Sky-Watcher Esprit 150mm ED Triplet APO Refractor

Sky-Watcher Esprit Telescope

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Top Rated Gear: Sky-Watcher Esprit 150mm ED Triplet APO Refractor Aperture: 6" (150mm), Eyepiece Diameter: 2", Type: Refracting

Experience the unparalleled clarity and precision of the Esprit 150mm ED Triplet APO Refractor from Sky-Watcher USA, a leading name in high-quality astrophotography equipment. This top-tier refractor telescope is meticulously designed for astrophotographers with a discerning eye for detail, delivering imaging performance that rivals telescopes with significantly higher price tags. The Esprit 150mm ED Triplet APO Refractor boasts a three-element air-spaced objective lens design that completely eliminates false color. This results in exceptional contrast and sharpness, allowing you to capture the cosmos in stunning detail. Included with this refractor is a 2-element field corrector, ensuring a flat field across the entire imaging plane. This feature guarantees that every corner of your celestial images will be as sharp and clear as the center, providing you with comprehensive, high-quality results.The Sky-Watcher USA Esprit refractors also feature the exclusive Helinear Track focusing system. This innovative system offers a smooth, rock-solid focuser that eliminates image shift, providing you with stable, clear, and consistent images. Each Esprit refractor comes complete with a 9 x 50 right-angle finderscope, a 2-inch Star diagonal, a 2-element field flattener, a camera adapter, a D-style dovetail, and a padded case. This comprehensive package equips you with everything you need to embark on your astrophotography journey and capture the beauty of the night sky. With the Esprit 150mm ED Triplet APO Refractor, you're not just observing the universe, you're immersing yourself in the breathtaking detail and vastness of the cosmos.

First light was a view of the waxing gibbous moon. Wow! Wow! Wow! Best view of the moon I?ve ever had! What a great moment for first light! There was a thin rim of dark blue aberration very close to the edge of the field but with target centered it was not noticeable. Only when the moon drifted slightly off center with its edge leaving the FoV was this apparent. Next, my mount (iOptron CEM 120) went haywire and I haven?t had a look since. Mount is back in iOptron lab getting fixed now. I strongly caution AGAINST iOptron equipment. This is the second one I?ve had that went south. Support is poor, product more so. But not the SkyWatcher 150! I was soooo thrilled with the view. I can?t wait until my mount gets back!

Jaw dropping first light with cautionary warning about iOptron mounts.

Excellent telescope. Arrived in perfect condition. Views through it are amazing. I mounted it on an AZ-4 alt-az tripod using a 7" Losmandy V-plate, no problems. Can't wait to try it out in Costa Rica later this month! Highly recommended.

Excellent telescope

I am very happy with my new scope. Thanks for your prompt delivery

Sky-Watcher Esprit 150mm ED Triplet APO Refractor

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