At72edii. Yet Another BackFocus Question - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: I apologize if my searching skills have failed me and this question has been answered before. At72edii

 
Yet Another BackFocus Question - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: I apologize if my searching skills have failed me and this question has been answered beforeAt72edii Page 10 of 20 - The AT72EDII is out! - posted in Refractors : What tripod did you have under the SV70 and DwarfStar? An Oben CT-2381

A beginner telescope for astrophotography at a fantastic price, the Astro-Tech AT70ED 2. My Orion is also a doublet with an FPL-53 and is really nice. 2. With a focal length of 480mm (f/6. The following user(s) said Thank You: Jasem Mutlaq, Ferrante. from bortle 5. This Astro-Tech #AT80EDRF 0. 25” non-marring compression ring accessory holders• Vixen dovetail plate. How would the imaging train look. With the Nikon/Air combo, I have to run it in Manual mode, set to Bulb, and Air limits me to exposures of 30 seconds or less. With the 430mm focal length Astro-Tech AT72EDII, its five lens/three group multicoated glass optics provide 27. Also a 2 inch to 1. Thoughts on Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: I have been imaging with my celestron Omni XLT 150 reflector and am looking to pick up a wider field scope as I keep running into issues where the targets I want to image dont fit in my field of view. for the AT72EDii the rings sort of want to be ~55mm apart, to fit between the retracted dew shield and the focuser. Page 1 of 2 - FC or Coma in my Refractor? - posted in Refractors : Hi, Does this look like coma or field curvature in my images? The full image is shown and then a full scale crop of the upper left. In April of 2021 ZWO introduced this new 5 Volt version. when I unscrew them, they don't come out and rather fall sideways. I have been using a Tamron 150-600mm zoom as my primary imaging lens and recently upgraded my AP camera to an ASI533mc. Equipment Discussions. It is composed of 71x120s subs taken with a 2600mc Pro, AT72EDII, . - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: I forgot to put the field flattener in! Such a let down. Usually, that box has a crooked shape, which is showing the tilt. I use my AT72EDii visually and for EAA. There are several set screw marks on the dovetail. Friday we traveled from our Bortle 7ish skies to the club. WO Zenithstar 61 APO $478. So even better, mainly at the edge of the field. But this review is based on both visual and AP so I thought I would start here. Price excluded from the comparison, how does one refractor compare to the other in image quality, build quality and function? I havent been able to find any comments comparing. Save the 8HD for planetary and double star imaging. Would anyone recommend a good first and/or second eyepiece? Does anyone a favorite eyepiece to. Sharpstar 400F5. SW GTI-AZ mount in EQ mode. Suggestions for electronic focuser for AT72EDII - posted in Equipment (No astrophotography): Last night was a bit of a struggle so now I have SGP I was wondering what (if any) electronic focuser would fit/work with an Astro Tech AT72EDII that is SGP/Ascom compliant. Attached Thumbnails. Cool down is faster, focus is tighter and easier, no mirror flop, and the EAA views are nearly always sharper than with my SCTs. $79. Then I start daydreaming about piggy-backing my AT72EDii on my C8 all mounted on the G11G and image with either (or both?). 22May57Cyg-9A4-G350ZZ-30-30-DGH-FRGB. au. For my purposes the Delites are nearly ideal in these small refractors. 4. Page 1 of 3 - Seeking Input: AT80ED vs. The important perfomance updates come in the type of ED element combination and the type of foucser the AT125EDL is built around. Our first star test on the AT72EDII prototype was simply textbook. Im a PI noob, so Im still using the trial. After discovering that the AT72EDII seems to have the same M63 focuser drawtube thread as the Z73 I was thinking hard about going with a WO Flat73a instead (wider field, possibly better performance but hard to be sure) but in the end decided to stay with a 2" barrel flattener/reducer instead. But this review. Page 1 of 2 - ST80 w/ 2in focuser vs AT72EDII - posted in. I am trying to stay under the 80mm aperture mark due to potential mount and obvious budget considerations (planning to stay under $1,000 including the. is excited to provide Vermeer sales and service support for your forage equipment needs in Elko, Georgia. I am new to both this scope and to EAA. I realized I never uploaded this data, so I decided to try out the new BlurXTerminator on the dataset. The latter scope would also be suitable for imaging small planetary nebulae (some of which are very bright and can be imaged with exposures under 30 seconds). I want something optically much cleaner than my Orion ST80 that will easily work on my Porta II mount. OUR PRICE $699. 