PolarLink 80 Refractor
Free shipping | 3 Year Warranty | In stock
$289.99
- 80mm (3.15”) aperture 900mm focal length refractor with high quality glass optics
- Manual German Equatorial mount with counterweight and Vixen dovetail receiver
- No tool is required to set up, set up video is on our YouTube channel
- Stain-steel full-length adjustable tripod with accessory tray
- the telescope has a magnification range of 45X – 450X
- BONUS: you get a smartphone adapter and a Bluetooth shutter or $18.99 for free
- accessories includes: 4mm, 10mm, 20mm eyepiece, 2X Barlow Lens, red-dot viewfinder
PolarLinkTM 80EQ Refractor Telescope
Manufacturer SKU: SOITEQ2080900
PolarLinkTM 80EQ Refractor Telescope – 80mm aperture 900mm Focal Length Telescope - Manual German Equatorial Telescope with Slow Motion Control on Both Axes – Bonus Smartphone Adapter and remote shutter – Compact and Portable
DESCRIPTION
Introducing the Brand New ExploraProTM Series
Explore the Universe with our PolarLink 80EQ Refractor telescope for an incredible experience. This telescope can view the planets, moon, star clusters and brighter deep sky objects like the Orion Nebula and Andromeda Galaxy at night.
No-Tool setup
“Ease of use” has always been a key concept while developing this telescope, setting up the telescope is a breeze and no tool is required during the setup process. With the setup instruction video, setting this telescope up will only take you a few minutes.
Smartphone Compatibility
All PolarLinkTM series telescopes come with a bonus smartphone adapter which works with most modern smartphones, including iPhone, Samsung, Google, Microsoft, Huawei, Vivo, Oppo smartphones.
German Equatorial Mount
This line of telescope features an aluminum German Equatorial mount with slow motion control on Right Ascension and Declination axis. Navigate the night sky with the two slow motion cable for smooth and accurate pointing. This allows the observer to easily track any celestial object and land object with ease. The mount also features a Vixen style dovetail received which accepts any optical tube that has a Vixen dovetail.
Accessories Included
The PolarLinkTM comes with three 1.25’’ eyepieces (4mm, 10mm and 20mm), a 90° erect image diagonal, an integrated smartphone adapter, a red dot viewfinder, a 2X Barlow lens, and a Bluetooth shutter. The three eyepieces offer different magnifications and combine with Barlow, this telescope gives you a magnification range of 45X – 450X. The included erect image diagonal makes this telescope perfect for viewing terrestrial subjects as well as celestial objects. The red dot viewfinder allows you to locate an object in your eyepiece quickly.
INCLUDED ITEMS
- 80mm (3.14 inch) aperture 900mm Focal Length Refractor Telescope
- Manual German Equatorial Mount with Slow Motion Control
- Three 1.25’’ Eyepieces (4mm, 10mm, 20mm), Red Dot Viewfinder, 1.25’’ erect-image diagonal, 2X Barlow Lens
- Adjustable Full-Length Stainless-Steel Tripod
- BONUS Smart Phone Adapter and Remote Shutter
- Three-year Manufacturer warranty
FEATURES
- 80mm (3.15”) aperture 900mm focal length Refractor telescope with fully coated glass optics
- BONUS: you get a smartphone adapter and a Bluetooth shutter or $18.99 for free
- Manual German Equatorial mount with setting circles
- No tool is required to set up, set up video is on our YouTube channel
- slow motion control cable on both axes for precision and fine tracking
- full-length adjustable Stainless-steel tripod with accessory tray
- the telescope has a magnification range of 45X – 450X
- accessories include: 4mm, 10mm, 20mm eyepiece, 2X Barlow Lens, red-dot viewfinder, erect-image diagonal
Additional information
| Weight | 12.1 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 43 × 14 × 9 cm |
| Brand | |
| Mount | Equatorial |
| Optical Tube | Refractors |
| Skill Level | Intermediate |
Setup Video
Specifications
| SKU | ST-EQ20-80900 | ST-EQ20-102660 |
| Aperture (MM) | 80 | 102 |
| Focal Length (MM) | 900 | 660 |
| Telescope Type | Refractor | Refractor |
| f/Ratio | f/11.25 | f/11.25 |
| Magnification | 45X – 277X | 33X – 203X |
| Optical Coatings | Fully Coated | Fully Coated |
| Tube Mounting | Vixen Dovetail | Vixen Dovetail |
| View Finder | Red Dot View Finder | Red Dot View Finder |
| Mount Type | EQ20 Equatorial Mount | EQ20 Equatorial Mount |
| Tripod | Full size Stainless Steel Adjustable Tripod | Full size Stainless Steel Adjustable Tripod |
| Eyepieces | 1.25’’ 6.5mm, 10mm, 20mm | 1.25’’ 6.5mm, 10mm, 20mm |
| Other Accessories | 1.25’’ 90° Erect-image Diagonal, 1.25’’ 2X Barlow lens,
Bonus Smart Phone Adapter, Bonus Bluetooth Shutter |
1.25’’ 90° Erect-image Diagonal, 1.25’’ 32 Barlow lens,
Bonus Smart Phone Adapter, Bonus Bluetooth Shutter |
Customer –
Nice Starter Telescope
The overall quality of construction is pretty good, the tripod is stable, the azimuth and latitude adjustments are smooth enough and the optics, while not photo quality are pretty good. This is a bargain priced unit so there are some compromises on the precision of the drives but all of the basic functionality of a much larger telescope is here. I have another well known brand telescope and while it has more precise drives, some are plastic and have occasionally broke. It also cost about five times as much.
Refer to the video for assembly as the printed instruction are pretty brief and require paging back and forth from description to parts diagram. It take about 45 minutes from initial unpacking (it’s double boxed and all of the vital components are triple bubble wrapped) to having the unit ready to use. From there, It’s a two step process to set set up for use. During the daylight hours, align the viewfinder, set the latitude and true north position (use a map app and compass from your phone). Once fully dark, it was pretty easy to initially get objects in view. It’s really easy to convert to cell phone camera use.
The only drawback to this unit is the lack of a carry case. As most of these sold won’t travel much further than living room to deck or balcony that is understandable. If you really get in to this hobby and want to travel to some remote viewing areas, save and re-use the original packaging. I took a picture of the open box before unpacking to enable easy re-packing.