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IMPORTANT: Our store is located in Canada. All orders that include products manufactured outside of Canada or USA will be subject to tariffs and duties, regardless of the order value. US customers are responsible for all applicable duties and tariffs, and those will be billed by the carrier, except for the Lacerta upgrade kit, for which we collect them at checkout.
IMPORTANT: Our store is located in Canada. All orders that include products manufactured outside of Canada or USA will be subject to tariffs and duties, regardless of the order value. US customers are responsible for all applicable duties and tariffs, and those will be billed by the carrier, except for the Lacerta upgrade kit, for which we collect them at checkout.

TS PHOTON 8" f/5 Newtonian telescope - for observing and astrophotography

This telescope is a true all-rounder and ranks among the best in this range. Through the versatile focal ratio of f/5, the Newtonian offers best prerequisites for lunar and planetary observations. The optimized secondary mirror is designed for deep-sky observations as well as for astrophotography.

The advantages of the PHOTON Newtonian at a glance:


♦ Moderate focal ratio for short exposure times for astrophotography.
♦ Very high sharpness on moon and planets
♦ Secondary mirror provides good illumination, for example for DSLR cameras
♦ Large backfocus allows using popular coma correctors and cameras
♦ High-quality primary mirror of optical BK7 glass with enhanced 94% reflectivity coating provides a bright, clear image.
♦ Stable 2" Crayford focuser with 10:1 dual speed and 1.25" reduction adapter
♦ Motor focus can be retrofitted at any time
♦ Quicker cooling down, quicker observing, quicker photographing through fan for the primary mirror
♦ Steel tube and metal mirror cells for optimal adjustment stability
♦ Only available from TS: carbon tube for retrofitting - for ultimative transportation