"Fine Optics and Accessories" ....... "Meets all expectations and is the perfect starter scope"
BBC Sky At Night Magazine
Supplied with FREE R.A. Tracking Motor
The Capricorn-70 is a classic two-element, air-spaced achromatic refractor telescope of very good quality, and makes an excellent choice for the more serious novice astronomer. It will provide memorable views of the Moon, Stars, Star Cluster, Bright Planets, Nebulae and Galaxies. Supplied with the EQ1 equatorial mount, which when polar aligned, will allow you to easily track objects as they move across the night sky via its slow motion control cables.
- Magnifications (with optics supplied): x36, x72, x90, x180
- Highest Practical Power (Potential): x140
- Objective Lens Diameter: 70mm
- Telescope Focal Length: 900mm (f/12.8)
- Eyepieces Supplied (1.25"): 10mm & 25mm
- x2 Barlow Lens
- Red Dot Finder
- 1.25"/31.7mm Star Diagonal
- Multi-Coated Objective Lens
- EQ1 Equatorial Mount
- SPECIAL OFFER: SUPPLIED WITH FREE R.A. MOTOR DRIVE FOR AUTOMATIC SIDEREAL RATE TRACKING OF CELESTIAL OBJECTS. (MOTOR DRIVE WORTH £36.99 SRP)
- Aluminium Tripod with Accessory Tray
- Tube material: Aluminium
- 36% more Light Gathering than 60mm
AIR-SPACED TWO-ELEMENT ACHROMATIC REFRACTORSAn ordinary single lens brings different wavelengths of light to different focal points All Sky-Watcher Refractors are built with air-spaced two-element lenses, which reduce chromatic aberration more than standard doublet lenses.