🌠 Discover the Universe, One Star at a Time!
The Skywatcher S11550 Maksutov-Newtonian 190mm telescope combines a powerful 190mm aperture with a 1000mm focal length, featuring fully multi-coated Pyrex mirrors for exceptional image quality. Its dual-speed Crayford focuser and right angle finder scope make stargazing a breeze, while the sturdy dovetail plate ensures stability for all your astronomical adventures.
| Coating | Fully multi-coated pyrex mirrors |
| Focal Length Description | 1000 mm |
| Zoom Ratio | 10 |
| Power Source | Manual |
| Finderscope | Reflex |
| Eye Piece Lens Description | Brandon |
| Mount | Equatorial Mount |
| Focus Type | Manual Focus |
| Item Weight | 19 Pounds |
| Objective Lens Diameter | 190 Millimeters |
| Item Dimensions D x W x H | 10"D x 10"W x 49"H |
| Optical-Tube Length | 70 Millimeters |
M**E
Beautiful instrument!
This is a beautiful instrument and it performs better than I imagined. I use it for imaging and at 190mm aperture and 1000 focal length, I can capture even Andromeda with only 8 tiles in a mosaic and other DSOs fit into the frame nicely or require minimal tiling. The corrector lens makes the stars pinpoint all the way to the edge with no coma or aberrations. My favorite scope, hands down. 10/10
E**Y
Very good astrograph for the price, especially good for DSO.
This is a very good astrograph for the price. The field is quite flat and free from distortions, therefore field flatteners or coma correctors are not needed. Also you won't get diffraction spikes in your images as the secondary mirror is held by the corrector plate. The secondary mirror is large enough to easily cover APS-C sized sensors. The focuser is designed such that the scope can be used for imaging as well as visual without needing extenders. This has a disadvantage that the focuser is just not precise enough, as the locking screws affect the focus and collimation. Many people end up replacing the focuser with a feather touch focuser.
