SkyWatcher Evostar 100ED on AZ-EQ5 Refractor Telescope with Pier Tripod Telescope Bundle

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Bundle and Save!

Get a great start, or upgrade your astrophotography gear with this great bundle from Skywatcher.

This bundle includes:

• 1 x 100/900 Evostar 100ED Doublet Refractor OTA
• 1 x AZ-EQ5 Mount with Pier Tripod (SynScan HC)

Evostar 100

View the Solar System in HD style on a clear night with transparent skies. Simply turn your Sky-Watcher 100/900 Evostar ED Doublet OTA to the Crescent Moon, the Apennine Mountains snap into razor-sharp focus revealing a cornucopia of jagged mountain ridges, canyons, and numerous small craters in ultra-high definition.

Reveal the gas giant – Jupiter with Sky-Watcher 100/900 Evostar ED Doublet OTA. Observe Jupiter’s swirling equatorial bands in high-definition with festoons and tonality within the bands. The great spot is clearly visible, discreetly contrasted from the surrounding Jovian landscape. Prominent deep-space nebula yield improved definition in gaseous outer extensions. Stars in globular clusters resolve to pinpoints. This is just the beginning of an incredible journey of exploration possible with a Sky-Watcher 100/900 Evostar ED Doublet OTA.

100/900 Evostar ED Doublet Refractor OTA

• Ideal for Planetary observation
• Suitable for Astrophotography
• Metallic high-transmission Coatings
• Compact & Portable
• Comes with An Aluminium Case
• 5 Years Sky-Watcher Limited Warranty

Metallic high-transmission Lens Coatings (MHC)
Each air-to-glass lens surface has been coated by Sky-Watcher’s proprietary MHC. An anti-reflection metallic coatings ensure optimum light transmission approaching 99.5%.

Light-Baffled Optical Systems
The objective lens cell of this 100/900 Evostar ED Doublet OTA is light-baffled to reduce stray & unfocused light to insure optimum contrast. The interior of the tube is flat blackened to prevent unfocused internal light reflections from reaching the focal plane.

Precision 2” Crayford Focuser
This precision 2″ Crayford Focuser is mechanically ultra-smooth and backlash-free, offers you a fine and ultra-fine focusing adjustment.

Tube Materials
The optical tube material is rolled steel, powder-coated reflective gloss black with a gold fleck accent. The front and back cells are cast aluminium painted white & black.

Telescope Tube Attachment Hardware
The optical tube comes with attachment hardware that allows it to be securely fastened to any Sky-Watcher mount. The quick-release tube rings provided with Evostar ED100 are cast aluminium, painted white.

In the Box:

• ED100 OTA
• 2″ Diagonal
• 1.25″ Focuser Adaptor
• 8×50 Finderscope with Bracket
• Eyepiece – 5mm, 20mm
• Tube Ring Attachment to Any Sky-Watcher Mount
• Piggyback Bracket

Specifications:

• Optical Design ED Refractor OTA
• Model Number SWBDED80-OTA
• Aperture 100mm
• Focal Length 900mm
• Eyepieces LET28mm
• Focuser Diameter 2″
• Finder Scope 8 x 50mm
• Diagonal 2″ 90º Dielectric Diagonal
• Highest Practical Power 200x
• Recommended Usage For the Professional
• Tube Dimensions 10cm x 92cm
• Shipping Weight 12.2kg

The Sky-Watcher GT Series AZ-EQ5 Go-To Mount combines the advantages of the equatorial mount with the simplicity of the alt-azimuth system. In fact, the AZ-EQ5 is a hybrid mount usable in both these configurations. The equatorial mode is ideal for astrophotography while the alt-azimuth configuration is more practical for observation as polar alignment is not required. Moreover, two telescopes can be simultaneously mounted in alt-azimuth configuration.

The exceptional SynScan Go-To system allows full control of both R.A. and Dec. axes with 9 slew speeds and 5 arcminute pointing precision, allowing you to quickly and accurately locate objects across the night sky. The Go-To system can automatically slew the telescope on command toward planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies, clusters and much more. The SynScan has 42,900 memorised celestial objects for an amazing journey in the night sky. The Deep Sky Tour function suggests a list of the most interesting deep sky objects currently visible, so even the novice astronomer can easily observe faint objects at the touch of a button. Once achieving alignment, the patented Freedom Find™ dual encoders will then keep track of your position to within 4.2 arcminutes. The mount will retain alignment even after releasing the clutches and manually pointing the scope to a new part of the sky.