8 Reducer for each. On AgenaAstro, a GT71 is $1,065. But, it would be nice to be able to do astrophotography at the native focal length and not stepped down all the time. 3. Just my opinion from the images on the website. I took my AT72EDII on a cruise ship around Baja California and it performed wonderfully. The ATR8 is more universal with only threads on the camera end. A dedicated flattener is £80. At 83mm, the AT72EDII tube is closer to 85mm than 80. Page 1 of 2 - AT72EDII vs TSAPO72F6 - posted in Refractors : Hi,Are there any real difference between a AT72EDII and a TSAPO72F6 ?They are supposed to be same according to many resources online, including here on CN. Software Designed and tested. Apertura 72mm FPL-53 Doublet APO Refractor - Apertura Full Frame Field Flattener - Apertura 32 mm Blue Guidescope - $780. The stars at the right side of the frame look pretty bad. You can use shorter eyepieces and/or a Barlow with an AT72EDII to get the same magnification as an AT80ED. 00 Not FPL-53. The scope has lens cover ,rings and a dovetail. My experience with astrophotography comes from the analog era, the middle ages. It’s clear that Celestron has established itself as a leader in the telescope field! Conclusion and. All you need to do is supply your Cloudy Nights username name for verification when you place an order at Astronomics and that is it. Astro-Tech AT60ED and AT72EDII Black Friday Sale; Universal Astro Sale; Various Used and Demo Scopes and Mounts; Astro-Tech College Tuition Sale; iOptron 20% Off Sale While Supplies Last; Meteorites. The AT72EDII didn't go quite that far for me yet, after only a small amount of daytime testing, but I am really optimistic and look forward to giving it a proper run under dark, clear skies. Summary[edit] Description. 8″ f/6 ED is one of the best budget refractor telescopes for getting started in the world of astrophotography. ( 540nm ) I could see two active regions on the photosphere today. AT72EDII. To retain the ultra-portable functionality of the SkyGuider Pro for deep sky astrophotography, it is wise to use a portable and lightweight telescope that falls well below the listed payload capacity of the SkyGuider Pro. Here I have a black 6" long, 3/4" bar (AOK Swiss) attached to the AT72EDII rings as normal. I just tried it tonight though and I could see all 4 trapezium stars easily enough. The important perfomance updates come in the type of ED element combination and the type of foucser the AT125EDL is built around. Still, the AT72EDII is a pretty good value. But measurements show that with the EAF installed the unit wont fit into the really nice storage bag that. Between the SW and the AT, they should be pretty similar optically, but the AT definitely has the edge mechanically with the sliding dew shield and nicer focuser. 2. My 115EDT by comparison is front heavy, but the tube rings can be adjusted. Higher full well capacity. Is this pinched optics or something else? Looks like something portruding into the imaging train, but I dont see anything. Thoughts on Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: I have been imaging with my celestron Omni XLT 150 reflector and am looking to pick up a wider field scope as I keep running into issues where the targets I want to image dont fit in my field of view. "The primary objective of your refractor telescope is 51mm, which equates to 2 inches. In a word - fantastic. The Twilight I is strained by anything larger than an 80 mm refractor, or a 130 mm f/5 Newtonian. 8. I hope. 4) work methodically to adjust the screws on your camera's tilt plate, and repeat the above procedure. I connected all these. First light with AT72EDII - posted in Refractors : My AT72EDII arrived Thursday. - AT72EDII - Spectrum 70mm Mak - AT60ED - RedCat 51mm f/4. Posted 13 February 2021 - 04:40 PM. After much research and good review I purchased the first of these 3 units and installed one on my AT72EDii refractor. Refractor Dew Shield - Can I Leave Extended? - posted in Refractors : Other than transportability, is there any reason to not keep the dew shield extended? I have an AT72EDII that I have remounted onto a 14 ADM dovetail with 2 risers - the dovetail for better balance, the risers to use with an EAF (and the risers give me some place to wrap the 6. AT80ED or at72edII - posted in Refractors : I didnt know which one of these telescopes I should get Im looking for one with good color correction I will be using it for a dedicated astrophotography camera I am kind of leaning to the at-80ed but I dont know how good the color correction is on that one and whichever one I decide to get I will be getting. Page 7 of 20 - The AT72EDII is out! - posted in Refractors : As of today, the boat with the AT72 shipment is scheduled to dock on 10/23. AT72EDII and T2i. This combination is both faster and has a larger aperture than the AT72EDii, although he field of view is a bit smaller and it cannot fully fit Andromeda in frame. 