Description
Sky Rover ED72 ED Glass 72mm APO Refractor Telescope
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ADVANCED LEVEL TELESCOPE – Exceptional quality telescope for users who want quality. Exceptional performance for those that wish to achieve. Sublime performance on the moon, planets, stars, double stars, star clusters, globular star clusters & nebulae.
Premier Japanese “ED” Extra Dispersion glass lens – PLUS – latest design 2.5 inch Ultra Smooth dual speed premium rack & pinion focuser.
Are you ready for premium astronomy & advanced astroimaging.
Just an exceptional telescope, simple as that ! An absolute a joy to use. You will be delighted with the details you can achieve through this premium Japanese lensed APO 72mm, fine details of DSOs, stunning resolution both visually and for astroimaging.
When it comes to world’s best practise refractor telescopes, the Sky Rover ED72 ED Glass 72mm APO Refractor Telescope is unbeatable. It features a Premium Quality Japanese ED Glass air-spaced objective lens. Crafted by Japanese specialists using the highest quality Premium Japanese ED Extra Dispersion glass. This scope is exceptionally sharp and features outstanding colour correction, superior contrast and razor-sharp resolution. An outstanding system for astrophotography.
Among its features, the Sky Rover ED72 ED Glass 72mm APO Refractor Telescope utilises an ultra-smooth 2.5″ superb Premium Rack & Pinion Dual Speed focuser: a treat to use during astrophotography. No more image rotational flopping around, or focus shift! It rotates in a full 360 degree… an extra-heavy duty state of the art unit with large aluminium focus knobs. The Sky Rover ED72 ED Glass 72mm APO Refractor Telescope includes a fully graduated scale for precise camera alignment.
With its midrange size 72mm objective lens, the Sky Rover ED72 ED Glass 72mm APO Refractor Telescope is a very compact & robust manufactured unit. The focuser is extra strong with a premium dual-speed microfocus capability. Aside from the simply beautiful fitment and finish, the ED72 includes a premium powder-coated white CNC-machined aluminum tube, including mounting rings set, and retractable dewshield with premium aluminium dewshield cap. Plus premium precision 360 degree rotatable dual speed 2 inch focuser.
The ED72 APO Refractor Telescope is pure quality from the highly precise CNC machined lens cell to the solid CNC-machined mounting rings. Also included is a 2″ to 1.25″ focuser adapter with brass anti-marring compression rings. You also have a 2-year warranty.
Sky Rover ED72 ED Glass 72mm APO Refractor Telescope Features…
* This scope features a custom engineered 72mm f6 Japanese specialist crafted ED Glass Apochromatic lens. It is exceptionally sharp and has a class leading colour correction with outstanding resolution – an ideal selection for astrophotography (DSLR or CMOS Cooled astro-camera).
* Precision optics with Premium Multi coatings, including design by a global leading telescope design engineer featuring Premium Japanese ED Extra Dispersion glass.
* Extra-smooth premium 2.5 inch focuser with dual speed control: a wonderful feature to use. Plus takes either a 2″ or (with the fitted 2 to 1.25 adapter) a 1.25″ star diagonal.
* Exceptional premium quality powder-coated white CNC-machined aluminium tube, retractable dewshield and dewshield cap.
* Stainless steel reinforced inserts on both sides and on the back to allow heavy loads without problems.
Supply includes:
* Telescope Optical tube assembly
* Solid CNC-machined tube rings
* Solid CNC-machined dovetail
Options:
* Finderscope foot for tube assembly – connection to standard Officina Stellare, Vixen, Saxon, Skywatcher & Celestron finderscopes
* Star Diagonal – a 2″ size premium quality Dielectric 99% reflectivity diagonal is strongly recommended for use with this telescope (the Sky Rover 1/10 wave PV premium 99% Dielectric unit is superb with this telescope)
* Eyepieces – premium quality eyepieces are required to achieve the results this telescope is capable of – we recommend the 68 degree Saxon Cielo wide angle for use with this system please – usage is capable all the way to and including 2.3mm Saxon WA eyepieces producing a pin sharp image
* Field Flattener exceptional quality 2 inch
* 42mm T Mount available (suit Canon or Nikon)
* Full range of Eq mounts available – recommended are: Saxon EQ5 GoTo, Saxon HEq5 Pro & Saxon NEq6 Pro
* Full range of exceptional quality premium wide angle eyepieces & diagonals available on application
* Full range of filters for visual & astroimaging also available on request
* Camera CMOS – QHY’s outstanding cameras produce sensational results with this telescope system
Sky Rover ED72 ED Glass 72mm APO Refractor Telescope Specifications…
i. Optics:
Clear Aperture : 72mm
Focal Ratio : f6
Focal Length : 432mm
Objective Type : Doublet ED Extra Dispersion glass air spaced
Optical quality – Outstanding 0.15 – 0.17 wave P/V (1/6 wave P/V double pass – which is 0.94 Strehl) – exceptional quality enabling superior resolution – the same class of performance as the premium level Japanesese telescopes (which are 6 months to 3 years availability) and mostly priced at double this price
Resolving Power : 0.76″
Limiting Magnitude : 11.4
ii. Tube set:
Tube: United Optics – the world’s leading supplier of tubes for nearly all the premium refractor manufacturer’s globally
Lens Shade : Retractable
Tube coating : Powdercoat Pearl white
iii. Focuser:
Focuser : New design premium 2.5″ Solid CNC-machined 2 inch with 1.25 inch adapter fitted
Tube Ring Set : CNC premium mounting rings included
iv. System:
Tube Weight : For astroimaging an advanced latest design & lowest mass weight is obligatory – this 72mm class telescope fits this perfectly with a class leading mass of 1.9kg
Shipment package : 46 X 22 X 20 cm, 3.5 Kg
v. Option:
* Field Flattener for advanced astroimaging (premium Japanese optics)
