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The TS collimating telescope has built-in illumination with rechargeable battery and USB-C charging port and allows precise collimation of Ritchey-Chrétien, Cassegrain and DK telescopes as well as refractors.
- simple adaptation with M48 and T2 thread
- Two-stage integrated illumination
- Integrated rechargeable battery for over 20 hours operating time
- USB-C charging connection
- Can be used with alignment laser
- Connection of a camera possible
- Two eyepieces included in the scope of delivery
- Adapters to M90 and M117 available suitable for RC, Cassegrain and Dall-Kirkham telescopes as well as refractors
Notes: The secondary mirror must have a center mark. Adjustment laser and camera are not included in the scope of delivery.
May 31 2025
Skywatcher and Orion offer good and affordable Maksutov systems. Due to the long f-number, eyepieces with long focal length can be used.
TS adapter to 2" receptacle for all focusers and correctors with female M82x1
- Connection thread at the telescope side: M82x1 thread (male)
- Connection at the eyepiece and camera side: 2" receptacle with compression ring (female)
- Suitable for focusers with female M82x1 thread at the camera side and for the Riccardi Reducer with female M82x1 thread at the camera side
- Optical path without the male M82x1 thread: 32 mm
- Length of the male M82x1 thread: 3 mm
- Intermediate thread M68x1 for alternative adaptions
The rack and pinion focuser is suitable for do-it-yourself construction or improvement of an 8" Newtonian telescope and also accepts correctors with 3" diameter.
- Suitable for telescope tubes with 230mm to 250mm diameter
- Including 360° rotation and tilting possibility
- 2" connection and auxiliary thread M82x1 (female) for adapting large correctors for astrophotography
- Micro-reduction for precise focusing
- The bearing of the extension tube is decoupled from the adjustment via gear drive (rack-and-pinion)
The rack and pinion focuser is suitable for do-it-yourself construction or improvement of a 10" Newtonian and also accepts correctors with 3" diameter.
- Suitable for telescope tubes with 230mm to 250mm diameter
- Including 360° rotation and tilting possibility
- 2" connection and auxiliary thread M82x1 (female) for adapting large correctors for astrophotography
- Micro-reduction for precise focusing
- The bearing of the extension tube is decoupled from the adjustment via gear drive (rack-and-pinion)
