Gskyer EQ 80900 Telescope, German Technology Telescope,Starwatcher Refractors
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Product Specifications
- 1.This professional astronomical telescope adopts the optical lens with 99.5% light transmittance, imaging clear and natural which protect the eyes from harm
- 2.The eyepiece is all-aluminum alloy with large diameter and non-dispersive, high quality optical glass-ZF4. Lens coated with multi-layer green film forms a high-power HD imaging
- 3.Installation is simple and fast without tools. It adopts VAR control, smooth tracking and positive image system, which is applicable for both astronomical and terrestrial views
- 4.The tube of the primary mirror was designed in all-metal. The metal turbine equatorial instrument achieves 360 degrees smooth observation, and it is more durable and sturdy
5.The attachment plate is for quick access to accessories, the bold stainless tripod is sturdy and durable which height is adjustable to facilitate you better view of stars
Product Description
Size:FFEQ80900 Telescope Specification Aperture： 80mm（3.2 in) Focal Length： 900mm(35.4 in) Focal Ratio： F11.25 Eyepiece1： 25mm(0.98 in) Magnification1： 36X Eyepiece2： 10mm(0.39 in) Magnification2： 90X Eyepiece3： 5mm(0.2 in) Magnification3： 180X Max Magnification： 540 Finderscope： 5*24 Zenith Mirror： 48° Erecting Prism Mount： EQ Advanced Equatorial Mount Linear Field of View(@1000yds/m)： 16ft (19) Optical Coating： Multi Antireflection Blue Film Barlow lens： 3X Limiting Stellar Magnitude： 12 Resolution(Rayleigh)： 1.74 Arcsec Resolution(Dawes)： 1.45 Arcsec Light Gathering Power： 131X Angular Field of View： 1.2° Tube Connection： Hook,Dovetail Plate Tripod： 1.27 inch Stainless Steel Tripod
Brand Story Gskyer was born in a hot summer in July 1992. Several young entrepreneurs in their twenties started the company in a leased small house. The young men worked hard fully soaked by sweat day and night in the factory with low ceiling and smothering hotness. They tried hard to made the old machinery work with their never give-up sprint, hard-working attitude, and creative mind. The group conquered all kinds of difficulties including low machinery efficiency, high part scrap rate and everlasting money-losing pressure. With creative thinking, they modified and improved the product work flow and added CNC machine tools to improve the efficiency, quality of the product and increase production success rate. Eventually Gskyer got the support and approval needed from the contract company in Germany. Since then, Gskyer has been providing consumers in China telescopes and binoculars with high quality raw material, precise optics, and tremendous value at a great price. Gskyer has become a highly respected telescope brand in China. Nowadays, modern technology and management are part of the reason every Gskyer product is made with high quality. Weare known in China for high quality optics at a great price. Now that we want to go global, our goal is to make the ideal optional instrument for every family with best value proposition. We are committed to provide high-quality telescope, binoculars at best prices every family can afford. Enjoy the beautiful sky and we look forward to serving your need with our quality Telescopes & Binoculars!
Product Reviews
So far so good, this is my second telescope and its better …
So far so good ,this is my second telescope and its better than the one i used before (or - its better than the one which i previously used). Its hardly takes about 10 mins to put on the lenses and i am ready to goI was gazing at the full moon and the stars and it can give me a detailed review. the vision i got to see was so very clear and beautiful even in the dark night sky.I can also check animals in the zoo near my house or the view over the lake, its a lovely telescope to check more natural biological or magical things in nature.I could even watch the activity of my neighbors clearly which actually i should not be doing Ha ha…. from my house.Below i would like to explain to you details about this telescopeTripod: The material is made of Stainless Steel which make it more sturdy than my earlier telescope which was made of aluminum alloy though I used it for 5 years, I didn’t like it much and always wanted to change to a new one.This Telescope is very stable and and sturdy and can be adjusted to the required length whether long or short, and also it comes with a plastic tray to hold eyepieces which makes it very convenient for use.For the EQ screw: its much easier to tighten the screw to fix the equatorial mount of the telescope ( it has 5 equatorial mounts 2 for left and right movements and the other 2 for going up or down and 1 for the slightest，adjustments which make it more easy to use).Overall, i feel its more professional astronomical telescope , with a Quality that is also very good, and Really worth every penny you spend to own one, and I am glad I got it, and it is totallymeets my expectations.We really like this telescope and it comes at such a good price, hope you too could be lucky too!…..