The AZ-EQ5 is equipped with two SNAP ports for dual control of camera shutter release. Working with the SynScan hand control’s “Camera Control” function, a user can take batch exposures in up to 8 groups of “Exposure-time & Frames”. An indexer on the R.A. worm gear keeps track of its current position, so that the Periodic Error inherent to all worm gear driven mounts can be learned and permanently corrected for. These features make the Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ5 a fantastic partner to high focal length telescopes and astrophotographers alike.

SynScan Features:

• Usable in both Alt-Azimuth and Equatorial mode
• Database with 42,900+ objects
• Messier, Caldwell, NGC, IC & SAO catalogues, Named Stars, Double Stars, Variable Stars, Named Stars
• One, Two and Three Stars or Brightest Star Alignment
• Autoguiding feature for astrophotography
• Pointing Accuracy Enhancement feature (PAE)
• Permanent Periodic Error Correction (PPEC)
• Unknown Object Identification feature
• Pointing accuracy up to 5 arc min
• Tracking rates: Sidereal, Lunar, Solar
• Slewing speeds: 1x, 2x, 16x, 32x, 64x, 128x, 400x, 500x, 600x, 800x (3.4°/sec)
• Motor type: DC hybrid stepper motors

In The Box:

• Hybrid German Equatorial Mount AZ-EQ5
• Steel Pier Tripod
• Integrated Counterweight Bar
• Counterweight Extension Bar
• Plate Saddle for Counterweight Shaft
• Counterweights (2x 3.5kg)
• SynScan Hand Controller and Cable
• Hand Controller Holder
• Motor Cable (for Connecting the Mounts Motors)
• Power Supply Cord (Lighter Plug)
• User Manual

AZ-EQ5

The Sky-Watcher GT Series AZ-EQ5 Go-To Mount combines the advantages of the equatorial mount with the simplicity of the alt-azimuth system. In fact, the AZ-EQ5 is a hybrid mount usable in both these configurations. The equatorial mode is ideal for astrophotography while the alt-azimuth configuration is more practical for observation as polar alignment is not required. Moreover, two telescopes can be simultaneously mounted in alt-azimuth configuration.

The exceptional SynScan Go-To system allows full control of both R.A. and Dec. axes with 9 slew speeds and 5 arcminute pointing precision, allowing you to quickly and accurately locate objects across the night sky. The Go-To system can automatically slew the telescope on command toward planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies, clusters and much more. The SynScan has 42,900 memorised celestial objects for an amazing journey in the night sky. The Deep Sky Tour function suggests a list of the most interesting deep sky objects currently visible, so even the novice astronomer can easily observe faint objects at the touch of a button. Once achieving alignment, the patented Freedom Find™ dual encoders will then keep track of your position to within 4.2 arcminutes. The mount will retain alignment even after releasing the clutches and manually pointing the scope to a new part of the sky.

The AZ-EQ5 is equipped with two SNAP ports for dual control of camera shutter release. Working with the SynScan hand control’s “Camera Control” function, a user can take batch exposures in up to 8 groups of “Exposure-time & Frames”. An indexer on the R.A. worm gear keeps track of its current position, so that the Periodic Error inherent to all worm gear driven mounts can be learned and permanently corrected for. These features make the Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ5 a fantastic partner to high focal length telescopes and astrophotographers alike.

SynScan Features:

• Usable in both Alt-Azimuth and Equatorial mode
• Database with 42,900+ objects
• Messier, Caldwell, NGC, IC & SAO catalogues, Named Stars, Double Stars, Variable Stars, Named Stars
• One, Two and Three Stars or Brightest Star Alignment
• Autoguiding feature for astrophotography
• Pointing Accuracy Enhancement feature (PAE)
• Permanent Periodic Error Correction (PPEC)
• Unknown Object Identification feature
• Pointing accuracy up to 5 arc min
• Tracking rates: Sidereal, Lunar, Solar
• Slewing speeds: 1x, 2x, 16x, 32x, 64x, 128x, 400x, 500x, 600x, 800x (3.4°/sec)
• Motor type: DC hybrid stepper motors

In The Box:

• Hybrid German Equatorial Mount AZ-EQ5
• Steel Pier Tripod
• Integrated Counterweight Bar
• Counterweight Extension Bar
• Plate Saddle for Counterweight Shaft
• Counterweights (2x 3.5kg)
• SynScan Hand Controller and Cable
• Hand Controller Holder
• Motor Cable (for Connecting the Mounts Motors)
• Power Supply Cord (Lighter Plug)
• User Manual