New Sky-Watcher 100EDX APO Telescope - redesigned body with famous Esprit optics
**Due in late July/August**
Highlights:
- Air Spaced 100mm Apochromatic Triplet (APO)
- FPL-53 extra low dispersion glass
- Zero detectable colour fringing even on bright objects
- Diffraction limited optics
- Fully multi coated lenses
- 3″ CNC machined 11:1 dual speed linear power focuser – rotatable
- Indexed focuser tube
- Knife-edge baffled system to enhance contrast
The Sky-Watcher 100mm Esprit 1000EDX Triplet APO Refractor is a high-end instrument for astro-photographers seeking quality images, yet also need a telescope that can be easily transported.
The air spaced apochromatic triplet lenses use the remarkable Ohara FPL-53 ED (extra low dispersion) glass, with exceptional colour correction over the entire visible spectrum there is no chromatic aberration even on bright objects! Knife edge baffles reduce internal reflections and increase contrast, helping to bring out faint structure in deep sky objects.
A 2-element field flattener is available separately to iron out the natural off-axis astigmatism and field curvature of the objective lens, leaving a fully corrected 42mm field of view.
In The Box:
- 100/550 Apochromatic Refractor
- Fixed Dew Shield
- 2″ Dielectric Star Diagonal
- 9×50 Right Angled Erect Image Diagonal
- D Style dovetail Bar
- 2″ to 1.25″ Eyepiece Adaptor
- Aluminium Foam-Lined Case
SPECIFICATIONS
| Model | SWESPRIT100 |
| Optical Design | Air spaced Apochromatic Triplet |
| Aperture | 100mm |
| Focal Length | 5500mm |
| Focal Ratio | f/5.5 |
| Diameter of the corrected field | 40mm |
| Visual Back Focus | 185mm |
| Resolving Power | 1.20″ |
| Stellar Limit Magnitude | 12.0 |
| Highest Practical Magnification | 200X |
| Light gathering power (compared to the unaided eye) | 204 |
| Focuser | 3″ Crayford dual speed with 2″ and 1.25″ adaptor |
| Optical Tube Length | 465mm |
| Optical Tube Weight | 6.15kg |