3) this will display a screen shot of your frame with the tilt shown as a box overlaid on your image. I cannot say enough about my 72 or my AT80ED, it is one of those you gotta check it out for yourself. We don't expect the scopes until October. Page 11 of 20 - The AT72EDII is out! - posted in Refractors : @ John My experience with flatteners is that the shorter the scope FL, the longer the spacing between flattener and camera. Wrapping up the top 10 are the 14″ Celestron Edge HD telescope, the Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA) 11” and 8”, the Astro-Tech AT72EDII apochromatic doublet refractor, and the Takahashi Epsilon 130D. ASTRO-TECH AT72ED 72MM F/6 ED $379. Both had good color correction. focuser knobs. Larry. 2. This scope will begin its life as a grab and go on a Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod paired with a Manfrotto MVH500AH fluid. As I'm looking at. for the scope so thought I would do a quick data dump here in. I've owned the AT72EDII and a couple of SkyWatcher 120EDs, but not the SW 72ED. Anyways so recently with my dec i noticed it seems to run off after a coupe of minutes either in the north or south direction. I own the 72ed and have gotten decent results with it. Price is good, but at f6. This bracket is designed to work with C8, C9, C11 and C14 the Celestron SCT scopes. -AT72EDII & ASTRO-TECH 0. The AT80 would not fit in my little camera bag, and the additional weight/length will require a beefier mount/tripod. 420mm Focal Length, f/5. Sharpstar 60ED Astronomical Telescope $366 / $436 with Flattener. Sorry for the file size. Vermeer farm. I have a. I have the AT72EDII and the SV80A which is similar to the AT80ED but has FPL53 glass. 3d printed and designed by Spencer 3d. Astro-Tech AT60ED and AT72EDII Black Friday Sale; Universal Astro Sale; Various Used and Demo Scopes and Mounts; Astro-Tech College Tuition Sale; iOptron 20% Off Sale While Supplies Last; Meteorites. The AT72EDII is not part of the shipment now in Customs. My 90mm Mak is one of the original ETX Maksutovs when Meade still made the optics in Irvine, CA. Longer 8" dovetail plate - the scope tends to be back heavy for most mounts without a longer mounting plate. Quick view. This is well suited for observing globular clusters such as M13 and M22. Why this is, I have no idea. Page 5 of 6 - Manual Alt-Az Mounts - Show us What You Have. FPL-53 in the AT71EDII I believe). 8x FR/FR. For me (UK) the 72ed is £309 new. Mount for an AT72EDII for AP and EAA - posted in Mounts: Folks, I want to add a short focal length scope to my tools for wide field AP and EAA, and am looking at an AT72EDII coupled to a DSLR (for now). Includes a 10:1 Crayford precision focuser, V series dovetail, a retractable dew shield, and hard carry case. Astro-Tech - AT72ED manual. g. 102mm aperture, 1300mm focal length, f/12. Not a huge difference. I was messing around with it and shot some wide field shots of M51 last week with my full frame DSLR (astro-modified Canon 6D). This product is discontinued, for the new 5V EAF please click here. The AT72EDII is quite a bit smaller and lighter than the AT80, 12" and 4. • a pair of split tube rings attached to a vixen style dovetail. 14 bits vs 12 bits. But for running outside for a quick look or throwing something in the back of the car. The main thing is the sky background. . But lugging around a big, sturdy Alt-Az or equatorial mount is not an option. 8X reducer/field flattener is designed for prime focus astrophotography with the Astro-Tech AT72EDII, it will work with other variants of the same optical tube. Measuring only about 18" long with the focuser and dewshield retracted for storage and travel, the AT90 optically and mechanically fills the void left by the discontinued AT92, TMB-92, and 90mm f/5 Astro-Physics Stowaway (a legendary scope. We offer super fast shipping throughout Australia and always ready to help with your Telescope questions!Perfect Equipment Company, Inc. Feel free to make a contribution! Learn more. 8 reducer - posted in Refractors : I recently obtained an oag-l from an estate sale and thought I would give it a. . The WO scopes are higher priced, but star party demos pop up from time to time with nice discounts. I even searched astrobin to look at what others got using this telescope and surprisingly I see the same theme. I looked at the horizon ed60 and various others. And it looks like the 85mm rings use a hinge with a closing knob on one side. Page 1 of 2 - Tilt, backspacing, or something else? - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: I recent had first light with an AT72EDII with . 