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This telescope set has been put together for you by our experts. It consists of the following
This telescope is ideal for easily getting started in amateur astronomy. A super gift for children or adults, and excellent value for money!
The instrument is simple to understand and quick to assemble without any tools needed, much along the lines of: 'set up, insert eyepiece, observe'!
The 60/700optics:
The optics of this refracting telescope with a 60 mm objective aperture and 700 mm focal length allow you to get your bearings in the sky, observe the large planets Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, and, under good conditions, see well-known deep sky objects such as the Andromeda Galaxy. Your first observations will probably take you to our moon. You will be amazed at how clear and contrasting the craters appear. Nature observation during daylight is also possible thanks to the included erecting lens, which turns the image right side up, as it is normally upside down with telescopes.
Everything is included in the scope of delivery:
- 20 mm eyepiece for 35x magnification
- 12.5 mm eyepiece for 56x magnification
- 4 mm eyepiece
- Red dot finder for easy location of celestial objects
- 90° diagonal mirrors for comfortable observation of objects near the zenith
- 2x Barlow lens for doubling the eyepiece magnification
- Erectinglens to turn the upside-down image right side up
The advantages at a glance:
- Simple assembly
- 1.25" focuser, fits standard 1.25" eyepieces
- The telescope already shows thousands of lunar craters
- Extensive accessories included
- Also suitable for children
The AZ-1 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 attitude can be locked in both axes so that, once found, objects remain in the field of view. There is also a fine adjuster for moving the tube precisely in elevation. The mount is attached to a height-adjustable aluminium tripod.
Included in delivery of the mount:
- AZ-1altazimuth 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.
Our expert comment:
This telescope is quite suitable for the first fun exploration of the night sky. Observing the moon is an impressive experience even in a small instrument such as this. The mount also allows terrestrial observing. But you should not expect high performance from a telescope in this price bracket.
A note regarding magnification: Similar telescopes are advertised in many places with magnifications of over 300X or even 600X. Any telescope can theoretically reach these magnifications, but you will not be able to see anything - everything will be blurred! The maximum useful magnification is that at which objects can still just be sharply imaged.
This telescope in an excellent choice for children, but young people of over 10 years of age and adults will definitely get more pleasure out of a Newtonian telescope such as the Omegon 114/900 EQ-1.
(Dominik Schwarz)
It is a good idea to get some idea of how to orient yourself in the night sky by first reading some books on the subject. There are various books available which tell you how to get better acquainted with the night sky.
(Bernd Gährken)
