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Home Telescopes Optical Tube Assemblies SkyWatcher Optical Tubes SkyWatcher EvoGuide 50ED 50mm ED Guidescope
Sky-Watcher's EvoGuide 50ED is the ultimate new high quality 50mm doublet ED Guidescope, finder or ultra portable telescope, utilising world class Ohara S-FPL53 glass for the ED element. Corrections are amazing with the use of ED glass, colours are true and contrast is superb. With a focal length of 242mm it has a very fast focal ratio of just f/4.8. The telescope is equipped with a fine and precise helical focuser enabling sharp focus to be easily acheived visually or on a camera sensor.Dovetail bar & Finder stalkThe Evoguide-50ED is now supplied with a standard Vixen type 45mm dovetail bar for telescope mounting, a 1/4-20 thread for tripod mounting and a finderscope dovetail bracket for mounting onto a standard finderscope shoeIt can also be used as a finderscope, small lens for your camera or just as a small richfield premium telescope for travelling.Specifications Highest practical power: x100 (Eyepieces not supplied) Objective lens diameter: 50 mm Telescope focal length: 242 mm (f/4.8) Focuser: fine helical (1.25”) Camera / Eyepiece connection: T2 thread / 1.25” socket Optic: Doublet ED lens with 2 Ohara glass lenses (1 lens S-FPL53) Collimation rings & Bracket
Sky-Watcher's EvoGuide 50ED is the ultimate new high quality 50mm doublet ED Guidescope, finder or ultra portable telescope, utilising premium world class Ohara S-FPL53 glass for the ED element. Corrections are amazing with the use of ED glass, colours are true and contrast is superb. With a focal length of 242mm it has a very fast focal ratio of just f/4.8. The telescope is equipped with a fine and precise helical focuser enabling sharp focus to be easily acheived visually or on your camera sensor.For connecting your autoguider, cameras or eyepieces it has a T2 thread and 1.25" eyepiece holder. For exact collimation to the main telescope, collimation rings are provided, each with 3 non marring nylon tipped screws. The guidescope bracket comes with a SkyWatcher / Vixen style mini dovetail for standard finder shoes. The EvoGuide 50ED is a small, very high quality telescope which is perfect as a Guidescope, providing pinpoint sharp stars for easy and precise guiding.Dovetail bar & Finder stalkThe Evoguide-50ED is now supplied with a standard Vixen type 45mm dovetail bar for telescope mounting, a 1/4-20 thread for tripod mounting and a finderscope dovetail bracket for mounting onto a standard finderscope shoeGuidescope capabilityThe stunning optics and build quality allow this optic to perform as a compact yet very capable guidescope, with 1.25" or T thread connectivity. The bracket will allow direct fitment to many popular telescopes.Premium FinderED optics mean better colour correction, with sharper stars and more contrast, the helical focuser means precise focusing and mechanical features such as metal thumbcrews with nylon tips result in accurate and reliable operation. Simply add any 1.25" reticle eyepiece to use as a finderscope.Camera LensTake advantage of the FPL53 lens with it's superior performance, attach your DSLR with an optional T ring or use any 1.25" USB camera for superb high contrast widefield imaging.Ultra Portable TelescopeIt maybe only 50mm but with ED optics you can get stunning widefield views by adding a low power 1.25 " eyepiece in the precision helical focuser, a standard 25mm eyepiece will give around 10x magnification, easy to hold steady for handheld use.Specifications Highest practical power: x100 (Eyepieces not supplied) Objective lens diameter: 50 mm Telescope focal length: 242 mm (f/4.8) Focuser: fine helical (1.25”) Camera / Eyepiece connection: T2 thread / 1.25” socket Optic: Doublet ED lens with 2 Ohara glass lenses (1 lens S-FPL53) Collimation rings & Bracket
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