Description The Explore Scientific 9mm 120° Series eyepiece really is in a class by itself. The 120° apparent field of view is unlike anything you have experienced before. Normally, when we look through hyper wide field eyepieces, we see a huge swath of the night sky at low magnification. With the 9mm 120°, however, you […]

Description The ED80 Essential Series Air-Spaced Triplet Refractor is a true apochromatic telescope that reveals celestial wonders like the desolate beauty of the lunar terrain, the serene structure of Saturn’s rings or the brightest deep sky treasures of the Messier catalog. Offering true diffraction-limited optics with genuine HOYA FCD1 ED glass, the ED80 is the […]

Description The Explore Scientific ED102 Essential Series Air-Spaced Triplet APO Refractor Telescope is a true apochromat refractor that reveals our Moon’s stark chiseled craters, Jupiter’s orderly cloud belts and the blue-white stars of the Orion Nebula popping against the complex misty cloud they call home. The ED102 Essential Series Apochromatic Refractor will open up a […]

Description The Original Classic Explore Scientific ED127 Air-Spaced Triplet, Retooled for the Astrophotographer: New precision front cell with push-pull adjustments for tilt and centering adjustments to get the best collimation for the tightest stars. New 2-inch two-speed rack and pinion focuser with heavy-duty locks and rotation adjustment, to position and hold your imaging system. New […]

Description The Explore Scientific AR Air-Spaced Doublet Series telescopes are classic air-spaced, crown-and-flint, doublet achromatic f/6.5 refractors with a superior-class optical figure. Whether you choose the AR102 (4″), AR127 (5″) or AR152 (6″) model, you will be impressed by the stunning images revealed to you at the eyepiece, and all at a small fraction of […]

Description The Explore Scientific AR127 Air-Spaced Doublet is a classic air-spaced, crown-and-flint, doublet achromatic refractor, reborn with the aim to produce superior-class optical figure in a short (f/6.5) focal length design. With the AR127 model, you will be impressed by the stunning images revealed to you at the eyepiece, and all at a small fraction […]

Description The Explore Scientific AR152 Air-Spaced Doublet, is a classic air-spaced, crown-and-flint doublet achromatic refractor, and at 152mm (6-inches) of aperture, it provides the brightest images and highest resolution of the AR Series. Our design goal was to provide an extreme value by providing true diffraction-limited optics at a price that will allow more people […]

Description The Twilight I is a light-to-medium-duty alt-azimuth mount and tripod designed to quickly and easily accept small to medium sized refractors, such as the AR102 or ED102mm, and of course, the ED80mm. Lightweight, fast Newtonians will also match up nicely with the Explore Scientific Twilight I mount. As long as your telescope does not […]

Description Add additional height to your Explore Scientific Twilight II Mount with this 8″ Pier Extension. This optional accessory adds another level of versatility to the Twilight II mount, which is already equipped to easily handle two telescopes at the same time. Without sacrificing stability, this pier extension raises the mount 8? from its tripod, […]

Description The 8×50 finder scope has a standard crosshair to help you center objects precisely. The straight-through, non-erect image viewer has a 6° field of view. Compatible with the NEW Hybrid Finder Scope base or the Explore Scientific original finder base — either the standard base or the T-shaped base. Specs Item Number VF0850S Reticle […]