Astronomy - February 2014

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As this 100%-sized image from the extreme

upper right corner shows, Esprit maintains crisp,

pinpoint stars across the entire image plane.

Designed with the discerning astrophotographer in mind, Sky-Watcher USA’s

top-of-the-line Esprit refractors deliver the kind of imaging performance one

would expect from telescopes costing thousands of dollars more.

With their three-element air spaced objective lens design, false color is

completely eliminated, yielding exceptional contrast and sharpness. The

included 2-element field corrector guarantees a flat field across the entire

imaging plane. The Sky-Watcher proprietary rack-and-pinion focusing system

provides a smooth, rock-solid focuser with zero image shift.

Starting at only $ 1,649, the Esprits come in 80, 100, 120 and 150mm

apertures and come with a 9 x 50 right angle finderscope, 2-inch Star diagonal,

2-element field flattener, camera adapter, mounting rings,

dovetail plate and foam-lined hard case.

©2014 Sky-Watcher USA. Specifications subject to change without not

ice. 20-13027.

Come on. Admit it. You know you want one. Also, a huge thanks to the folks at Three Riv

ers Foundation for all of their help with testing our scopes.

ESPRIT

™

APO TRIPLETS

THE ELITE ASTROGRAPH

FOR THE REST OF US

Imager: Jerry Keith of Fort Worth, Texas
(Three Rivers Foundation Volunteer)
Scope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100 EDT f/5.5
Mount: Takahashi EM200 Temma2M
Guiding: Orion SSAG Magnificent Mini AutoGuider
Camera: Canon Rebel XS (1000D) Full Spectrum
Modified @ 800 ISO
Exposure: 3.4 hours. 5 minute subs.