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”I have used a great number of telescopes; some are good, some mediocre and some bad. To me the Sky-Watcher range of instruments are very good indeed, and suited to amateurs of all kinds – and they are not priced out of the market! Excellent value.
Use them and enjoy them.“
Sir Patrick Moore CBE FRS
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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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FANTASTIC ACCESSORY SET OFFER!!
Buy ANY Sky-Watcher or TAL telescope from ANY UK dealer & buy this superb
Sky-Watcher Eyepiece, Filter, Night Vision Torch & User Guide Set for just £69.00 (SRP £149.00) directly from OVL!!
Kit Comprises: 2mm, 5mm, 15mm & 20mm Long Eye Relief Eyepieces, Four Threaded Light Filters (Amber, Blue, Neutral Grey & Moon Filter) Dual - Beam LED Night Vision Torch, Astronomical Telescope User Guide, in lockable, foam-padded Aluminium Case
Terms of Offer
Just send a photocopy of your receipt with a cheque (payable to OVL) and covering note to us at the address below. Order must be placed within FOUR MONTHS of telescope purchase. Please provide a daytime telephone number and an address, for guaranteed acceptance of delivery, between 9am-5pm Mon-Fri as the goods will be delivered by carrier. FREE delivery to any UK address!!
Offer commences 25th June 2007.
Telescope purchased 25/02/07 onwards qualify for offer.
Post to: Accessory Set Offer, Optical Vision Ltd, Unit 3 Woolpit Business Park, Woolpit, Bury St.Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9UP
(Please note: We reserve the right to discontinue this offer at any time without prior notice)
SIMPLY THE STATE-OF-THE-ART
PRO-SERIES is the name for the new generation of professional quality telescopes and mounts of the Sky-Watcher range, targeted at the most discerning and critical observers.
PRO-SERIES products are manufactured to extremely high levels of optical and mechanical precision, undergoing very strict quality control procedures and testing by specially assigned technicians, to ensure the highest standards of quality and performance are consistently maintained.
ED APOCHROMATIC REFRACTORS
Premium quality, high performance telescopes for planetary and deep-sky observaions as well as astrophotography and CCD imaging. The two-element objevtive lens is fully multi-coated and utilises special, extra-low dispersion FPL-53 fluorite glass for the virtual elimination of false colour. Performance of these telescopes will both delight and surprise the most critical observer, and can be genuinely compared to Apochromatic telescopes of other brands in price brackets normally way beyond the reach of the average user.
ED Apochromatic Optics: ED Fluorite glass elements minimise chromatic aberration, provide higher resolution and superior contrast. Colour fringing around objects is virtually eliminated with this type of optics.
HEQ5 PRO & EQ6 PRO Heavy-Duty Equatorial Mounts: Specially designed to support larger telescope tubes, these high-precision mounts feature engraved setting circles and a latitude scale, built-in polarscope & retractable counterweight shaft. The worm gears are preloaded with ball bearings for smooth tracking and slewing. Auto-guiding interface is also included for long-exposure astrophotography.
SkyScanTM PRO Computer-Control GOTO System: The hand controller allows pointing the telescope to a specific in the night sky at the touch of a button. The object database contains over 13,400 objects, including complete M, NGC, and IC catalogues. The positioning accuracy is up to 1 arc minute with softwarecollimation error compensation. Period error correction (PEC) is included for astro-photography without auto-guiding.
Stepper-Motor Technology: The built-in extra quiet stepper motors produce 800x high slewing speed and a resolution of 0.144 arc second.
Crayford Focuser: The 2” Crayford focuser is backlash-free. The focuser wheels contain brushed-aluminium hubs with ridged rubber grip rings.
Note: 120mm models due Autumn/Winter 2005
Sky-Watcher Pro Series products have received a "Hot Product" commendation in the Astronomy Now April 2006 product review
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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
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100mm (4”) f/900 Fluorite ED Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
The new EVOSTAR DS-PRO Series ED Apochromatic refractors in their stunning Black-Diamond livery, house premium optics of the same quality and performance level as our now legendary Equinox series, making them superb instruments for both imaging and visual observations.
Apochromatic Refractors, due to their unobstructed, text-book like diffraction patterns, produce the sharpest, highest quality optical imaging available, bar-none, aperture for aperture, of any telescope optical system.
These high-end telescopes all feature a doublet objective lens. One element is made from premium Japanese Ohara FPL-53 Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) glass, which virtually eliminates chromatic aberration to deliver true colour reproduction. Top quality Schott glass is utilized for the Crown element.
Each air-to-glass lens surface has exotic anti-reflection metallic coatings applied, to ensure optimum light through-put of approaching 99.5%!!
The proprietary Sky-Watcher “Metallic High-Transmission Coatings” (MHC) are the finest photon anti-rejection coatings in their class.
