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The Sky-Watcher SW 80AR AZ4 80mm Refractor Telescope packs a powerful one-two punch of quality optics, plus sufficient aperture to see prominent astronomical phenomenon well. The rock-solid mount and tripod banishes the wiggles and distracting vibrations common with telescope mounts of lesser capability. It shows clearly Saturn's rings; Jupiter's equatorial cloud belts, plus its 4-major satellites; the Orion Nebula; craters on the Moon by the hundreds; and much more.
As a terrestrial spotting scope, the Sky-Watcher 80AR-AZ4A is a dream-machine offering razor-sharp, high-resolution views of distant scenery, wildlife and people. Sky-Watcher 80AR achromatic lense is fabricated to the highest optical standards from Grade-A Crown & Flint glass. Each lens set is individually pitch-polished and hand figured by a master optician ensuring premium optical performance. Each lens system is air-spaced with high transmission coatings on air-to-glass optical surfaces. The superbly designed Sky-Watcher AZ4 mount is remarkably portable with heavy-duty, yet relatively lightweight construction - a veritable paragon of stability - perfect for demanding terrestrial and astronomical applications.
A mount's stability and ease-of-operation during the process of viewing terrestrial or moving sky objects can make the experience a consistently enjoyable pastime, or render it generally frustrating as images appear to dance around uncontrollably in the eyepiece. Mechanical stability and fluid tracking are the keys to mount quality. The high-performance Sky-Watcher AZ4 mount excels admirably in both these important attributes.
The AZ4's altazimuth design also adds to the mount's stability as the center of gravity is directly over the tripod. The Sky-Watcher AZ4 pan-handle mechanical tracking motions about both axes glide on large thrust-bearing surfaces lubricated by industrial-standard Teflon bearings producing smooth, fluid motion. Control knobs adjust the mount of drag (stricture) to ensure ease of movement without loss of precision. The mount and tripod head are constructed of rigid, cast aluminum.