Description

Unlock the wonders of the night sky with the Explore Scientific 0.8x focal reducer and the Air-Spaced Triplet 80-mm Essential Series Refractor. This powerful 5-element wide-field astro-imaging system is designed for astrophotography enthusiasts, delivering breathtaking views and incredible detail. With the removable focal reducer, you can easily transform the telescope into a stunning visual instrument by simply adding the included diagonal. 

The 0.8x focal reducer enhances the optical performance, converting the f/6 telescope (480mm focal length) to an f/4.8 (384mm focal length). This transformation provides a wider field of view, ideal for capturing the full majesty of objects like the Andromeda Galaxy, the Cygnus Loop, and the Heart Nebula. Explore the cosmos with unmatched clarity and precision—your next celestial masterpiece awaits.

The 80 mm aperture allows more light to collect onto your camera sensor than telescopes with smaller apertures. This telescope gathers:

• 1.3 times more light than a 70 mm telescope
• 1.8 times more than a 60 mm telescope
• 2.6 timers more than a 50 mm telescope

The telescope offers true diffraction-limited optics with genuine HOYA FCD1 ED glass.

It's the perfect combination of portability and light-gathering capacity.

Used with the 0.8x focal reducer, this telescope is an air-spaced 5-element optical design that virtually eliminates chromatic aberrations. This telescope generates brilliant high-contrast images by combining genuine HOYA extra-low dispersion (ED) glass and proprietary EMD enhanced multi-layer deposition coatings on all optical surfaces.

Included in the Box:

• FCD-1 Essential Series ED 80 mm f/6 air-spaced refractor telescope
• 0.8x Focal Reducer with ends caps and adapter with 42 mm T2 ring thread
• 99% reflective 2-inch diagonal
• Explore Scientific 2.5-inch hexagonal focuser rugged enough to load 10 pounds onto the focuser
• 2 focuser extension tubes
• installed on scope. (Finder scope not included.)
• Built-in dew shield
• Dust cover/lens cap

Specs

Warranty

Limited Warranty is one year, which converts to the Explore STAR Transferable Extended Life of the Product Warranty when the product is registered within 60 days of purchase. to register.

Review of the telescope

From the Astronomy Magazine April, 2017 Review:

…“Then I really went nuts. Or so I thought. I switched to a 3.2mm planetary eyepiece that upped the magnification to 150x, which approached the theoretical upper limit for a 3-inch. When I gazed into the eyepiece, the four members of the Double Double showed surprisingly well, leaving me to wonder what this scope might do on a night of optimal seeing conditions. I have no doubt the ED80 can achieve its advertised resolving limit of 1.45”…. Small and portable, it’s an ideal grab-and-go telescope. It’s also extremely versatile, able to capture wide-field views spanning several degrees while also providing the high power punch to tease out lunar and planetary detail and split close double stars…"

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