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We have bundled our brand new RVO Horizon 60 ED Doublet refractor with the popular iOptron SkyGuider Pro mount for ultra portability. The package also includes the ZWO ASI 120MM Mini camera for guiding, plus either a Canon or Nikon M48 Mount for your SLR camera! All you need is a tripod with a 3/8" thread and you are ready to take widefield guided shots!
Click here to read a superb review of this scope in the Sky At Night magazine!
Horizon 60 ED Description:
Introducing the brand new RVO Horizon® 60 ED doublet imaging refractor. The smaller, more compact version of the incredibly popular Horizon® 72 ED. Portability and quality of optics are key with this superb new telescope. It keeps the stunning optical quality of the Horizon® 72 in a smaller, lighter and more portable body ideal for grab and go rigs with mounts such as the Skywatcher Star Adventurer and iOptron SkyGuider Pro.
The tube features superior FPL-53 specifically chosen by us to give the sharpest and most widefield images possible. The tube also features a high quality dual speed graduated CNC machined rack and pinion focuser with tension adjustment for ultra precision and hold thanks to the focus lock.
This listing is for the full imaging package which includes the RVO Horizon® 1.0x Field Flattener and the all new Horizon® 32mm Guidescope. The only other accessory you'll need to collect your SLR camera is a T mount. Please contact us for this as we sell a wide range of M48 T mounts to suit your camera.
Clip taken from our YouTube channel The Astronomy Network, explaining the features of the Horizon 60mm
Key Features:
- High Quality FPL-53 Doublet Optics
With the Horizon® range, quality control is very important to us. We are committed to guaranteeing that every single Horizon® scope leaves us in perfect collimation and in perfect condition. Every single Horizon® scope sold is thoroughly checked even down to each thumb screw on the scope to make sure all is well before shipping.
In house Zygo Interferometer test included with the Horizon 60mm.
The interferometer is essentially a measuring instrument. Within the interferometer is a calibrated laser that is pointed through the optical test surface, then onto a high quality reference sphere, then back through the test subject then to an internal camera which gives us the measurement on the screen. From this, we can adjust the position of the test optic and the reference sphere to obtain a perfectly calibrated system. The more central the laser to the test optic and then on return, the better and more accurate reading and measurement we can take. This takes a lot of adjustment to get the best results from the optical surface.Once the measurement has been taken, we are provided with a series of results that show the optical quality of the surface plus other information. We will aim to provide 0.95 Strehl or higher.
The 60mm ED also features a CAA (camera angle adjuster). This means you can rotate your camera to get the perfect orientation without having to rotate the complete telescope. This will improve accuracy when switching between visual and imaging and vice versa. The focuser is made from CNC machining ensuring high quality and robustness whilst keeping the precision, ideal for the astrophotographer. The focuser on the Horizon® 60 is compatible with a lot of popular motorfocusers including the Pegasus. The focuser also features a 10:1 fine focus knob enabling you to get the perfect focus, every time.
The main purpose of the Horizon® 60 is for widefield astrophotography. The focal length of just 360mm will provide a massive field of view with superb colour correction and sharpness thanks to the high quality doublet glass. If you are imaging very widefield targets, then there is also a matching 1.0x Horizon® 60 Flattener to ensure a completely flat field edge to edge. A full range of adaptors is available to get your camera perfectly spaced. The CAA can be left on to provide full rotation when the flattener is fitted.
If you want to use this scope for visual, then you will need some accessories to go with it. We recommend a high quality 2" diagonal, finder and some eyepieces to get you going. If you are wanting to use this scope for visual work too, then please contact us and we can put a package together. Why not take advantage of the tack sharp optics for some breath taking widefield views of the stars!
One of the nice features of the 60mm ED is that we have designed the kit to make it usable straight out the box. We have attached a longer bar so you will can achieve a perfect balance every time, as well as a synta style finderscope base. This will accept most standard finders as well as our all new RVO 32mm Horizon® Guidescope.
