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Skywatcher EQ5P 8" SCT Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope with SynScan Computer Controller, 2032mm Focal Length, f/10 | 
| Brand: Sky-Watcher
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,595.00
Buy New: $1,395.00
You Save: $200.00 (13%)
New (2) from $1,395.00
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 82.6
MPN: S11600
Model: S11600
ASIN: B001HCKZ5U
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | The Schmidt-Cassegrain optical system folds the light path back on top of itself, thus producing a powerful long focal length instrument in a compact optical tube | | • | SW Schmidt-Cassegrain optics are hand-figured by skilled opticians and fabricated to the highest standards of optical smoothness and correction, ensuring diffraction-limited premium optical performance that is second to none worldwide | | • | The elegantly appointed equatorial body is cast from virgin aluminum and powder coated in classic scientific instrument white | | • | Thumb locks are provided in RA and Dec. to allow swift manual orientation of the optical tube assembly | | • | Sky-Watcher GO TO telescope models include the revolutionary SynScan Computer Controller |
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Product Description
The Skywatcher reflector design reins supreme as the king of large aperture. The most popular reflector design configurations are the classic Newtonian and the SCT. The SCT is an exotic form of reflector using mirrors and a lens, sometimes called a mirror-lens, or catadioptric. If you can imagine for a moment the classical Newtonian reflector as the full-size SUV of astronomical optical systems, then the SCT would be its more petite, luxury SUV cousin. The SCT is more challenging to fabricate, thus more expensive, but it has several advantages that off set the extra cost in the minds of a significant number of amateur astronomers. The primary advantage is compact size compared to Newtonian reflectors and refractors. It takes up less space and is easier to handle and transport. It is also known for excellent optical quality. The SW 8" SCT will provide razor sharp, high resolution images suitable for passionate lifelong engagement in sky exploration. The amateur astronomer also benefits from computerized object location and tracking of over 30,000 astronomical objects. All things considered, the SW 8" SCT EQ5 PRO will strike the perfect balance for many amateur astronomers between cost, aperture and ease of use. An 8" (203mm) instrument is generally regarded as the entry point for serious astronomical observation of deep-space phenomenon. Even within the solar system, the SW 8" SCT optics will reveal fine detail all but impossible to discern with smaller
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