{"id":15827,"date":"2025-07-14T12:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/?post_type=product&#038;p=15827"},"modified":"2026-07-27T23:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:00:40","slug":"sky-watcher-evostar-80edx-ota","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-evostar-80edx-ota\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky-Watcher Evostar 80EDX OTA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sky-Watcher Evostar 80EDX: FPL-53 Sharpness in Mid-Size<\/h2>\n<p>The Sky-Watcher Evostar 80EDX is an 80\/600mm (f\/7.5) apochromatic refractor featuring a premium Japanese Ohara FPL-53 ED element and Schott crown glass: chromatic aberration is virtually eliminated. Metallic High-Transmission Coatings squeeze the maximum number of photons through each lens transition, and the integrated 2.8-inch focuser with 360-degree rotation adapter is built for camera work.<\/p>\n<h2>What can you photograph and see with it?<\/h2>\n<p>At this focal length, smaller deep-sky objects come within reach: globular clusters, planetary nebulae, and more compact galaxies, in addition to the classic large nebulae. Visually, the image is what an ED refractor is famous for: pitch-black background, needle-sharp stars, and planets without color fringing. These are tubes that seriously serve both worlds.<\/p>\n<h2>The unfocus as foundation<\/h2>\n<p>The large 2.8-inch focuser carries heavy cameras without bending, and the rotation adapter allows you to frame the image without touching the focus. The finder shoe accepts any Sky-Watcher finder or a small guide scope for autoguiding: this tube is designed to grow with your ambitions.<\/p>\n<h2>This is how to get the most out of this telescope<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Virtually no cooling time and no collimation:<\/strong> A refractor is ready within fifteen minutes, and the optics stay aligned. More time for photons.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The setup determines your photo result:<\/strong> An HEQ5-class mount gives this tube with camera the stability that FPL-53 optics deserve; a Star Adventurer GTi can be used for short focal lengths and light cameras.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plan to flatten me:<\/strong> For sharp stars all the way to the corners of your sensor, a field flattener is essential for a photographic refractor. Order it along with your initial purchase to avoid a second waiting period.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dew control is essential with lenses:<\/strong> A dew cap or dew heater prevents the front lens from fogging up in the middle of a session.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visually pleasing as well:<\/strong> At 100x magnification (with a 6mm eyepiece), the moon and planets are incredibly sharp and color-pure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Never look directly at the sun without protection.,<\/strong> not even for one photo: only with a certified solar filter in front.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>For whom yes and for whom no<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hello<\/strong> The photographer who wants to go from entry-level glass to premium without the price of a triplet, and the discerning visual observer looking for a compact top tube.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not<\/strong> For those who look purely visually and want maximum aperture per euro, a Dobsonian offers more; if you want astrophotography without the mount learning curve and post-processing, then the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/telescopes\/smart-telescopes\/\">smart telescopes<\/a> the shorter route; ours <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/the-best-telescope-for-beginners\/\">Telescope Buying Guide for Beginners<\/a> explain the difference.<\/p>\n<h2>Featured accessories<\/h2>\n<p>These accessories add the most after purchase:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Field flattener:<\/strong> For astrophotography with a doublet, a flattener isn't a luxury: it sharpens stars in the corners of the image. Sky-Watcher provides one including a T2 adapter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Camera adapter:<\/strong> The Sky-Watcher M48 adapters connect your Canon EOS or Nikon directly to the flattener or focuser.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Light Pollution Filter (2 inch)<\/strong> Under the Dutch or Belgian sky, a light pollution filter can significantly enhance the contrast in your photos.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A 6mm planetary eyepiece:<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-6-mm-planetary-uwa-eyepiece-58-125\/\">Sky-Watcher 6mm Planetary UWA Eyepiece<\/a> visual planetwork 100x.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carrier bag<\/strong> This tube fits the 80\/600 refractor exactly. View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/telescope-accessories\/carrier-bags\/\">carrier bags<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Technical specifications<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Specification<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Optical design<\/td>\n<td>Apochromatic refractor (doublet, Ohara FPL-53 + Schott crown glass)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Opening<\/td>\n<td>80 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Focal length<\/td>\n<td>600 mm (f\/7.5)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coatings<\/td>\n<td>Metal High-Transmission Coatings (MHTC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Focuser<\/td>\n<td>2.8 inch with 360-degree rotation adapter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Seeker<\/td>\n<td>Finderscope (Sky-Watcher standard)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mount<\/td>\n<td>None (separate OTA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Included in the box<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sky-Watcher Evostar 80EDX Optical Tube Assembly (OTA, without mount)<\/li>\n<li>2.8 inch focuser with 360-degree rotation adapter<\/li>\n<li>Finderscope shoe for Sky-Watcher finderscopes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Honest advice from observers<\/h2>\n<p>We sell and use the Sky-Watcher line ourselves. In our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/skywatcher-telescopes\/\">Sky-Watcher merk Guide<\/a> We'll explain which series are strong and which you'd rather skip. View the full range on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/brands\/sky-watcher\/\">Sky-Watcher merk Page<\/a>. Ordered before 11:59 PM gets it fast, in the Netherlands and Belgium. Unsure about mounting, flattener, or camera connection? 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