The scope comes complete in a high quality hard travel case. There are additional cut outs in the foam within the case to accept the 32mm Horizon® Guidescope too so you can comfortably house this in your case for safe travel and storage.
The Horizon® 60 is available as either an OTA only or a full imaging package paired with the Horizon® 60 1.0x Flattener and the all new 32mm Horizon® Mini Guidescope. Click here for the OTA only on our website.
Specifications:
Lens Assembly: 60mm FPL-53 Doublet ED
iOptron SkyGuider Pro Description:
Introducing The SkyGuider Pro -- iOptron’s next generation camera tracking device! Leading the camera tracker market for nearly four years, iOptron's SkyGuider Pro pushes closer to perfection.
The redesigned SkyGuider Pro mount head is more compact, small enough to fit on your palm, better precision, silent tracking, built-in rechargeable power source, ST-4 guiding port and camera trigger port. The improved precision polar scope maintains a fine engraved reticule, now features adjustable illumination with different brightness levels. Using with our iOS app, quick and accurate polar alignment is just a joy. The DEC mounting bracket allows you to balance a heavy camera and/or lens better, or even mount a light telescope. The optional 8408 hand controller allows you to check the Pole Star position for the polar alignment, slew the mount, adjust the guiding rate, change the mount settings and control the camera trigger.
The SkyGuider Pro features four tracking rates, 1X or sidereal, 1/2X for sky and landscape combined, solar and lunar. All 4 tracking rates work in both northern and southern hemispheres. We have also added a quick slew mode with both forward and reverse to help quickly reframing your image without disrupting the cameras position.
We have made big improvements on the SkyGuider Pro’s removable alt-azimuth base, which features a precision bubble level, degree markings for the altitude and a built in post for the azimuth control. You can also mount the SkyGuider Pro head (without the base) directly to any standard photographic tripod with 1/4” or 3/8” threads.
The DEC mounting bracket package, which includes DEC mounting bracket, counterweight shaft, counterweight and Vixen-type dovetail saddle, makes the SkyGuider Pro mount suitable for a heavier camera/lens system, even a lightweight telescope.
The SkyGuider Pro is certainly a must have tool for any photographer interested in astroscape or wide field astrophotography.
Features
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ZWO 120MM Mini Description:
The NEW ZWO ASI120MM MINI or ASI120MINI is an excellent choice for an affordable planetary and deep sky camera for those who have just started in astro photography, but cannot spend a fortune on a specialist astro photography camera or want to replace a modified webcam or a cheaper planetary imager. It replaces the extremely popular ASI120MM, but offers wider compatibility with various guiding solutions, guidescopes and off axis guiders as it comes in a more compact, 1.25" format body.
It also comes with an AUTOGUIDER PORT so you may use it for planetary imaging or when you take images of deep sky with another camera (a dSLR or a cooled ZWO) you may use this camera for guiding!
With the ZWO ASI120MM MINI camera you can achieve better results than with those beginner cameras. We are not saying that anything is wrong with those cameras like the TSSI, Scopiumcam or some converted webcams, but this is just simply better for a still affordable price.
According to customer feedback, these cameras worth every penny invested.
However if you don't want the hassle of using filters and stacking LRGB images into a colour image or cannot spend much time and happy to go for a compromise, simply choose the colour version, the ZWO ASI120MC-S.
Features of the ZWO ASI120MM Mini
Autoguider Port
SOLAR IMAGING Please note, this camera features a Micron branded chip and thus it might produce Newton's rings (an interference pattern in imaging) when used with H-alpha solar telescopes. ZWO ASI CMOS cameras with a Sony chip or Celestron Skyris or Moravian Instruments G0 and G1 CCD cameras might be a better choice for solar imaging. From the ZWO range we'd recommend the ASI174MM or ASI174Mini for solar imaging. Never-the-less, there are quite a few customers who use an ASI120MM camera successfully for solar imaging.
Specification of ZWO ASI120MM
Sensor: 1/3″ CMOS AR0130CS(Mono)
Binning 1×1:
1280X960@35FPS
Binning 2×2:
More resolutions can be user defined
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