Telescope AC 60/700 Skyline Base 60T AZ-2

The telescopes in the Skyline Base range are geared towards price-conscious beginners and is also a great gift for young natural scientists!

These telescopes come with an intuitively operated alt-azimuth mount which can be used to easily orientate the telescope towards the desired celestial object. The included aluminium tripod is very lightweight and provides a practical shelf for accessories.

The AC 60/700 telescope:

With its 60mm aperture, this telescope gathers 70X more light than the naked eye and so is a typical beginner's telescope. With its maximum magnification of 120X, it can show you detail on the planets Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars. The cratered landscape of the Moon is also well worth observing, and you can watch this changing with the different lighting conditions arising from the changing phase. Fascinating nature watching during daylight hours is also possible by adding an erecting lens or an Amici prism. Focusing is carried out by means of an adjustment knob on the rack and pinion focuser. This allows the focusing sharpness to be always precisely set and for it to remain fixed during observing.

This is also a useful acquisition for advanced astronomers or when changing to a more powerful system as the optics are well suited for use as a guide scope which can be mounted on top of a larger telescope and used to take pictures or to guide with.

The "T" in the name stands for "terrestrial", i.e. suitable for earth observation. Thanks to the diagonal mirror, an upright image can also be viewed.

The AZ-2 Mount:

This mount is very popular with beginners in astronomy as it is very simple to operate. The entire telescope is very easy to move around in both azimuth and elevation. For beginners, it has the advantage that they do not have to worry about first aligning the telescope before use. Setting up the telescope is hence very quick and straightforward: Simply erect the tripod and mount, attach the telescope to it, and you are ready to go! The fine adjusters can be locked in both axes so that objects remain in the field of view once found. The mount is attached to a height-adjustable aluminium tripod.

Included in delivery of the mount:

• AZ-2 altazimuth mount
• robust aluminium tripod (height-adjustable from 71cm to 121cm)
• accessory tray

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.
• We also provide an edition of the exciting astronomy magazine, “Sterne und Weltraum” with each telescope.