksutov-Newtonian is an excellent visual performer too!!

  • Highest Practical Power (Potential): x570
  • Diameter of Primary Mirror: 190mm
  • Diameter of Secondary Mirror/Central Obstruction: 50mm/26%
  • Telescope Focal Length: 1000mm (f/5.26)
  • 9x50 Right-Angled Finderscope
  • Supplied without Eyepieces

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"In terms of build quality, the OTA itself is beautifully constructed. It’s predominantly black sparkling livery oozes quality"..."Straight out of the box, the reputation of the Maksutov design for holding collimation and delivering incredible levels of contrast and clarity was evident. No tweaking was needed at all, and there were pin sharp stars all the way out to the edge of the field. It really is like having a 190mm triplet apochromat in your hands, but for a fraction of the cost"..."Achieving greater than the quoted 500x was absolutely possible"..."With a 5x Powermate bringing the focal length up to about f/28 the image was nothing short of stunning at both the eyepiece and on the camera, close to matching the best I had seen from my C11"..."The field of view works incredibly well with larger format CCD or DSLR cameras in particular"..."The optics on this telescope are truly first class"..."One only has to look at some of the remarkable images taken by 190MN users to realise you can paint a real masterpiece"
Astronomy Now Magazine

Astronomy Now Magazine hot product magazine


Click here to view an image of the Helix Nebula taken using the Explorer-190MN

Image courtesy of Mr Wolfgang Ransburg, Germany 

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  Prod. Code  
EXPLORER-190MN Maksutov-Newtonian OTA   205   SRP £ 999.00

World Exclusive Co-Branding Agreement with Schott

Selected high-end Sky-Watcher telescopes benefit from the inclusion of Schott glass in their construction. Schott is the recognised world leader in glass utilised for precision optical lens systems, including medical instrumentation and famous brand camera lenses. Sky-Watcher's parent company signed a worldwide exclusive telescope co-branding agreement with Schott in March 2008.



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View a larger image of the Explorer-190MN DS-PRO (HEQ5 PRO)

Explorer-190MN DS-PRO (HEQ5 PRO)
190mm (7.5”) f/1000 GO-TO maksutov-newtonian (WITH dual-speed focuser) 

AN ASTROPHOTOGRAPHERS DREAM TELESCOPE!!

The exciting new Maksutov-Newtonian from Sky-Watcher is just what astrophotographers and serious visual observers have been looking for. The Maksutov-Newtonian design combines the best features from the Newtonian Reflector and the Maksutov-Cassegrain to create a telescope design that provides truly stunning image quality, providing high-contrast, perfectly flat images, free from false colour. The Maksutov-Newtonian design provides large aperture Apochromatic performance, with exceptional field correction, in a compact, amazingly affordable package. Stars appear as classic pinpoints across the entire field. Perfectly optimised for modern DSLR cameras. The premium optics are housed in a robust rolled-steel tube for excellent mechanical integrity. Five internal knife-edge baffles are included to eliminate internal reflections and further enhance contrast. The Primary Mirror is made of low thermal expansion Pyrex® glass for a significantly reduced cool-down time.

Compared to a similarly sized Schmidt-Newtonian, the Maksutov-Newtonian yields a sharper and more contrasty image. Naturally, the Maksutov-Newtonian is an excellent visual performer too!!

  • Highest Practical Power (Potential): x570
  • Diameter of Primary Mirror: 190mm
  • Diameter of Secondary Mirror/Central Obstruction: 50mm/26%
  • Telescope Focal Length: 1000mm (f/5.26)
  • 9x50 Right-Angled Finderscope
  • Supplied without Eyepieces
  • Ultra-smooth, backlash-free 2" 10:1 Ratio Dual-Speed Crayford Focuser
  • 2" to 1.25" Eyepiece adaptor
  • Supplied with tube rings and Sky-Watcher dovetail mounting plate

 

  Prod. Code  
EXPLORER-190MN MAKSUTOV-NEWTONIAN OTA + HEQ5 PRO GOTO EQUATORIAL MOUNT    205/886   SRP £ 1798.00

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View a larger image of the Explorer-190MN DS-PRO (EQ6 PRO)

Explorer-190MN DS-PRO (EQ6 PRO)
190mm (7.5”) f/1000 GO-TO maksutov-newtonian (WITH dual-speed focuser) 

AN ASTROPHOTOGRAPHERS DREAM TELESCOPE!!

The exciting new Maksutov-Newtonian from Sky-Watcher is just what astrophotographers and serious visual observers have been looking for. The Maksutov-Newtonian design combines the best features from the Newtonian Reflector and the Maksutov-Cassegrain to create a telescope design that provides truly stunning image quality, providing high-contrast, perfectly flat images, free from false colour. The Maksutov-Newtonian design provides large aperture Apochromatic performance, with exceptional field correction, in a compact, amazingly affordable package. Stars appear as classic pinpoints across the entire field. Perfectly optimised for modern DSLR cameras. The premium optics are housed in a robust rolled-steel tube for excellent mechanical integrity. Five internal knife-edge baffles are included to eliminate internal reflections and further enhance contrast. The Primary Mirror is made of low thermal expansion Pyrex® glass for a significantly reduced cool-down time.

Compared to a similarly sized Schmidt-Newtonian, the Maksutov-Newtonian yields a sharper and more contrasty image. Naturally, the Maksutov-Newtonian is an excellent visual performer too!!

  • Highest Practical Power (Potential): x570
  • Diameter of Primary Mirror: 190mm
  • Diameter of Secondary Mirror/Central Obstruction: 50mm/26%
  • Telescope Focal Length: 1000mm (f/5.26)
  • 9x50 Right-Angled Finderscope
  • Supplied without Eyepieces
  • Ultra-smooth, backlash-free 2" 10:1 Ratio Dual-Speed Crayford Focuser
  • 2" to 1.25" Eyepiece adaptor
  • Supplied with tube rings and Sky-Watcher dovetail mounting plate
 

  Prod. Code  
EXPLORER-190MN MAKSUTOV-NEWTONIAN OTA + EQ6 PRO GOTO EQUATORIAL MOUNT   205/854   SRP £ 1998.00

World Exclusive Co-Branding Agreement with Schott

Selected high-end Sky-Watcher telescopes benefit from the inclusion of Schott glass in their construction. Schott is the recognised world leader in glass utilised for precision optical lens systems, including medical instrumentation and famous brand camera lenses. Sky-Watcher's parent company signed a worldwide exclusive telescope co-branding agreement with Schott in March 2008.



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and that prices may vary from dealer to dealer. Please contact your nearest stockist for firm pricing information.
As we are purely a distributor, we regret we are unable to sell directly to the public.
Specifications subject to variation due to later production changes. E&OE.

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