A beginner’s telescope with the “must haves” that distinguish quality entry level from trash
First, I received this telescope free for testing and review. I recognize that a review of a free product is something fundamentally different from that of a product for which one has paid, but I do believe that such reviews can be useful when the review process is respected and I’ve tried to do that here.What you’re getting with this order:(1) 900 X 80mm refractor telescope(1) Equatorial mount(1) Stainless steel tripod(4) Eyepieces: 5mm, 10mm, 25mm and Barlow lens-Multiple lens covers-Cleaning cloth-Accessories trayI need to say right up front that I am not an expert on telescopes, in fact, I’m quite new to them. This will show to any experts or enthusiasts reading this review and I apologize for my lack of knowledge. Please know that I’m not trying to misrepresent my skills. What I have done is to speak with a lot of hobbyists and to read several articles about what a beginner like myself should look for in a first telescope. I’ve taken that information, and I’ve tried to assess this Gskyer model as a beginner’s telescope and my hope is to share my findings with you and that they will prove useful to your own research in some way.Each person I’ve asked and every article I’ve read has stated that there is ONE most important factor to consider above all others, the aperture. The aperture is the diameter of the telescope’s lens. The general consensus seems to be that purchasing a telescope with an aperture smaller than 80mm is not worth your while. The Gskyer has an 80mm aperture, making it appropriate for inclusion in your first telescope decision. Bigger is better but gets more expensive of course.The next thing to consider should be the focal length. This is the distance from the focal point of a telescope to the lens/mirror. As the focal length increases, objects will look bigger when you view. I didn’t get the same type of “minimum acceptable focal length” advice from my research that I did regarding the aperture, but I did find a few charts that showed 900mm to be an appropriate size. You’ll notice a recurring theme as I go here that the Gskyer either just meets or slightly exceeds the minimum standards for a telescope worth purchasing, which to me means that it merits consideration from shoppers seeking a beginner’s telescope in the budget price range. There are much cheaper telescopes than this one, but few if any of those will meet the minimum standards that experts strongly suggest.Magnification is something that beginner’s like me often mistake for being the most important factor. According to my research, this is absolutely not so. Most scopes are capable of great magnification, but with a “too small” aperture, this would be wasted. Magnification is easy to figure once you’ve learned the formula. You simply divide the focal length, in this case the 900mm of the Gskyer by the eyepiece. This Gskyer comes with 3 eyepieces sized 5mm, 10mm and 25mm. Applying this formula then it has 3 magnifications:900mm/5mm= 180X900mm/10mm= 90X900mm/25mm=36XIn addition, the telescope includes a 3X Barlow lens. This is a lens that fits between the mirror and the eyepiece and is said to then triple the magnifications mentioned above. I have not yet used the Barlow but wanted to mention its inclusion and purpose.Equatorial mount: The Gskyer has an equatorial mount as well as slow motions which allow you to follow an object across the sky (newbies may be shocked at how quickly a spotted object moves out of the field of view, I certainly was). There is also a counterweight used here. These are all functions that I’m just learning how to use, and know very little about. I think it’s simply important to let shoppers know that they’re included.Tripod: Stainless steel and feels heavy duty. It is level which is important. It includes a snap-on accessories tray that I absolutely love. I’m a guy who loses small pieces easily and I am quite happy to have this tray to store all the eyepieces and lens covers not in use.Finder scope: This is a small scope on the side of the tube that let’s you more easily find an object in the sky. You put that object in the crosshairs and then in theory, that object will be in the scopes eyepiece ready to view. Unfortunately, syncing the finder scope to the telescope takes some fine tuning and I haven’t done it yet. You can read about how to do it by simply googling it. It seems it’s better done during the day on fixed land objects. It’s on my to do list. I’ve been told you want a 25 or greater on the finder scope and this one is a 24, again firght near the minimum. I get the sense that this one is very entry level, more so than the rest of the scope.Assembly: Obviously, the telescope does not arrive assembled, so there is work to do. Keep in mind here that I am a neophyte and so I had no experience with assembly and even more daunting, I didn’t know the names of the pieces even and so had to totally rely on the provided instructions. When I looked at the instructions, I felt quite intimidated as they were simply color photos with very brief written directions that often referenced parts I did not know. The good news is that it was pretty easy to complete the entire process with these instructions. In fact, there was never a point where I felt I needed to seek help. I’m not saying I wasn’t ever temporarily frustrated, but the reason it was fairly easy was that there aren’t a lot of parts that look alike so even when you don’t know what it is, it is easily located. A couple of tips based on my experience:-The slow motion cables have to be mounted with the screw going into the only notch on the post. There is nothing mentioned about this so you’ll be tempted just to slide the cable fitting all the way on. This doesn’t work as it will not turn the gear. When the screw is in the notch the gear turns easily.-The tube can roll inside the two rings that contain it until they are tightened. Pay attention to how the spotting scope and the adjustment knobs line up once you’ve mounted it. The Gskyer logo gives a hint too.-The adjustment screw that moves the scope up and down benefits from some WD-40, or at least mine did.Function: I’ve used it to get beautiful, clear views of the moon. It’s staggering actually to see the detail. I’ve also used it to see the rings of Saturn which I found particularly rewarding. I have a lot to learn, but this scope is of sufficient quality to make these experiences meaningful and that seems quite important when picking out a beginning scope. It must be of a high enough quality to encourage use.Any negatives?:-Finder scope is the one aspect that seems not to meet or exceed minimum standards for a beginner’s scope.Bottom line: I want to reiterate that I am a complete beginner, and hope that this review will be of some use to other beginners considering this telescope. This is a well built telescope that meets the “must have” standards found in my research for beginner telescopes. I’ve enjoyed its use for several weeks now and am continuing to learn its more complicated features. I believe it merits consideration from shoppers seeking an entry level telescope that will be of meaningful use to its owner and of a high enough quality to merit frequent and continued use.
Exciting!I can see the rings of Saturn
It’s super easy to set up,and I can see the rings of Saturn in detail with this telescope,really exciting!
Moon looks great.Very good!
Moon looks great. I see landscapes with good detail.I can see the craters clearly.
Good telscope,I’m satisfied!
I saw the moon in the night clearly, and it was fantastic. And for the price, I’m satisfied!
Amazing product. We are having so much fun with …
Amazing product. We are having so much fun with this. Mars was beautiful.
nice, portable
it is a great buy, nice, portable
fortunately
It is everything I expected, fortunately
Professional
Incredible value, Professional
I’m very happy
I’m very happy, My wife and kids wanted it.
Perfect!
I got it for Christmas, Perfect!
Light
Light, reliable, came on time.
this was great
based on the reviews, this was great
Love it
Love it,using it weekly!
Nice product
Nice product, looking for a nice compact telescope
Five Stars
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