- Magnification with Eyepieces Supplied: x32
- Highest Practical Power (Potential): x300
- Objective Lens Diameter: 100mm
- Telescope Focal Length: 900mm (f/9)
- Eyepiece Supplied (2"): 28mm LET
- 2”/50.8mm Di-Electric Star Diagonal
- 9x50 Finderscope
- Dual-Speed 11:1 2” Crayford Focuser (Backlash-Free)
- Multi-Coated Objective Lens
- Supplied with Tube Rings & Mounting Plate
- Aluminium Carrying Case
| Evostar-100ED DS-PRO |
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SRP £ 699.00 |
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Designed for serious Astro-Imagers. Optimised for the Evostar-80ED PRO, this superb quality accessory effectively reduces the telescope’s focal length by a factor of 0.85x and provides much improved field-edge correction. Use in conjunction with Sky-watcher’s M48 Canon or Nikon T-ring adaptors (product codes 20237 & 20238).
| 0.85x Focal Reducer/Corrector for Evostar-80ED DS-PRO |
20236 |
SRP £ 149.00 |
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Designed for serious Astro-Imagers. Optimised for the Evostar-100ED PRO, this superb quality accessory effectively reduces the telescope’s focal length by a factor of 0.85x and provides much improved field-edge correction. Use in conjunction with Sky-watcher’s M48 Canon or Nikon T-ring adaptors (product codes 20237 & 20238).
| 0.85x Focal Reducer/Corrector for Evostar-100ED DS-PRO |
20235 |
SRP £ 149.00 |
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Designed for serious Astro-Imagers. Optimised for the Evostar-120ED PRO, this superb quality accessory effectively reduces the telescope’s focal length by a factor of 0.85x and provides much improved field-edge correction. Use in conjunction with Sky-watcher’s M48 Canon or Nikon T-ring adaptors (product codes 20237 & 20238).
| 0.85x Focal Reducer/Corrector for Evostar-120ED DS-PRO |
20234 |
SRP £ 149.00 |
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Designed for attaching a Canon DSLR camera to any of the Sky-Watcher 0.85x Focal Reducer/Correctors (product codes 20234, 20235 & 20236).
| CANON M48x0.75 Adaptor |
20237 |
SRP £ 11.99 |
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Designed for attaching a Nikon DSLR camera to any of the Sky-Watcher 0.85x Focal Reducer/Correctors (product codes 20234, 20235 & 20236).
| NIKON M48x0.75 Adaptor |
20238 |
SRP £ 11.99 |
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Ade Ashford Says…
Ade Ashford Says…
"While the traditional achromatic refractor offers good correction for chromatic aberration (false prismatic colours around bright objects), the discerning observer and astrophotographer will appreciate the near-perfect optical correction provided by the EVOSTAR DS-PRO series. Not only do these instruments look stunning in their black-diamond livery, but their objectives composed of Japanese FPL-53 ED and Schott crown glass will deliver image quality to match."
Ade Ashford BSc
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80mm (3.1”) f/600 Fluorite ED Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
The new EVOSTAR DS-PRO Series ED Apochromatic refractors in their stunning Black-Diamond livery, house premium optics of the same quality and performance level as our now legendary Equinox series, making them superb instruments for both imaging and visual observations.
Apochromatic Refractors, due to their unobstructed, text-book like diffraction patterns, produce the sharpest, highest quality optical imaging available, bar-none, aperture for aperture, of any telescope optical system.
These high-end telescopes all feature a doublet objective lens. One element is made from premium Japanese Ohara FPL-53 Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) glass, which virtually eliminates chromatic aberration to deliver true colour reproduction. Top quality Schott glass is utilized for the Crown element.
Each air-to-glass lens surface has exotic anti-reflection metallic coatings applied, to ensure optimum light through-put of approaching 99.5%!!
The proprietary Sky-Watcher “Metallic High-Transmission Coatings” (MHC) are the finest photon anti-rejection coatings in their class.
- Magnification with Eyepieces Supplied: x21
- Highest Practical Power (Potential): x240
- Objective Lens Diameter: 80mm
- Telescope Focal Length: 600mm (f/7.5)
- Eyepiece Supplied (2"): 28mm LET
- 2”/50.8mm Di-Electric Star Diagonal
- 9x50 Finderscope
- Dual-Speed 11:1 2” Crayford Focuser (Backlash-Free)
- Multi-Coated Objective Lens Supplied with Tube Rings & Mounting Plate
- Aluminium Carrying Case
“Great all-round package...We were pleased to see the stat Altair pin-sharp across 85% of the field of view, with only slight trailing off near the edges...On deep-sky objects, the dual-speed Crayford focuser allowed us to gain fine, crisp views; particularly noteworthy was the Dumbell Nebula M27. The wide field of view also produced fine vistas of the Andromeda Galaxy...The focuser’s 1.25” adaptor had a nice touch: a DSLR camera attachment for imaging. Overall this telescope packs a lot of punch...a complete setup with lovely crisp optics” BBC Sky At Night Magazine
| EVOSTAR-80ED DS-PRO |
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SRP £ 499.00 |
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120mm (4.75”) f/900 Fluorite ED Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
The new EVOSTAR DS-PRO Series ED Apochromatic refractors in their stunning Black-Diamond livery, house premium optics of the same quality and performance level as our now legendary Equinox series, making them superb instruments for both imaging and visual observations.
