Acuter Solarus 80 Solar Telescope OTA

Product Description

The exciting Acuter Solarus-80 is an 80mm solar telescope with a safe, permanently-mounted white light solar filter of glass construction. which is useful for many different aspects of white light solar observing, including the observation of sunspots, solar eclipses, solar surface details & the transit of inner planets across the Sun.

Features a built-in rotating filter wheel, complete with pre-installed filters to allow the Sun to be viewed in different colours. Supplied with a universal smartphone camera adaptor to take photos using your smartphone, to keep a photographic record of your observations.

The Acuter Solarus-80 conforms to and meets the transmission requirements of ISO 12312-2:2015 (Filters for the direct observation of the Sun). Always use in accordance with the instructions.

The dovetail will fit many mounts with the standard Vixen / Synta type fitting as well as a standard 1/4 inch thread for use on photo tripods.Please note the mounting bar is on the side of the tube not the base so a side mount is preferred.

Acuter is a world-class brand of innovative, high-quality products for amateur astronomy and educational use.

Specifications
Built-in Permanently Mounted White Light Solar Filter
Objective Lens Diameter: 80mm (Multi-Coated)
Telescope Focal Length: 400mm (f/5)
Eyepiece Supplied: Fixed 5-16mm Zoom Eyepiece, adjustable in 5mm, 10mm & 16mm stages
Magnifications: x80, x40 & x25
Safe Solar Finder
Universal Smartphone Adaptor (smartphone not supplied)
Filter Wheel, Pre-loaded with Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Orange & ND (Neutral Density) Filters, with handy In-Use Filter Indicator. Includes one empty slot for filterless viewing.
90º Diagonal for comfortable viewing (non-rotatable)
Crayford Focuser (non-rotatable)
45mm Vixen-Type Dovetail Bar with 1/4"-20 Tripod Threads (Side Mounted)
Recommended mounting: Sky-Watcher SolarQuest Auto-Tracking Solar Mount or Alt-Azimuth Mount with Side-mounted 45mm saddle
Telescope Length: 378mm
Telescope Weight: 1.75kg