95. This Astro-Tech ED refractor has:• 72mm f/6 fully multicoated FPL-53 and Lanthanum doublet refractor optics• dual-speed Rack and Pinion 2” focuser with 10:1 ratio fine focusing and built in Camera Angle Adjuster (Same mechanism as our EDT series)• 2” and 1. 8x and a field over four times as wide as the full Moon. Please just get a AT72EDII or Apertura 72EDR. Great optics, 2” rack and pinion focuser, well made, and it fits nicely in an Apache 3800 hard case with room to spare for a diagonal, eyepieces, finder, and filters. It looked like new. (Televue TRF-2008 0. We wanted to bring the best value and performance that we possibly could in a large refractor. It came with 2 rings around it connected to a dovetail plate. 8x FF/FR would work with that camera and scope. 5 o in your AT72EDII and about 3. It did make acquiring that first star easier, especially with a 1-1/4" eyepiece. The NE quadrant shows AR13490 which is composed of seven spots. Page 2 of 4 - TV Pronto Compared to New AT72EDII with FPL53 Element - posted in Refractors : Anytime I read about intolerable CA in the Pronto I break out in a cold sweat with worry. I haven't compared it to the AT72EDII, but I did compare it to the TeleVue 76 and the difference under a dark sky is graphic. 8 Reducer and it works great. I have a flattener on order and need to figure out how to mount my ZWO mini guide scope and camera. Gathering Light Since 1997 "Ed, I stayed up half the night reading your web site! Bravo!" -M, 11/10. The combination produces significant field curvature, so Ive added a Hotech SCA field flattener. com : Sky Watcher Sky-Watcher EvoStar 72 APO Doublet Refractor – Compact and Portable Optical Tube for Affordable Astrophotography and Visual Astronomy (S11180) : ElectronicsZWO EAF Bracket for Celestron C8/C9. I have the original double box packaging. I also paired it with the Orion 2" dialectic diagonal, and I can't achieve infinity focus. The description states that it is Vixen compatible. Here's some captures using a FMA180 and 294MC 57Cyg area. It will have no problem covering an APS-sized sensor, but some small refractors CAN deal with a full frame sensor too. This is a zoomed in version of the session I had imaging NGC 7814 with the AT72EDII + ASI533MCP. But it is a beauty, with quality components including the focuser, camera angle adjuster, dew shield, and rings. Im not sure whether to get a field flattener (no reduction) or a combo field flattener. . The best spacing may vary a lot. All thoughts greatly appreciated. I recently got the ASI533MC Pro and took the rig out for a spin tonight and couldn’t get the. That list includes the AT72EDII (due out soon) and the AT80EDT. But some things don't change. I have an SVBony 60mm guidescope that I want to mount directly on the handle so that it. 8 pounds vs 18" and 6. Tech Details. Your AT72EDII with the longer focal length should be much better than my AT60ED in that respect. Beginner Eyepiece(s)? - posted in Eyepieces: I have been a lurker on CN for a while now… I am getting started in this hobby and acquired an AT72EDii some time ago, primarily for photography but would love to do some visual, as well. - SW 72ED or AT72EDII or WO ZS73? - posted in Refractors : I am just getting started with imaging and planning to get a small refractor to start with. Add to cart. Looks pretty sweet! 🍿🍿🍿. . AT72EDII and AT80EDT and their respective reducer/flattener - posted in Refractors : Soliciting thoughts and advice around a potential very near future purchase of one of these two scopes for venturing into wide-field AP. But at these smaller apertures it's not quite as bad as if it were a 102mm situation. Astro-Tech AT72EDII w/Altair wedge and Baader filter. I have seen some pretty extreme minimal setups with one being just a 30mm guide scope and. . What Doug says. I want it to be as simple. They are very. I have the AT72EDII and the . I also bought a StellarVue low profile finder base that will fit the above finder, but it came with the wrong sized screws for this scope, and I have not yet bought proper sized screws. Perhaps an AT72EDII or the equivalent Skywatcher. Yes to this. 7mm), mounted on a Manfrotto 3021BN. 5 as a finder/small telescope/guide scope. We case our eye over the options costing more than $2500 but less than $4000, to. Other: Astro-Tech 2" 99% Reflectivity Dielectric Mirror Diagonal For Refractors. 