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Sky-Watcher 90mm f/14 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope  (Top Seller for Amateur Astronomy )
Sky-Watcher 90mm f/14 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope

Sky-Watcher 90mm f/14 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope (Top Seller for Amateur Astronomy )

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Your Price: CAD369.00
Retail Price:CAD406.82

Your Savings:CAD37.82(9%)

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Part Number:S11500

Product Highlights

  • 90mm Aperture Maksutov-Cassegrain OTA
  • 1250mm Focal Length, f/14 Focal Ratio
  • Limited-Diffraction Optical System
  • Fully Multi-Coated Optics
  • Internal Primary Mirror Focusing System
  • 25 & 10mm 1.25" Eyepieces
  • 1.25" 90° Star Diagonal
  • Red Dot Finderscope
  • Vixen-Style Dovetail Plate
  • OTA Only - Mount and Tripod Required

Similar to their Schmidt cousins, this 90mm f/14 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope from Sky-Watcher exchanges the conventional front corrector plate with a convex meniscus lens, which results in a smaller secondary mirror. This limits obstruction and increases contrast, while eliminating the need for periodic collimation. The Maksutov optical path results in a slower focal ratio and narrower field of view versus a similar Schmidt, but the optical benefits make this an ideal scope for planetary and double-star observation.

The scope is outfitted with a 1.25" visual back. To get users started, Sky-Watcher includes 10 and 25mm eyepieces that produce low and moderate magnifications and a 90° star diagonal for more comfortable viewing when the optical tube assembly (OTA) is pointed at or near the celestial zenith. The OTA is offered here without a mount or tripod for users who have a platform or want to use it as part of a dual-OTA setup for star parties or observation/imaging rigs. It is outfitted with a Vixen-style dovetail plate for easy attachment onto many mounts. This OTA's compact form factor belies its observation power and resolution and is ideally suited as a grab-and-go option for quick observation sessions or heading out to remote locations.

Optical Performance
  • 90mm aperture
  • f/14 focal ratio
  • 1250mm focal length
  • Front convex meniscus lens corrects spherical and chromatic aberrations and comas (off-axis aberrations) across the entire field of view
  • Smaller secondary mirror versus Schmidt-Cassegrains reduces obstructions and increases contrast
  • Fully multi-coated optics maximize light transmission to improve brightness, color rendition, sharpness, and contrast
  • Resolution: 1.3 arcsec
  • Internal primary mirror focus
  • 1.25"-diameter visual back takes 1.25" eyepieces and accessories
Mounting
  • Requires user-supplied mount and tripod
  • Vixen-style dovetail plate
  • Weight: 3.6 pounds including OTA, dovetail plate, finder, diagonal, and eyepiece
Included Accessories
Eyepieces:
  • 1.25" barrel diameter
  • Accept most 1.25" astronomical filters
  • 25mm eyepiece yields 50x power
  • 10mm eyepiece produces 125x magnification

Diagonal:

  • 1.25" snout and eyepiece holder
  • 90° angle places head in a comfortable viewing position
  • Star configuration corrects image horizontally for terrestrial use

Finderscope:

  • Unmagnified view provides a wide field of view for easier alignment and faster star-hopping navigation
  • Red center aiming dot won't obstruct objects
  • Variable intensity to preserve night-adjusted vision

Specifications

Optical Design Maksutov-Cassegrain
Aperture 3.5" / 90mm
Focal Length 1250mm
Focal Ratio f/13.8
Eyepiece Barrel Diameter 1.25"
Diagonal 90° star
Finderscope Red dot
Tripod None
Mount Type Vixen-style dovetail plate
Power Source N/A
Optical Tube Dimensions Not specified by manufacturer
Weight 3.6 lb / 1.6 kg
Packaging Info
Package Weight 8.35 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH) 22.4 x 10.1 x 9.8"

In the Box
Sky-Watcher 90mm f/14 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope (OTA Only)
  • 90° Star Diagonal
  • 25mm Eyepiece
  • 10mm Eyepiece
  • Red Dot Finderscope
  • Limited 2-Year Warranty

  • 5 Stars
    very good
    it's a very good telescope it's best away from city light's or other light sources very good for begginers of all ages better for kid's aged 12-17 easy to use and set up you can see the rings of saturn overall a great telescope.
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