SkyWatcher Evostar 100ED on AZ-EQ5 Refractor Telescope with Pier Tripod

Evostar 100

View the Solar System in HD style on a clear night with transparent skies. Simply turn your Sky-Watcher 100/900 Evostar ED Doublet OTA to the Crescent Moon, the Apennine Mountains snap into razor-sharp focus revealing a cornucopia of jagged mountain ridges, canyons, and numerous small craters in ultra-high definition.

Reveal the gas giant-Jupiter with Sky-Watcher 100/900 Evostar ED Doublet OTA. Observe Jupiter's swirling equatorial bands in high-definition with festoons and tonality within the bands. The great spot is clearly visible, discreetly contrasted from the surrounding Jovian landscape. Prominent deep-space nebula yield improved definition in gaseous outer extensions. Stars in globular clusters resolve to pinpoints. This is just the beginning of an incredible journey of exploration possible with a Sky-Watcher 100/900 Evostar ED Doublet OTA.

Metallic High-Transmission Lens Coatings (MHC)

Each air-to-glass lens surface has been coated by Sky-Watcher's proprietary MHC. An anti-reflection metallic coatings ensure optimum light transmission approaching 99.5%.

Light-Baffled Optical Systems

The objective lens cell of this 100/900 Evostar ED Doublet OTA is light-baffled to reduce stray & unfocused light to insure optimum contrast. The interior of the tube is flat blackened to prevent unfocused internal light reflections from reaching the focal plane.

Precision 2" Crayford Focuser

This precision 2" Crayford Focuser is mechanically ultra-smooth and backlash-free, offers you a fine and ultra-fine focusing adjustment.

Tube Materials

The optical tube material is rolled steel, powder-coated reflective gloss black with a gold fleck accent. The front and back cells are cast aluminium painted white & black.

Telescope Tube Attachment Hardware

The optical tube comes with attachment hardware that allows it to be securely fastened to any Sky-Watcher mount. The quick-release tube rings provided with Evostar ED100 are cast aluminium, painted white.

The Sky-Watcher GT Series AZ-EQ5 Go-To Mount combines the advantages of the equatorial mount with the simplicity of the alt-azimuth system. In fact, the AZ-EQ5 is a hybrid mount usable in both these configurations. The equatorial mode is ideal for astrophotography while the alt-azimuth configuration is more practical for observation as polar alignment is not required. Moreover, two telescopes can be simultaneously mounted in alt-azimuth configuration.

The exceptional SynScan Go-To system allows full control of both R.A. and Dec. axes with 9 slew speeds and 5 arcminute pointing precision, allowing you to quickly and accurately locate objects across the night sky. The Go-To system can automatically slew the telescope on command toward planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies, clusters and much more. The SynScan has 42,900 memorised celestial objects for an amazing journey in the night sky. The deep sky tour function suggests a list of the most interesting deep sky objects currently visible, so even the novice astronomer can easily observe faint objects at the touch of a button. Once achieving alignment, the patented Freedom Find dual encoders will then keep track of your position to within 4.2 arcminutes. The mount will retain alignment even after releasing the clutches and manually pointing the scope to a new part of the sky.

The AZ-EQ5 is equipped with two SNAP ports for dual control of camera shutter release. Working with the SynScan hand control's "Camera Control" function, a user can take batch exposures in up to 8 groups of "Exposure-time & Frames". An indexer on the R.A. worm gear keeps track of its current position, so that the Periodic Error inherent to all worm gear driven mounts can be learned and permanently corrected for. These features make the Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ5 a fantastic partner to high focal length telescopes and astrophotographers alike.

AZ-EQ5

The Sky-Watcher GT Series AZ-EQ5 Go-To Mount combines the advantages of the equatorial mount with the simplicity of the alt-azimuth system. In fact, the AZ-EQ5 is a hybrid mount usable in both these configurations. The equatorial mode is ideal for astrophotography while the alt-azimuth configuration is more practical for observation as polar alignment is not required. Moreover, two telescopes can be simultaneously mounted in alt-azimuth configuration.

The exceptional SynScan Go-To system allows full control of both R.A. and Dec. axes with 9 slew speeds and 5 arcminute pointing precision, allowing you to quickly and accurately locate objects across the night sky. The Go-To system can automatically slew the telescope on command toward planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies, clusters and much more. The SynScan has 42,900 memorised celestial objects for an amazing journey in the night sky. The deep sky tour function suggests a list of the most interesting deep sky objects currently visible, so even the novice astronomer can easily observe faint objects at the touch of a button. Once achieving alignment, the patented Freedom Find dual encoders will then keep track of your position to within 4.2 arcminutes. The mount will retain alignment even after releasing the clutches and manually pointing the scope to a new part of the sky.

The AZ-EQ5 is equipped with two SNAP ports for dual control of camera shutter release. Working with the SynScan hand control's "Camera Control" function, a user can take batch exposures in up to 8 groups of "Exposure-time & Frames". An indexer on the R.A. worm gear keeps track of its current position, so that the Periodic Error inherent to all worm gear driven mounts can be learned and permanently corrected for. These features make the Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ5 a fantastic partner to high focal length telescopes and astrophotographers alike.

Key Features:

Ultra-High Definition Lunar Views

Sharp Jupiter Banding and Detail

Enhanced Deep-Sky Object Clarity

Metallic High-Transmission Lens Coatings

Light-Baffled Tube for Contrast

Flat-Black Internal Tube Finish

Precision 2" Crayford Focuser

Rolled-Steel Optical Tube Construction

Cast Aluminium Telescope Cells

Quick-Release Cast Aluminium Rings

Hybrid Equatorial and Alt-Az Operation

SynScan Go-To System Control

9 Slew Speeds Available

5 Arcminute Pointing Precision

42,900 Object Database Access

Deep Sky Tour Functionality

Freedom Find Dual Encoder Tracking

Dual SNAP Camera Control Ports

Periodic Error Correction Indexer

What's in the Box:

SkyWatcher Evostar 100ED on AZ-EQ5 Refractor Telescope with Pier Tripod

100/900 Evostar 100ED Doublet Refractor OTA

AZ-EQ5 Mount with Pier Tripod (SynScan HC)

ED100 OTA

2" Diagonal

1.25" Focuser Adaptor

8x50 Finderscope with Bracket

Eyepiece-5mm, 20mm

Tube Ring Attachment to Any Sky-Watcher Mount

Piggyback Bracket

Hybrid German Equatorial Mount AZ-EQ5

Steel Pier Tripod

Integrated Counterweight Bar

Counterweight Extension Bar

Plate Saddle for Counterweight Shaft

Counterweights (2x 3.5kg)

SynScan Hand Controller and Cable

Hand Controller Holder

Motor Cable (for Connecting the Mounts Motors)

Power Supply Cord (Lighter Plug)