00. Page 1 of 2 - AT72EDII threads etc. 5mm). The AT70ED is bringing ED optics to you at a fantastic price. Anyone here have experience with one? Note that my setup is (for the time being) with an unmodified dslr, and a star adventurer. 00. I was thinking of using the AT72 as a finder, more or less, and then using the 8 for a different view,. Fpl-53 glass, 2 speed r&p, rings and dovetail. That's 1/3 stop less light. This photo take from the deck of the Cracked Pot Coffee Shop with an ASI178MC camera and AstroTech AT72EDII telescope shows the Great Orion Nebula, which is located below the sword of the Orion. 8 processing software on. . 8x FF/FRs, neither the ATR-8 nor Televue's TRF-2008 effectively flattened to the corners on my APS-C sensor in either my AT60ED and a previously owned AT72EDII; the ATRF60 is the only one out of the three that provided pinpoint stars to the corners in. Add To Cart. I think I'll combine a couple of your suggestions for my AT72EDII carry solution. Start following SamMobile on Google News now! Samsung has released a new software update to the Galaxy A72. 8X reducer/field flattener is designed for prime focus astrophotography with quality f/6 focal ratio apo refractors such as the Astro-Tech AT72EDII and AT130EDT, it will also work well with Astro-Tech and other brand refractors in the f/5. Pending edit 1; Mounts 621 ; Filters 2238 ; Accessories 1413 ; Software 386 ; Contributors 50 ;Eqm35, antila-apl-t, canon 600d, At72edii, svbony 120mm guidescope and sv165. Along with it i purchased the ATH1 handle (back ordered) that goes with it. I have mine sitting on my az-gti and I also have guiding. Sky-Watcher EVOSTAR 72mm vs Astro-Tech 72ED II - posted in Refractors : I am looking for a small refractor for both visual and beginning AP. sportsmed, jonee523 and Houe like this. One to the north and the other to the south. This was with an AT72EDii, 0. I used AT72edII with reducer, sv705c, and sv220 on my gem28. Skywatcher Dobson telescope N 200/1200 Skyliner Classic DOB. net. Feel free to give us a call if you have a question about your scope if it isn’t an Astro-Tech product. The fluid head is the Manfrotto 502AH and the tripod is a carbon fiber Robus RC8860 with the optional center post. One is wide field, one is less wide field. 13 March 2019 - 03:41 AM. I was all excited to put it on my Star Adventurer mount but then realized that the. Astro-Tech AT60ED and AT72EDII Black Friday Sale; Universal Astro Sale; Various Used and Demo Scopes and Mounts; Astro-Tech College Tuition Sale; iOptron 20% Off Sale While Supplies Last; Meteorites. 00. Camera is Pentax K3II, image is cropped for composition. com is the leading portal for astronomy news, classified ads and telescope reviews. I use my AT60ED with eye pieces up through 40mm in order to reach the max 7. I think my 88lb capacity should be a sufficient overcompensating for the setup. Edited by gwlee, 10 June 2017 - 04:17 PM. Page 2 of 2 - Needsuggestions for a first refactor - posted in Refractors : Brian, Ive been a visual observer for over 40 years (eyeball to eyepiece visual). IMHO the ATRF72 is threaded and fits scopes like the at72edii which you can unscrew the 2-inch adapter and screw in the atrf72. You get a 2" Rack and Pinion focuser with a microfine 11:1 fine-focusing ratio finished in our Aston Martin Grey trim. I have a very good sample (very similar to my old ETX105) and the optics are top notch, and dare I say. 8 reducer. " The 2" barrel of the fully multicoated dual-element Astro-Tech field flattener inserts directly into your scope's 2" focuser drawtube. One thing interesting about the AT102ED is that I could use a reducer/flattener to bring the telescope to F/5. The AstroTech 72mm f/6 in white is an ED doublet refractor telescope. Product Description. 8 reducers both thread into the telescopes to make a firm connection. I recently bought the AT72EDII to complement my other scopes, but Ive gotten very interested in the potential for EAA since this class scope is recommended often for this. With a red dot it's pretty straight forward. I don't have the small plastic cover that fits over the. About Us . 8 reducer and asi533 with zwo dual band filter unguided on avx mount stacked and processed in pixinsight. There is a choice (up to you): 1. I was leaning towards the AT72EDII, but the SW Evostar 72mm went on sale for $69 less than the AT. The AT72EDII does really support much higher power than one might think for an f6 scope. 00 Not FPL-53. 