Konus Konustart-900B 60mm f/15 EQ Refractor Telescope

Description

Designed for intermediate users, the Konus KONUSTART-900B 60mm f/15 EQ Refractor Telescope is designed to provide new astronomers with a complete setup for viewing the moon and planets, and brighter deep-sky objects like star clusters and galaxies.

Two eyepieces provide 45x and 112x magnifications with a 2x Barlow lens that doubles the magnification of each eyepiece for a wider range of observing possibilities. Additional accessories such as a smartphone digiscoping adapter, a star diagonal, and 1.5x erecting eyepiece add to the scope's versatility and allow it to pull double-duty as a traditional spotting scope.

Its manual German equatorial mount has Right Ascension (RA) and Declination indicators for celestial navigation, and a two-speed RA motor will automatically track objects as they move across the night sky when the mount is properly polar aligned. Slow-motion cables enable you to manually track your object with accuracy and reduced vibrations. An adjustable-height aluminium tripod provides a stable platform for sky watching.

Key Features:

Optical Performance

• 60mm aperture is ideal for viewing the moon and planets, as well as terrestrial subjects
• Long 900mm focal length enables high magnifications
• f/15 focal ratio
• Refractor-style optical design produces crisp and clear views
• Anti-reflection fully coated optics improves light transmission, colour rendition, sharpness, and contrast
• 1.25" draw-tube is compatible with the widest variety of eyepieces and accessories
• Sturdy rack-and-pinion focuser with electronic motor for precision focusing ability with reduced vibration

Mount and Tripod

Mount:

• Manual German equatorial
• Right Ascension and Declination setting circles enable classic celestial navigation
• Two-speed right ascension motor tracks objects as they move across the night sky when the mount is properly polar aligned, with little or no vibrations
• Flexible controllers allow for precise control with reduced vibrations
• RA motor and focuser run on one included 9V battery
• Includes 2-pound counterweight to properly balance the optical system

Tripod:

• Lightweight and durable aluminium legs
• Two-stage adjustable height allows for easy use by most people
• Tray to hold accessories such as eyepieces, filters, and lights

Included Optical Accessories

Eyepieces:

• 1.25" barrel diameter accepts more astronomical filters
• 20mm eyepiece produces 45x magnification
• 8mm eyepiece produces 112x magnification

Smartphone adapter:

• Capture and share photos and video through any eyepiece
• Fully adjustable in two axes to accept most smartphones
• Swings out of the way to look through the eyepiece, and swings back into place to take picture

Filter:

• Moon filter brings the moon's light down to safe levels
• Improves contrast when viewing phases from half to full
• Screws into standard 1.25" eyepieces
• Recommended for use past 1/4 phases to prevent damage to the user's eye, especially at high power

Barlow Lens:

• 2x magnification
• Doubles the power of any eyepiece used in it, without affecting the eye relief, so high-power eyepieces are more comfortable to use
• 1.25" holder and nosepiece

Diagonal:

• 90° angle provides a more comfortable viewing position when the scope is pointed high overhead
• Star mirror design corrects view horizontally, but not vertically

Erecting tube:

• Slight 1.5x power adds a boost of magnification to any eyepiece used with it
• Straight-through design
• 1.25" holder and nosepiece
• Corrects view horizontally and vertically for easy use as a spotting scope

Other Included Accessories

Finder:

• Unmagnified view provides a wide field of view to make alignment fast and star-hopping navigation easy
• Projects a red aiming dot into the center of the window to make centering objects in the eyepiece easy without obscuring small objects
• Adjustable intensity enables the dot to be seen without affecting night-adjusted vision
• Includes mounting bracket

Maps:

• Star chart helps navigate the night sky
• Moon map shows highlights and features of the visible lunar surface

Carrying case:

• Soft carrying case hold entire telescope system
• Shoulder strap for easy transportation