Planetary specialist!
Biggest maksutov-hobby offered by Sky-Watcher, the MAK180 rivals the 203mm Schmidt-Cassegrain classics for a very attractive price and high performance! Thanks to its 180mm diameter, it collects 44% more light than the 150mm model. His focal report at F/15 intends mainly to observation/planetary imagery, the details obtained on Jupiter, Saturn or the Moon will delight both beginners and the confirmed amateur. Mars also provided that it is high in the sky and close to the earth. The 180mm diameter gives the possibility of effectively launching into short imaging.
The moon is a wonder that you can contemplate for years, as the number of craters that constantly constels its surface. There is no chromatism, unlike achromatic glasses. The tube is compact and the set easily transportable. Complemented by large focal lengths, the observation of the most beautiful objects in the deep sky will satisfy the beginner as the amateur wishing to have an easily transportable instrument.
The primary mirror, associated with the secondary mirror and a concave meniscus treated multi-layer provided with detailed and stuck images. Its low central obstruction of less than 30% provides a surprising contrast for a telescope at such a price. The temperature (coolant in particular) is around 45min/1h. Focusing, key element to obtain quality images is carried out by translation of the primary mirror to offer a sufficient focus race with many accessories. An SCT 2 "Threaded output (Schmidt-Cassegrain) makes it possible to adapt multiple accessories from other brands.
Features
- Tube: maksutov sky-watcher 180mm f/15
- Focal length: 2700mm
- Focal report: F/15
- Maximum frontal diameter: 219mm (for the addition of a heating, fog or solar filter resistance)
- Resolution power: 0.6 "
- Limit magnitude: 14
- Construction: Metal
- With Aronde tail: integrated vixen type male
- Output: Schmidt-Cassegrain 2 "rear thread"
- Oculary holder: 50.8mm with thread M42
- Dimensions (diameter x length): 216mm x 500mm
- Weight: 7.8kg
Elements delivered
- 1 Sky-Watcher optical tube mak180 f/15
- 1 ocular flowing 50.8mm: Let 28mm
- 1 Crowned referral 50.8mm
- 1 adapter 50.8mm/31.75mm
- 1 Integrated male tail type Vixen
- 1 Right researcher 9x50
