Skywatcher Telescope Esprit-100ED Professional APO Triplet Refractor with 100 mm Aperture (f/5.5)

Skywatcher Telescope Esprit-100ED Super APO Triplet Refractor with 100 mm Aperture (f/5.5)

Skywatcher Professional ESPRIT 3-Element ED apochromatic refractors are instruments of the highest quality with optical performance rivalling or exceeding similar telescopes of even the most famous high-end telescope brands.
The ESPRIT Super Apo Triplets are designed for the most demanding astro-imagers, for use with the optional M48 Field Flattener, but are also fine telescopes for visual observations. The premium, superbly-corrected optical systems deliver high-contrast images full of detail and zero detectable colour fringing, even on the brightest of objects.

The Optics

• 3-Element Objective Lens, Focal Length 550 mm (one Ohara FPL-53 ED element)
• Zero detectable Colour Fringing even on Bright Objects
• Metallic High-Transmission Lens Coatings

The Mechanics

• Knife-edge Baffled Optical System
• High-precision Mechanical Components
• Aluminium OTA material
• Adjustable Dew Shield

3" Dual Speed Linear Power Focuser

• CNC Machined
• 3" LPF with 2" and 1.25" eyepiece adapters and indexed scale
• Zero focus-shift during focusing
• High Load Capacity
• The smooth focus motion and 11:1 fine focus wheel allows precise adjustment and critical focusing of eyepieces and cameras

Delivery contents

• Telescope tube with optics
  
• 3" focuser
• 2" diagonal mirror
  
• 9x50 viewfinder
  
• Tuberings
  
• Losmandy style dovetail
  
• Case
  

3-lens Super ED Apo refractor telescope for astrophotography and visual observing.