Apochromatic Refractors, due to their unobstructed, text-book like diffraction patterns, produce the sharpest, highest quality optical imaging available, bar-none, aperture for aperture, of any telescope optical system.
These high-end telescopes all feature a doublet objective lens. One element is made from premium Japanese Ohara FPL-53 Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) glass, which virtually eliminates chromatic aberration to deliver true colour reproduction. Top quality Schott glass is utilized for the Crown element.
Each air-to-glass lens surface has exotic anti-reflection metallic coatings applied, to ensure optimum light through-put of approaching 99.5%!!
The proprietary Sky-Watcher “Metallic High-Transmission Coatings” (MHC) are the finest photon anti-rejection coatings in their class.
- Magnification with Eyepieces Supplied: x32
- Highest Practical Power (Potential): x360
- Objective Lens Diameter: 120mm
- Telescope Focal Length: 900mm (f/9)
- Eyepiece Supplied (2"): 28mm LET
- 2”/50.8mm Di-Electric Star Diagonal
- 9x50 Finderscope
- Dual-Speed 11:1 2” Crayford Focuser (Backlash-Free)
- Multi-Coated Objective Lens
- Supplied with Tube Rings & Mounting Plate
- Aluminium Carrying Case
| EVOSTAR-120ED DS-PRO |
204 |
SRP £ 1099.00 |
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4” (f/9) Apochromatic Refractor Telescope OTA
- Magnifications with Eyepieces Supplied: x45 & x180
- Highest Practical Power (Potential): x250
- Objective Lens Diameter: 100mm
- Telescope Focal Length: 900mm (f/9)
- Eyepieces Supplied: 5mm & 20mm LET* (*Long eye relief with Twist-up eyecups)
- 9x50 Finderscope
- 2” Star Diagonal
- Supplied with Tube Rings
- Dual-fit 1.25”/2” Crayford Focuser (Backlash-Free) With Brushed-Aluminium Hubs & rubber grip rings
- Fully Multi-Coated Doublet Objective Lens
- Single FPL-53 ED Fluorite Glass Objective Element
Voted overall winner in group test of 4-inch Apochromatic refractors under 3000 pounds
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”I am immensely impressed with this telescope“
Endorsed and recommended by
Sir Patrick Moore CBE FRS
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Related Manuals
| EVOSTAR-100ED2 PRO |
884 |
SRP £ 549.00 |
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ALUMINIUM CARRYING CASE FOR EVOSTAR-100ED OTA |
891 |
SRP £ 74.99 |
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Sky-Watcher 7Ah Rechargeable Power Tank
- Multi-purpose Rechargeable Power Supply ideal for use with Sky-Watcher SynScan and SupaTrak mountings
- Built-in 12V 7 Ah Sealed Lead Acid Rechargeable Battery with Diagostic LED Display, Protective Fuse.
- Built-in Multi-angle 500,000 cp Halogen Spotlight
- 2 x DC 12V output car jack
- DC 3, 6, 9V output jack
- Booster Terminal on real side
- Built-in flashlight with ON/OFF/FLASH function
- Built-in Circuit Breaker for safety operation
- DC cord with car plug is included
- Light diffuser for flashlight is included
- Mains charger, with UK & Euro adaptor plugs
| Sky-Watcher 7Ah Rechargeable Power Tank |
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SRP £ 54.99 |
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Sky-Watcher 17Ah Rechargeable Power Tank
- Multi-function rechargeable power supply for use with Sky-Watcher SynScan and SupaTrak mountings
- 250A Cranking Amp, Jump Start System – 5 sec
- Radio – AM/FM/SIREN
- Built-in Spotlight/Flashlight
- Angle adjustable Halogen Spotlight – said to be 800,000cp
- Built-in Circuit Breaker and fuse to Ensure Safe Operation
- Diagnostics L.E.D. shows Battery Status
- Multi-Voltage D.C. Output – 12V/9V/6V/3V
- Cord Storage Compartment
- Built-in booster cable set in a well protected compartment
- Detachable flashlight with ON/OFF/FLASH function
- Built-in 12V 17Ah Sealed Lead-Acid rechargeable battery
- DC Cord with car plug is included
- Mains charger, with UK & Euro adaptor plugs
| Sky-Watcher 17Ah Rechargeable Power Tank |
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SRP £ 99.99 |
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