What is Mount EQ5?
What is Mount EQ5?
The sturdy EQ5 Equatorial mount provides excellent precision and stability and a host of other useful features for the serious astronomer. Supplied with a sturdy, adjustable stainless steel pipe tripod with accessory tray, bubble level, latitude adjuster with micrometer scale and an azimuth polar-alignment adjuster.
Why can I not see through my telescope?
If you can’t see anything clearly through your telescope at night, try using the scope in daylight first. In a reflector, it is the small tube sticking out of the side nearly at the front end of the telescope. Insert your eyepiece in the tube and then tighten the setscrew(s) to hold it securely.
Why is my telescope upside down?
Generally, if your telescope has an even number of optical elements – such as a Newtonian reflector with its two mirrors – your object will appear upside down. If it has an odd number, like a Nasmyth-Coudé with its three mirrors, the image is reversed left to right. A simple refractor produces an upside-down view.
Does the Sky-Watcher explorer-200p have a polar scope?
The Sky-Watcher Explorer-200P is quite striking with its blue tube, EQ5 mount and sturdy tripod with stainless steel tubular legs. The mount doesn’t have a polar scope, but for basic alignment you can use the hollow tube for the polar scope in the mount.
Why choose the explorer-200p?
The Explorer-200P passed all our tests with flying colours and was a delight to use optically and mechanically. You get great views for a modest outlay, which helps to compensate for the lack of motor drives and polar scope.
How big is a 200p telescope tube?
The Skywatcher Explorer 200p Telescope Tube. As mentioned, the 200p is an 8 inch (hence 200 for 200mm) mirror, and its tube measures 920mm in length, its focal length is F/5. It weighs in at a hefty 8.25KG – so whilst it is fairly portable, the word fairly is the operative word.
Can I use Skywatcher 72ed without field flattener?
Skywatcher 72ED – you can use it without field flattener (and add one maybe later), but be prepared for some field curvature – slightly soft stars in outer field, or depending where you focus at (like 2/3 from center) – a bit soft stars over whole field by uniformly defocused.
