Altair Starwave Ascent 60ED Imaging Refractor Telescope

Your Price:

£379.00

A highly portable refractor telescope featuring FCD100 ED glass, ideal for both astrophotography and visual observation during day or night-time.

The Starwave 60ED boasts an exceptionally compact design with a modular structure. It is available with a range of accessories, and this particular version is equipped with a rack-and-pinion focuser, along with an optional guide scope clamp designed for imaging purposes.

For visual observing accessories: explore Altair's Product Code "VISKIT1" a comprehensive kit containing all essential components for embarking on celestial observations. This includes quality eyepieces, a diagonal, and a finder.

What's Included

60mm F6 ED Doublet refractor optical tube with dewshield.
Guide Scope Clamp - to mount on top of tube rings (see pictures).
60mm FCD100 ED Doublet Lens assembly, 360mm focal length, housed in a fully collimatable, CNC machined cell.
Focuser CNC Machined Black Anodised Dual Speed 1:10 ratio Rack 'n Pinion (Geared) with brass rack gear and tension adjustment (ideal for imaging).
Rear Camera Rotator 2" to 1.25" eyepiece adaptor with brass compression rings.
Rear 2" Push-fit adaptor with 3x clamping thumbscrews for extra security and alignment.
200mm dovetail bar with Vixen-format 44mm profile.
Removal of rear 2" Pushfit-adaptor allows threaded attachment of dedicated reducer and flattener.
Special "X-Rings" with quick release clamp and multiple mounting points.
Anodised aluminium push-fit lens cap and rear 1.25" dust plug.

Specifications

Full multicoatings on all optical surfaces.
Highest practical magnification 95x, Limiting magnitude 11.59.
Light grasp approx. 73x human eye.
23cm length, dewshield retracted, 30cm extended.
Approx. weight 1.5kg (including ring and rear camera-rotator).

*Take into account that even top-tier camera lenses would need to be closed down to F4.6 to manage edge and colour aberrations. Even with this adjustment, it's common to observe 12 or more diffraction spikes resulting from the iris when capturing bright stars.

Product Info

GTIN	0747742379246
Brand	Altair
Product Code	SWAS60ED-RPF-GUIDECLAMP
Delivery Weight Package	5kg