NEAF DEMO SPECIAL: Get our SVA130EDT-R apo triplet refractor with carbon fiber tube and dewshield for only $1995! Buy this telescope in advance. We will display this telescope at NEAF on Saturday and you can pick it up on Sunday. These objectives are hand figured in our shop to .95 Strehl. They have an extra-low dispersion center element. Order soon as only three of these telescopes remain.
Optics: Stellarvue opticians figure objectives in our shop using the Zygo Phase-Shifting Laser Interferometer. Optics are figured to reduce aberrations, and, in the process, they are brought up to higher than .95 Strehl as measured on the interferometer. This telescope can be used visually and with the addition of the SFFX-1 photographic field flattener it can be used for astro-imaging.
Coatings: Each objective lens focuses light precisely, and the extreme broadband coatings on each surface enhance it even further. Since these coatings transmit more than 99% in the visual spectrum and above and below it, potential reflections are eliminated. Our SVA130EDT comes in a specially machined, temperature compensating steel lens cell that maintains the performance despite dropping temperatures. The cell is heavier than an aluminum cell, but it does not expand or contract as much as aluminum when temperatures change.
What's included?
- SVA130EDT-R telescope
- Light weight tube rings
- Choose one of four focusers: Stellarvue 2.5" dual speed focuser, Stellarvue 3" dual speed focuser, Feather-Touch 3" focuser or Moonlight 3.5" Nitecrawler Focuser
- 2" and 1.25" eyepiece adapters
- Finder-scope shoe
- TP010 Vixen-style mounting rail
Only a few of these former model telescopes remain.
Optional Visual Accessories: You will need a star diagonal, eyepieces, mount, and tripod to observe with this telescope. You will find that a finder scope is helpful in locating objects. We recommend the following:
Finder Scope: Optional. We recommend the F050IW2 finder scope. The proper ring system for this finder is the R050DA ring system.
Diagonal: Optional. Please note: You can purchase our best 2" diagonal and save $50. Just select the option above and it will be supplied with the telescope for $199.
Eyepieces: Optional. We recommend our best eyepieces for this telescope: a complete set of the Stellarvue Optimus eyepieces. Save money when you select the complete set. This set comes with a large, thickly padded case that holds the Optimus set, two additional 1.25" eyepieces, a 2"-star diagonal, and two other items such as a photographic flattener and small camera. Select this option above and it will be supplied with the telescope at $100 off for $1346. Select "Add All Accessories" above and save $159. You get the case, eyepieces and 2" Quartz Star Diagonal for $1536.
Mounts: For visual use, the Celestron AVX mount with stainless tripod and go-to capability works great.
For imaging we recommend either the Losmandy GM811G, G11G or Paramount MYT. Select the mount you prefer above and save.
Optical Imaging Accessories:
Field Flattener: To image with this telescope at 910 mm f-7, use the SFFX-1 Photographic Field Flattener.
Specifications:
Objective Lens: Air-spaced 130 mm, 910 mm focal length (f-7) fully multi-coated apochromatic triplet. The front lens is a durable, conventional glass, the second is an extra-low dispersion glass and the third is a Lanthanum element.
Tube Assembly: All aluminum, Instrument White color, fully baffled, 5.5” diameter tube. Telescope is 29.5" long with dew shield retracted and 35" long when extended.
Dew Shield: 6 5/8" (168 mm) diameter, 9 5/8" long retracting aluminum dew shield in Instrument White with black anodized fittings.
Dimensions: OTA: 5.5" diameter, 29.5" long with dew shield retracted and 35" long when extended.
Weight: With Stellarvue 2.5" focuser, lightweight rings and rail, the SVA130EDT weighs only 19.4 pounds.
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