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The Sky-Watcher LightChariot 102AR-AZ 102mm Refractor Telescope delivers substantially higher resolution and brighter images compared to an 80mm lens, thus permitting more advanced study of objects in the solar system and deep-space. The Moon, for instance, reveals a treasure trove of smaller craters, rills and fault lines all but invisible in an 80mm telescope.
In a 102mm telescope, M13 begins to take on the appearance of a beehive of many discrete star points buzzing around the central core. Prominent emission nebulae look brighter and reveal more of their surrounding gaseous extensions in a 102mm instrument. Galaxies, often exceeding faint, are more easily located with a 102mm aperture. Terrestrially, conditions permitting, breathtaking detail can be observed in nature, distant landmarks and people. When comparing image quality between reflectors and refractors, aperture for aperture, refractors deliver the most pristine, near text-book perfect imaging available.
Sky-Watcher LightChariot 102AR-AZ objective lenses are pitch polished to rigorous standards of optical quality under the close supervision of a highly skilled optician ensuring optimum performance and freedom from image degrading imperfections. LightChariot lenses include high-transmission optical coatings on air-to-glass surfaces. Sky-Watcher achromatic, air-spaced objective lenses are fabricated from only the finest Grade-A Crown & Flint glass. LightChariot's SynScan computer system demystifies telescope use, making your astronomical experience fun and carefree right out of the box. SycScan boldly banishes arcane sky-alignment procedures, replaces esoteric object finding methodology and obliterates the traditional learning-curve normally associated with navigating the heavens.
Sky-Watcher's alignment software doesn't require tricky mechanical leveling of the telescope or dependence on finding precise north to work properly. Just find three bright stars, point the telescope to them, push the "Enter" button and you are on your way-it's the easiest, most reliable way to start your adventures in astronomy (or alternatively choose 1-star, or 2-star alignment).