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Sky Watcher HERITAGE 76 Reflecting Telescope
The HERITAGE 76 Telescope mini Dobsonion Telescope!
... equipped with surprisingly good optics
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The Sky-Watcher Heritage-76 has been specially designed
to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) and
the 400th Anniversary of Galileo’s first telescope. This
is not only a highly functional precision optical instrument
but also a beautiful collector’s piece, desk or shelf ornament,
and ideal gift. Our HERITAGE 76 Reflector Telescope is manufactured
by Sky-Watcher, one of the most respected telescope manufacturers
- products you can trust, representing great value for money.
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HERITAGE 76 Telescope
SKY WATCHER DOBSONIAN TELESCOPE
The beautiful, luxurious tube graphics depict a richly
historical theme. The images have been specially designed
to symbolise Galileo and his conflict with the Catholic
church. Galileo Galilei’s public championing of Copernicus’
theory of heliocentrism, which was contrary to the geocentric
beliefs at the time, eventually led to him being denounced
to the Roman Inquisition. He was subsequently tried, suspected
of heresy, forced to recant, and spent the rest of his
life under house arrest. Of course Galileo, “The father
of modern science” and “The father of modern observational
astronomy” was proved right in the end. The telescope
tube is also adorned with the words “Galileo 400” and
“International Year of Astronomy” as well as key dates
in the lifetime of Galileo.
The telescope comes equipped, as standard, with a 5x magnification
Finderscope, for the easy location of night sky objects.
Also the two supplied eyepieces have been specially upgraded
to higher quality Super Modified Achromats to increase
your viewing pleasure. The telescope accepts standard
1.25” accessories so the magnification range can easily
be extended with additional 1.25” eyepieces and/or a Barlow
lens.
The uncomplicated manually operated Dobsonian alt-azimuth
mount makes it a convenient, highly portable, grab-and-go
system. The complete telescope & mount comes fully assembled
straight out of the box. Supplied in presentation Giftbox.
Technical specification:
- Magnifications (with eyepieces supplied): x12 &
x30
- Diameter of Primary Mirror: 76mm
- Telescope Focal Length: 300mm (f/4)
- Eyepieces Supplied (1.25"): 10mm & 25mm Super-MA
- Single-arm Secondary Mirror Support
- 5x24 Finderscope
- Rack and Pinion Focuser
- Wooden Alt-Azimuth Mount
- Overall maximum height: 40cm
- Weight Approx 1.75kg
Package includes:
- HERITAGE 76 Reflecting Telescope
- 10mm & 25mm Precision Eyepieces
- Dobsonian alt-azimuth mount
- Instruction Booklet
Ages: 8+ |
Telescope
Features:
- Suits both Adults & Children
- Reflecting
Telescope, with 76mm diameter mirror
- Perfect
for discovering the Night Sky (and more earthly
subjects!)
- Complete
Kit - Everything included
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Choosing
a Telescope: There are two main categories of telescope:
Refractors and Reflectors. Refractors, use two or more lenses
to collect and focus the light from an object to the eye
of the observer, and can trace their design back to the
telescopes of Galileo’s era. Reflectors (like the
one shown on this page), developed by Isaac Newton in the
17th century, use mirrors to focus the light. As magnifications
increase, impurities in the glass of lenses can cause distortion
(commonly a “rainbow-like” halo around objects) requiring
expensive and difficult treatments and coatings to correct.
Reflectors telescopes avoid this problem, and are generally
cheaper to manufacture for a given sized aperture (the main
lens or mirror used to catch the incoming light). As a result,
most high-performance optical telescopes, including the
Hubble Space Telescope, are reflector designs.
SKY-WATCHER DELUXE MIRROR COATINGS: Most reflectors
today usually have a coat of aluminium as the mirror surface
and then an overcoat of silicon monoxide or silicon dioxide
to protect it. Silicon dioxide produces a much more durable
coat than silicon monoxide but requires specialized equipment
to apply it and is therefore more expensive. Protection
is needed, because in most reflectors, the mirror is open
to the elements and deterioration of the reflective layer
reduces the resolution of the telescope. ALL Sky-Watcher
reflectors are Multi-Coated with Silicon Dioxide as standard
for Optimum Durability and Long Term Performance.
Please note: Viewing the sun can cause permanent eye
damage. Do not view the sun with the Telescope, Finderscope
or even with the naked eye. To observe the sun, it is
best to project the view onto a piece of white card (see
intsruction booklet).
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