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As any telescope aficionado will tell you, the virtue of refractors
lies in their pristine image quality. The problem has always
been the price: refractors cost more per inch of aperture than
any other telescope design. That’s still true, but steady
advances in precision lens manufacturing technology are bringing
those prices down.
In the case of our remarkable Skyview 60 (Konustart 700)without
compromising the quality of the equatorial mount or standard
accessories, we might add, this is a soundly constructed, great
performing telescope that any new backyard astronomer will appreciate
from the first night out. |
A Revealing Night Out:
When we took the Skyview 60 out for an evening spin recently,
we first targeted Jupiter. Cloud banding starkly visible,
as were all four of its major moons. Then, the crescent Moon.
With the 8mm eyepiece (87x power), the rugged relief and shadow
play along the terminator were transfixing. On to the Orion
Nebula or the Beehive Star Cluster (M44) in Cancer, a dazzling
splash of bright speckles filled the field for the entire
evening. The multi-coated 60mm achromatic objective lens (700mm
focal length, f/11.67, Magnification 35x to 175x) served up
surprisingly high-contrast images—despite our being
awash in neighborhood porch and street lights.
The Skyview 60 will provide you with many such evenings of
heavenly browsing—at an unprecedented low price. It
comes fully equipped with a finder scope, two 1.25" Imported
eyepieces 20mm (35x)and 8mm (88x) with 2x Barlow lens (175x),
mirror star diagonal, dust caps. 1.5x Image rectifier helps
you see the terrestrial image as it is without any inversion
or flip. The electric Motor focuser with gives you complete
control for very fine focusing. Good for range up to 5 to
10 kms Terrestrial viewing from 25 Feet onwards. Comes with
A sturdy mount with heavy duty metal Field tripod gives steady
images without any vibrations. The body is Light weight and
is Weather resists. Requires minimum maintenance and withstand
public usage. Comes along with a carrying bag.
Following items comes along the scope:-
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A 60mm Refractor Konustart 700 Achromatic lens assembly
tube.
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Two Eyepieces 20mm, 8mm and a 2x Barlow lens all imported.
- 1.5x
Image rectifier .
- 90
degree Star diagonal.
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Carry Bag.
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Heavy
duty Metal Field tripod with Altazimuth mount.
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Finder Telescope.
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Electric Motor Focuser.
- Moon
Map
- Star
Map
- Astronomy
Software CD
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