Orion SkyView Pro 8 EQ With Crayford Focuser Telescope

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Orion SkyView Pro 8 EQ With Crayford Focuser Telescope Product Description

Orion SkyView Pro 8 EQ With Crayford Focuser Telescope Product Info

The Orion SkyView Pro 8 Equatorial Reflector Telescope has long been admired for its winning combination of outstanding optics and a rock solid mount. This is 1 big telescope, capable of providing big, bright views of cosmic curiosities.

The reflecting telescope features an 8 203mm parabolic primary mirror, which gives you a whopping 73% more light grasp than a 6 telescope. More light gathering ability means the Orion SkyView Pro 8 EQ reflector will display brighter, sharper images for both visual study and astrophotographic pursuits.

You 39 ll be delighted with beautiful views of the night sky when using the SkyView Pro 8 Equatorial Reflector Telescope. You can go way beyond the Messier catalog with this telescope! Thanks to its substantial aperture, the 8 SkyView Pro gathers enough light for pleasing views of faint and elusive deep sky objects which you simply cannot detect with smaller diameter instruments. When aimed at the Moon or planets of the solar system, the Orion SkyView Pro 8 Equatorial Reflector Telescope 39 s 1000mm focal length f/4.9 gives you the ability to resolve fine detail at high power.

Stability for the big 8 aperture reflector is supplied courtesy of the included Orion SkyView Pro Equatorial Mount. Equatorial mounts commonly called EQ mounts for short can be aligned with Polaris, the North Star, so that the attached telescope can easily follow celestial objects as they appear to migrate across the night sky using either manual slow motion controls or an optional electronic motor drive system motor drive sold separately . If you 39 re interested in using the SkyView Pro 8 for astrophotography, you 39 ll need an optional motor drive or GoTo upgrade kit to capture extended exposures of the night sky. The stalwart Orion SkyView Pro Equatorial mount and steel tube tripod provide a stable platform that 39 s so smooth you 39 ll think the telescope is floating on air.
The SkyView Pro 8 EQ Reflector telescope features a precise 2 Crayford style focuser with a 1.25 telescope eyepiece adapter and focus lock knob. Standard accessories that come with the 8 reflector telescope include an 8x40 finder scope, 2 1.25 Sirius Plossl telescope eyepieces 25mm and 10mm focal lengths , collimation cap, and a dustcap for the front. The telescope even has a center mark on the 8 primary mirror for easy collimation, or alignment, of the optics. The SkyView Pro Equataorial mount features a handy tripod spreader tray that keeps the tripod stable and can hold accessories like eyepieces when they 39 re not being used.
This standard, non computerized configuration of the Orion SkyView Pro 8 Equatorial Reflector Telescope can be upgraded to GoTo capability at any time by purchasing the optional Orion GoTo Upgrade Kit for SkyView Pro EQ Telescope Mounts sold separately .

Features

  • A proverbial light bucket 8 reflector telescope on our stable SkyView Pro equatorial EQ mount will provide hour after hour of stargazing fun for the whole family
  • Big 8 parabolic primary mirror and 1000mm focal length f/4.9 make the SkyView Pro 8 an ideal telescope for viewing deep space objects such as cloudy nebulas, distant galaxies, and both open and globular star clusters
  • Also capable of breathtaking views of closer cosmic fare like the planets of our solar system and the Moon
  • SkyView Pro equatorial mount with stainless steel tripod provides excellent stability and smooth manual tracking control with the included slow motion control knobs
  • Includes smooth adjusting 2 Crayford focuser, 2 Sirius Plossl 1.25 eyepieces 25mm and 10mm focal lengths , 8x40 finder scope, collimation cap, Starry Night software, and more!

Specifications

  • Best for viewing Brighter deep sky
  • Best for imaging Deep sky
  • User level Intermediate
  • Optical design Reflector
  • Finder scope magnification 8x
  • Optical diameter 203mm
  • Finder scope lens diameter 40mm
  • Focal length 1000mm
  • Focal ratio f/4.9
  • Optics type Parabolic
  • Glass material Soda lime plate
  • Eyepieces Sirius Plossl 25.0mm, 10.0mm
  • Magnification with included eyepieces 40x, 100x
  • Resolving power 0.57arc sec
  • Lowest useful magnification 29x
  • Highest useful magnification 300x
  • Highest theoretical magnification 406x
  • Limiting stellar magnitude 14.2
  • Optical quality Diffraction limited
  • Finder scope 8x40
  • Focuser 2 Crayford
  • Secondary mirror obstruction 58mm
  • Secondary mirror obstruction by diameter 29%
  • Secondary mirror obstruction by area 8%
  • Mirror coatings/over coatings Aluminum Silicon Dioxide
  • Mount type Equatorial
  • Astro imaging capability Lunar, planetary long exposure
  • Dovetail bar system Yes
  • Motor drive compatibility Clock drive sold separately
  • Computerized compatibility Intelliscope system or Go To system
  • Bearing material Sealed ball bearings
  • Latitude range 16 64
  • Setting circles Yes
  • Polar axis scope Sold separately
  • Counterweights 2 7.5 lb.
  • Tube material Steel
  • Tripod material Steel
  • Tripod leg diameter 1.75 in.
  • Counterweight bar length 10 in.
  • Diameter of counterweight shaft 20mm
  • Height range of mount 42.25 in. 55.00 in.
  • Length of optical tube 38.0 in.
  • Weight, optical tube 16.5 lbs.
  • Weight, mount/tripod 25.0 lbs.
  • Weight, fully assembled 56.5 lbs.
  • Additional included accessories Collimation cap
  • Other features 2 Crayford focuser

Package Contents

  • Orion SkyView Pro 8 f/4.9 reflector telescope optical tube assembly
  • 25mm Orion Sirius Plossl telescope eyepiece
  • 10mm Orion Sirius Plossl telescope eyepiece
  • Orion 2 1.25 eyepiece adapter
  • Tripod
  • Orion SkyView Pro equatorial mount
  • 8x40 finder scope
  • Finder scope bracket with O ring
  • Collimation cap
  • Camera adapter
  • Tube rings with mounting screws
  • Tube ring mounting plate
  • Counterweights
  • Counterweight shaft
  • Tripod support tray
  • Slow motion control knobs
  • R.A. axis rear cover
  • Dust cap
  • Starry Night Special Edition astronomy software

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