5lb. It has not been an issue in everyday use. M45 - Nov 6 - 8, 2023 - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: Eleven hours and 20 min. Its a perfect compliment to the L-Enhance. - posted in Mounts: I think Ive got my AT72EDII with Voyager 2 mount just about dialed-in. With their dedicated flattener the aperture becomes F5. I think the dust mainly happens during shipping. Between the SW and the AT, they should be pretty similar optically, but the AT definitely has the edge mechanically with the sliding dew shield and nicer focuser. Now, using the SW AZ5 "Heavy Duty" with larger and longer refractors is a different story. But it is a beauty, with quality components including the focuser, camera angle adjuster, dew shield, and rings. Also recently purchased AstroTech 0. Hello, I am trying to install an auto-focuser on my AT72edii, and I can't seem to remove the screws that hold the coarse focus knob. 7 focal ratio. My goals for this refractor would be: - Be able to visually observe larger objects like open star. I think that if the Evo 72ED had FPL-53 like the AT60ED and AT72EDII, SW would likely mention it. What could be this thing? - posted in Refractors : I got a few hours of clear nights before the big storm arrives. The scopes now in Customs are the AT102ED and the AT60ED. com. I've had the AT72EDII well over 200x looking at the Moon, but you have to use a short focal length eyepiece and either a good Barlow or a Focal Extender like a TeleVue PowerMate. While this Astro-Tech #ATR8 0. The Esprit has a focal length of 840mm, compared to the Edge 1260mm (with 0. Astrotech AT72EDII 72 mm refractor, 344 mm focal length, Rainbow Astro RST-135 mount, ASI533MC Pro camera, Triad narrowband filter, ASI120MM OAG guide camera, Ekos capture software and Pixinsight processing software. 8x and a field over four times as wide as the full. Ideal for low-power rich field, medium-power planetary and wide-field astrophotography. 5 with FPL53 glass is inexpensive it often needs a new focuser to be truly wonderful, and so here's this 80mm. 00. I cannot seem to force enough CA to ruin my joy of. The AT72EDII, on the other hand, has been around for a while and is the improved version (with FPL-53 glass) of the original AT72ED. -iOptron CEM40. The resolution is lower than the 183MC, but it's a bit misleading: the 183MC has 3672 pixels in height, the 533MC has 3000. OMG is the AZ2000 $16k??? 94lbs alone for the mount!!! Hard to get my head around. I know the reviews for both of these are real good, and the opinions are usually that these are a. How to mount AT72EDII to Sky Watcher Star Adventurer - posted in Equipment (No astrophotography): Hello. 36 light, 5 dark frames, pre-processed in Lightroom, stacked in Sequator and final minor edits in Photoshop. Unguided, using an Orion SkyView Pro mount, AT72EDII telescope and ZWO ASI120MC camera. You can directly connect it to the scopes without using the feather touch focusers. 72mm Apochromatic Doublet Lens. ZWO EAF. At Astronomics, we have that experience - a staff total of over 160 years of experience using and selling telescopes. Astro-Tech AT60ED and AT72EDII Black Friday Sale; Universal Astro Sale; Various Used and Demo Scopes and Mounts; Astro-Tech College Tuition Sale; iOptron 20% Off Sale While Supplies Last; Meteorites. The Evostar refractor lens assembly utilizes a proprietary combination of matched lenses, delivering tack-sharp stars with charcoal-black, contrast-rich skies. Skywatcher Telescope N 130/900 Explorer EQ-2. 00. My AT72EDII arrived today - first thing I did was move the included (short) Vixen rail to the top and install a slightly longer rail on the bottom. It costs from £419 /. I purchased a 0. 25” eyepieces for now (I like the weight reduction) so my widest eyepiece in that format is my. It's pretty obvious that the Evostar 72ED lacks in the glass department compared to the AT units. Closed Sundays and major U. Pronto is old semi-apo with a good lens. But this telescope is really small. The astro tech . In reply to th3_n3wb13 • Nov 5, 2014. Page 2 of 2 - Noob lost in the rabbit hole, help accessorizing AT72EDII scope - posted in Beginners Forum (No Astrophotography): Haha yeah its easy to get carried away. They are the same scope. Tech Details. 8X reducer/field flattener is designed for prime focus astrophotography with quality f/6 focal ratio apo refractors such as the Astro-Tech AT72ED and AT130 apo, it will also work well with Astro-Tech and other brand refractors in the f/5. 5 gives a slightly wider field of view and the extra 10mm should giver a slightly brighter view. 2 for the 72ed versus F5. Posted 17 July 2020 - 09:32 AM. Apertura 72mm FPL-53 Doublet APO Refractor - Apertura Full Frame Field Flattener - Apertura 32 mm Blue Guidescope - $780. Refractors. 4. Itll complement my XT8 Classic, just looking for opinions. Still OK but the stars in the corners look bad. Software Designed and tested.