Telescope AC 100/660 AZ Inspire

The Inspire series combines proven optics with a new design:

• The sturdy steel tripod has red lighting. This allows you to find the accessories on the accessory tray without losing the darkness adaptation of your eyes. You can even remove the lighting to use it as a small torch.
• The accessory tray is not only practical, it also stabilises the tripod. On the telescopes in the Inspire series, the tray is an integral part of the tripod and cannot be unscrewed. You can simply fold up the tripod together with the tray.
• To help you align the telescope with an object, Inspire telescopes are equipped with a newly developed red dot finder. Unlike other finders of this type, it does not simply project a dot, but two target circles. This prevents a target point from outshining the object you are actually looking for.
• The dust cover of the Inspire telescopes has a built-in smartphone adapter. The smartphone is held in place by rubber bands, making the adaptor suitable for virtually any model. You can remove the rubber eyepiece cups from the included eyepieces and insert the eyepieces firmly into the adaptor. This ensures a secure connection.
• The sensitive focuser is equipped with a scale.

The telescopes in the Inspire series are ideal for beginners in astronomy. Experienced astronomers looking for a second instrument that is quick to set up should choose an Inspire and enjoy the design advantages of this series! With an Inspire, you can take a quick look at the Moon and planets – or a current comet.

But that's not all: thanks to the upright image in the eyepiece and the convenient scale on the focus, the Inspire is also ideal for nature observation!

AC 100/660 telescope

Its 100 millimetre aperture means this telescope collects quite a lot of light - especially as, in refractors, there is no secondary mirror shading of the image. The 100/660 optics provides a wide field of view and is therefore ideal for viewing large areas of the night sky and for extended nebulae. So you can follow our Milky Way with this telescope, discovering open star clusters or observe our prominent neighbouring galaxy in Andromeda. Even comets with extended comas can be detected with this telescope.

However, the short focal length leads to significant chromatic aberration with bright objects at high magnification. Longer focal length refractors are hence more suitable for observing the Moon and the planets.

It not only matters which telescope you buy but also where you buy it. Our additional services:

• We are a leading telescope dealer and know the devices we sell. Our customer service team will gladly help you after your purchase if you have problems with assembly or operation.
• We provide a copy of the 80-page Telescope ABC beginners handbook with every telescope.