Achromatic Refractor Telescopes

When I first started in amateur astronomy, I did as most beginners and purchased a department store telescope that advertised the most power. (700x I believe) Unfortunately, again like most beginners, I found that the advertised power was impossible due to the size of the telescope and more importantly the lack of stability of the mount.

If you are looking for a great beginner scope and a completely automated GOTO mount, the A70Lf with SkyPod is the one for you.

If you are looking to start out with something a little larger than a beginner scope and want to spend the time to learn the sky instead of relying on a computer to slew the scope over to each object, this is the package for you The A80Mf attached to the Porta II Mount moves easily and is stable when stopped. No tweaking of the hand controls is necessary like some other brands. I was able to smoothly track a pod of dolphin out at sea without loosing them and took a few images with my digital camera attached to the second port on the flip mirror diagonal.

The A80Mf on wood tripod with the Porta II Head is a steady and solid platform for your observing sessions. Wood tripod, not only attractive, but also provides less vibration when viewing.

The A80Mf with Porta II Mount comes complete with: