Description
Sky Rover ED72 ED Glass 72mm APO Refractor Telescope
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ADVANCED LEVEL TELESCOPE – Exceptional quality telescope for Advanced users. Exceptional performance for those that wish to achieve everything. 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 sublime 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 exotic APO 72mm, fine details of DSOs, stunning resolution both visually and for astro imaging.
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 exceptional colour correction, outstanding contrast and razor-sharp resolution. An outstanding system for astrophotography.
Among its features, the Sky Rover ED72 ED Glass 72mm APO Refractor Telescope utilises a new ultra-smooth 2.5″ superb Premium Rack & Pinion Dual Speed focuser: a treat to use during astrophotography. No more image shift! It rotates in a full 360 degree… an extra-heavy duty state of the art unit with large aluminium knobs. The Sky Rover ED72 ED Glass 72mm APO Refractor Telescope includes a fully graduated scale for precise camera alignment.
With its mid range 72mm objective, 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 United Optics (Kunming) made tube unit, including mounting ring set and powder-coated white CNC-machined aluminum tube, retractable dewshield with premium screw on dewshield cap. Plus United Optics precision anodized 360 degree rotatable focuser.
The ED72 APO Refractor Telescope is pure quality from the highly precise CNC machined lens cell to the solid United Optics CNC-machined mounting rings. Also included is a 2″ and 1.25″ 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 demanding astrophotography.
* Precision optics with Premium Multi coatings, including design by a global leading telescope design engineer featuring Premium Japanese ED Extra Dispersion glass.
* Extra-smooth new design custom United Optics (Kunming) 2.5 inch focuser with dual speed control: a wonderful feature to use.
* Exceptional United Optics (Kunming) tube unit. Premium quality powder-coated white CNC-machined aluminium tube, retractable dewshield and dewshield cap.
* Stainless steel United Optics reinforced inserts on both sides and on the back to allow heavy loads without problems.
Supply includes:
* Telescope Optical tube assembly
* Solid CNC-machined United Optics tube rings
* Solid CNC-machined United Optics dovetail
Options:
* Finderscope foot for tube assembly – connection to standard Officina Stellare, Vixen, Saxon, Skywatcher & Celestron finderscopes
* Star Diagonal – 2.5 inch size premium quality Dielectric 99% reflectivity is strongly recommended for use with this telescope please
* Eyepieces – 68 Degree wide angle recommended for use with this system please – usage all the way to and including 2.3mm Saxon WA eyepieces produces 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 Pro, 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 CCD – QHY & FLI (Finger Lakes Instruments) sensational full range of magnificent CCD’s
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 exotica level 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 (Kunming)
Lens Shade : Retractable
Tube coating : Powdercoat Pearl white
iii. Focuser:
Focuser : New design United Optics (Kunming) 2.5″ Solid CNC-machined mounting rings included
Camera-angle Adjuster 1.25″ Adapter
Included 1.25″ Adapter Brass
Compression Rings
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