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This telescope has a Aperture of 150, and a huge Focal Length of 1400.
This is a high quality precision Telescope which is designed for looking at deep space objects like planets, galaxies, stars etc. It comes complete with a heavy duty German Equatorial Tripod or mount, enabling easy smooth tracking of objects across the sky.
This telescope is for the serious stars gazer. Its 150 aperture produces bright clear images. The 1400 focal point means images can be magnified more with better results. The Plossl lenses which are usually supplied with much more expensive telescopes enhance the overall viewing experience making this truly a powerful telescope.
Modern Telescopes come in two basic types.
The Reflective Telescope, which uses mirrors
The Refractive Telescope, which uses glass lenses.
Both types accomplish exactly the same thing, but in completely different ways.
Style, Functionality & Strength
The heavy duty German Equatorial Mount (EQ), sets this telescope apart from others on the market.
Right ascension and declination markers and the ability to micro adjust the position of the telescope make this telescope simple and accurate.
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What's in the Box?
- 150 Aperture 1400 Focal Reflective Telescope
- Sturdy German Equatorial Tripod
- Flexible micro-adjustment controls
- Sight Scope
- Barlow Lens
- Moon filter
- Erecting Eyepiece
- PL25mm Eyepiece
- PL6.5mm Eyepiece
How to pick a Telescope
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Basically a telescope is made up of 3 components.
- An objective lens (in refractors) or a primary mirror (in reflectors)
- A tube or housing, and
- An eyepiece lens.
The objective lens or primary mirror collects light from a distant object and brings it into the tube where it is gathered and blended into focus. It is then bent into a bright point know as a focal point, the image is then magnified through an eyepiece and brought to your eye.
When considering what telescope you need you should first ask what you would use it for. Stargazing, looking at the planets, moon or sun or looking at terrestrial objects like birds and whales.
Refractor telescopes are most suitable for viewing terrestrial or land-based objects, while reflectors are best suited to looking deep into the solar system and objects like nebulas and galaxies. Both types are suitable for looking at the moon, sun and planets. So how do you pick one?
There are four main areas to think about.
- Aperture refers to how much light the objective lens or primary mirror collects, the more the better. Think of it like a digital camera, the more dots there are in a photo the better the image and the more it can magnify. The higher the aperture the more light is gathered and the clearer, sharper and better the image will be. Buy as high a aperture as you can.
- Focal length is the distance required by the objective lens or primary mirror to bring all of the light collected to one point (Focal Point). Generally, long focal length telescopes are capable of delivering height magnifications than short focal lengths. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that this means that longer tubes are better as shorter tube telescopes use folded light paths, which provide larger focal lengths. They are also easier to transport but are more expensive.
- Tripod choice is often over looked when considering a telescope and yet is just as important and the scope itself. There are two basic types of tripods or mounts, Alt-azimuths and German Equatorial (EQ). Alt-azimuths are most commonly found on toy or cheaper telescopes. They consist of two axes of rotation, horizontal axis and a vertical axis. Alt-azimuths are cheap to make and have no fine movement control features, which make zooming in on even the biggest targets difficult.
German Equatorial (EQ) Tripods or mounts also have two axis of movement (right ascension and declination). However, instead of being orientated up and down, it is tilted at the same angle as the earth’s axis of rotation. These tripods allow for smooth tracking of celestial objects across the nights sky, and are essential if you want to take photos. German Equatorial Telescopes also come with varying levels of micro adjustment barrels, which are essential in effective stargazing.
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The telescope's magnification, its ability to enlarge an image, depends on the combination of lenses used. The eyepiece performs the magnification. Since any magnification can be achieved by almost any telescope by using different eyepieces, aperture is a more important feature than magnification.
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Whether you are just exploring the night sky or following a star chart don't use anything but an (EQ) Mount.
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You are bidding on a brand new Newtonian short tube Equatorial Reflector Telescope.
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Hi All
I'm new to these forums. Went to local telescope viewing nite - was great. Now I'm interested in buying a scope - saw the 1 above on ebay. Do u think its any good for beginner? I would like to able to see planets & gaseous clouds, star clusters.
Your views would be welcome