Product Description
Fully multi-coated borosilicate mirrors
3” 10:1 ratio dual-speed focuser
8x50 finderscope
Tube rings with D-style dovetail bar
The new 12" f/4 Sky-Watcher Quattro Imaging Newtonian with 3" dual-speed focuser has the light-gathering needed for serious wide-field deep space imaging of very faint deep space objects, but can also be used for pleasing visual observing. It incorporates a superbly-figured multi-coated borosilicate optical glass mirror-set. Additionally, the tube length has been slightly shortened to optimize performance for wide-field prime-focus photography. Even better field edge performance for astrophotography, and visual use, can be achieved by adding the Sky-Watcher Quattro coma corrector.
This Sky-Watcher 12" Quattro imaging Newtonian is ultra-fast and incredibly simple to use. The 12" f/4 optical system allows the user to capture wide field images of very faint deep space objects such as nebulae, open clusters, and galaxies over six times faster than using an f/10 system. This gives you the ability to acquire more images in less time. The Newtonian optical design is one of the most basic, and therefore trouble free, systems available to astrophotographers.
Tech Details
Aperture | 12" (305mm) |
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Focal Length | 1000mm |
Focal Ratio | f/4 |
Heaviest Single Component | 54 lbs |
Weight | 57 lbs |
Optical Coatings | Fully Multi-Coated |
Supplied Eyepiece | None |
Telescope Type | Reflector |
View Finder | 8x50 |
Warranty | 2 years |