Astronomy Alive 368mm X 1680mm Hand Crafted Newtonian

Specifications
• Aperture 368mm
• Focal ratio f4.5
• Focal length 1680mm
• Primary mirror - Finest grade Japanese Fine Annealed Pyrex Glass (best glass substrate available globally)
• Diffraction limited optical capability - hand crafted to ultra premium optical quality
• Hand aluminised & Silicone dioxide overcoated using class leading Single Optic process
• Secondary mirror - Quartz Glass - Zero temperature deflection capable - Finest 2ndry mirror substrate available globally - Japanese Ultra Premium - incredible resolution
• Quartz 2ndry - Electron Beam Deposition 99% coating process (USA)
• Focuser options - Ultra Low Profile Phase 4 (other options available on request)
• Tube diameter 422mm (16.54 inches)
• Tube length - 1770mm
• Tube weight - 40 Kg

Price is for stock demo system, OTA plus accessories on ultra heavy duty Dob mount - New unit price is just under $ 14k

Important - Note on Grand Master Hand Crafted systems
• These systems are a unique product capability in our region
• Systems are Custom Engineered by Japanese & Australian Master Craftsmen / Telescope Designers, parts are meticulously selected to your requirements
• The optics are Hand Crafted by a Japanese Grand Master Craftsman using the Finest Grade materials & Components available globally
• These systems enable Professional Standard Optical Performance, which most astronomy enthusiasts NEVER get to experience

Features:

Exceptional resolution & sharpness for a any class Newtonian telescope

Exceptional brightness with massive Deep Space resolution, and staggering planetary detail - has to be expereinced to be believed

Ultra Sharp detail to the edge - BRILLIANCE that most astronomy enthusiasts never get to experience (ultra premium apochromatic refractor like optical performance)

Mirror design (Primary & Secondary)
• Parabolic primary mirror hand crafted - Full Thickness - using ultra premium Japanese Finest grade fine annealed pyrex glass, 2ndry Japanese Ultra Premium Quartz glass
• Hand corrected Diffraction Limited quality - for maximum resolution & sharpness edge to edge

Best mirror quality available in Australia

Aluminisation
• Hand aluminised using the unique ONE (1) optic in the tank at a time, NOT a dozen or so as performed by some commercial aluminisers
• Silicone Dioxide overcoating is standard
• Long life performance - in excess of 10 years

Range of premium & Ultra premium accessories
• Ultra premium focuser used only
• Ultra premium finderscopes - options available


Range of Eyepieces
• Range of premium eyepieces to the world's best on request - from Premium William Optics to the best eyepiece ever made - Carl Zeiss Jena Orthoscopics (ex stock)


Magnification & Resolution
• Professional standard quality & hand crafting enables a level of resolution comparable to Ultra premium Apochromatic refractors
• USABLE Magnification to 500 Mag Plus
• Edge to edge Brilliance (something most of you will never experience) in Stars and Deep space
• Massive detail in Deep Space & Planetary work, capability to see the Horsehead Nebula in the eyepiece !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (name a commercial system that can achieve that !!!)


Fast turnaround
• Most system components are ex stock, thereby many custom selections are delivered in just a few weeks - not many months
• Manufactured by specialists - people that care about quality and have a passion for excelling & providing a superior product - not just a salesperson in a shop

Attention to detail
• These systems don't get delivered until they are spot on - no if's or but's
• Quality that is NOT available from any other Australian public direct supplier
• Years & years of exceptional capability and premium quality
• Strong robust construction with NO short cuts taken - you wouldn't accept it in a Porsche and we don't even consider anything less

The performance of this system is NOT available commercially
It's performance is like a Formula 1 car, it is just extraordinary & represents years & years of accumulated learning in telescope design & hand crafting
Just sensational
Years of Experience hand crafting telescopes for every application
Full product back up & the best customer service available from any telescope supplier in Australia