The Skywatcher Explorer 200P Newton and the focuser is checked and adjusted by us before delivery. These telescope is shipped free of charge in Germany.

All Newtonian telescopes should be adjusted before first use and then periodically for a clear image. We adjust all of our Newton before they leave our house.

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Telescope Skywatcher Explorer-200P 200mm 1000mm 8 '' f / 5 Newton on NEQ5 mount with accessory

Telescope with 200mm aperture and 1000mm focal length, 2 "Crayford focuser.

The parabolic primary mirror in conjunction with the relatively small secondary mirror ensures a good correction of the image field / focus and thus sharpness and contrast richness. Therefore, not only a bright image of deep sky objects is a pleasure. Moon and Panets offer a wealth of detail (fine craters and grooves on the moon, cloud bands on Jupiter or the rings of Saturn, for example), which will delight you in every area of astronomical observations.

There are not only alternators in the car! :-)
Newton telescopes are considered (and are) basically high-powered telescopes. From f / 5 I define again as particularly bright. When observing the moon, we definitely recommend a filter to reduce the glare effect. - The moon reflects so much light that the light should be attenuated (especially at low magnification). Also note the dark adaptation of the eye. For example, if I want to observe deep sky objects after the moon, the adaptation of the eye takes a certain amount of time before I can perceive the much fainter ones again in detail.

And that brings us to the objects that such a Newton can show in abundance - visually and photographically!

Deep sky objects (ie galaxies, nebulae, star clusters ...) do not require a high magnification, but a corresponding light gathering power.

For photography, this also means the shortest possible exposure time for a shot. Planets (and moon) require a higher magnification and thus a Barlow lens for focal length extension.

So with this device also beautiful details on the moon and planets can be seen! So you do not have to do without this field of application: An (almost) all-rounder among the telescopes focusing on deep sky.

Due to the versatility of this telescope and the reasonable price, this device is also very interesting for school astronomy.

The 2 "focuser:

The Newton is equipped with a smooth and precisely worked 2 "Crayford focuser with a reduction for 1.25" accessories. You can thus use powerful 2 "eyepieces, a bright picture and a broader view is possible.All 1.25" eyepieces can of course also be used.
Since the drawer is ball-bearing, heavy and accurate adjustments are guaranteed for heavy accessories.

2 "eyepieces give a beautiful impression of the celestial objects - especially with a large field of vision, nebulae and galaxies appear in a wide environment, which is particularly appealing because the objects in the room" float. "If you have less field of view, you can also see the details of the celestial objects The three-dimensional effect is less important than the larger field of view, and in the case of planets this is also relevant to Jupiter because the constellation of Jupiter's moons in relation to the planet is more beautiful to a change of the constellation after some observation time.Details on Jupiter itself (cloud bands, large red spot) are in a 1 1/4 "eyepiece but then again equivalent in the impression - or recommended for short-focal eyepieces also here the spatial environment is no longer relevant.

The Skywatcher N-EQ5 is not only a good base for observation, it also provides solid upscale astrophotography. With the mount long exposure is possible with appropriate accessories. This will allow you to successfully take pictures of nebula objects and galaxies, moon and planetary images are no problem.

In the basic configuration we offer here, the EQ5 is suitable for medium-sized telescopes. The mount is ready for the successful observation of astronomical (and earthly) objects. With appropriate accessories, the EQ-5 can be expanded to the powerful GoTo mount.

Load capacity:

• The EQ5 carries Newton telescopes up to 200mm aperture and refractor telescopes up to 150mm aperture. It can be loaded with devices up to approx. 10kg net weight.

Product advantages:

• For advanced and ambitious beginners
• For lunar, planetary and deep-sky observations
• 200mm opening for good light output (f / 5)
• Parabolic primary mirror for exact focus
• With T2 connection
• 2 ''focuser can also be reduced to 1.25''

Please note:

• For lunar observations, we recommend a lunar filter, for more contrast and to protect the eyes
• Nature observations are not possible, here we recommend a refractor

Delivery:

• Skywatcher Explorer 200P / 1000
• Prism rail & clamps for fixing the tube
• 2 1.25 '' eyepieces: 25mm overview eyepiece (40x magnification) and 10mm detail eyepiece (100x magnification)
• 2-fold Barlow lens
• Parallactic mounting NEQ5, incl. counterweights
• Steel tripod with shelf

Technical data at a glance:

• Type: reflector telescope / Newton
• Color: black
• Lens diameter: 200mm
• Focal length: 1000mm (f / 5)
• Resolution: 0.58 arc seconds
• Limit size: 13.3 mag
• 2 "Crayford focuser, to 1.25 '' reduction, with T2 adapter
• 25mm and 10mm eyepiece
• 9x50 optical viewfinder
• Catch and parabolic main mirror with centering marking to simplify the adjustment
• Parallactic new EQ5 mount, including counterweight
• Extendable steel tripod (from approx. 97- 21cm)
• Magnifications: 40x, 10x (or with Barlow: 80x, 200x)
• Tubus length: approx. 920mm
• Weight: Tube and clamps: approx. 8.8kg (total weight incl. tripod and counterweight, approx. 35kg)