{"id":22034,"date":"2021-03-03T03:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T03:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amt.ee\/?post_type=product&#038;p=22034"},"modified":"2025-05-29T21:30:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T21:30:06","slug":"skywatcher-telescope-ac-70-900-capricorn-eq-1","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/amt.ee\/en\/product\/skywatcher-telescope-ac-70-900-capricorn-eq-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky-Watcher Telescope 70\/900 Capricorn EQ-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A light lenticular telescope with an aperture of 70 mm and a focal length of 900 mm.\u00a0This telescope is suspended on the EQ1 equatorial mount, intended for astronomical observations.\u00a0<\/strong>Equatorial mounts allow you to follow the observed object as it moves across the sky.\u00a0In addition, the assembly has micromovements, thanks to which it is possible to precisely direct the telescope at the object.\u00a0This telescope is well suited for observing the Moon, allows you to see the basic details of the planets of the Solar System and, after using an additional solar filter, allows you to observe sunspots.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Optical system<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The BK709EQ1 is a long focal achromatic refractor.\u00a0In other words, it is a lenticular telescope built on the basis of a two-element objective, with lenses made of two different types of optical glass.\u00a0The lens diameter is 70mm, the focal length is 900mm.\u00a0With the f \/ 12.9 aperture, such a telescope can be considered a long-focus telescope that works best in lunar, solar (with a filter) and planetary observations.\u00a0The set also includes 2 glasses in the Kellner system with a focal length of 25mm and 10mm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Installation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The telescope was suspended on a light EQ1 equatorial mount.\u00a0It is an assembly intended for novice users, the lightest of the equatorial assemblies produced by Sky-Watcher.\u00a0Such a mounting, instead of the azimuth and height axis, has two axes inclined at an angle equal to the latitude.\u00a0Thanks to this axis arrangement, the tracking of objects in the sky is carried out only in one axis.\u00a0It is even possible to connect a simple optional drive that will significantly increase comfort by keeping objects in the field of view of the telescope.\u00a0This assembly has micromovements, i.e. special knobs that allow the telescope to be gently moved in both axes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The telescope is equipped with an eyepiece extractor in the 1.25 &#8220;standard. It is a rack-and-pinion extractor (the so-called Rack &amp; Pinion lift). The 1.25&#8221; mirror angle attachment is included in the set.\u00a0This lift is compatible with the drive for Sky-Watcher lifts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Astronomical observations<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"opis\" class=\"product-tab-pane tab-pane active\">\n<div class=\"product-description cms-content\">\n<p>Solar system<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Sun: visible spots and granulation (observations only with an objective filter)<br \/>\n\u2022 Mercury: visible phase of the planet under favorable conditions<br \/>\n\u2022 Venus: visible phase<br \/>\n\u2022 Moon: visible surface details larger than 4 km, mountains, craters and seas<br \/>\n\u2022 Mars: over time the opposition may be slightly visible polar cap<br \/>\n\u2022 Jupiter: two stripes on the face of the planet, changes in the position of Galilean moons<br \/>\n\u2022 Saturn: visible ring of the planet and the brightest moon &#8211; Titan<br \/>\n\u2022 Uranus: visible as a star<br \/>\n\u2022 Neptune: visible as a star<\/p>\n<p>Star<br \/>\n\u2022 separating systems with a separation above 2 &#8221;<br \/>\n\u2022 Stars no less than mag 11.8<\/p>\n<p>Deep sky objects<br \/>\n\u2022 Open clusters from the Messier catalog<br \/>\n\u2022 Globular clusters visible as bright spots<br \/>\n\u2022 Nebulae visible at low magnification<br \/>\n\u2022 galaxies visible as hazy spots<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Easy-to-use telescope for astronomy enthusiasts and landscape observations<\/li>\n<li>Lens diameter: 70 mm \/ Focal length 900 mm<\/li>\n<li>Maximum recommended magnification: 140 x<\/li>\n<li>Magnification with included accessories: 36x \u2013 90x<\/li>\n<li>Total weight: 3500 g \/ Tube weight: 1700 g<\/li>\n<li>Includes: Telescope, mount, tripod, accessories<\/li>\n<li>Mount: Equatorial with a tripod<\/li>\n<li>Excellent light-gathering power, long focal length<\/li>\n<li>Simple tracking by hand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[500],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22034","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-my-first-telescope","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"sale","11":"taxable","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sky-Watcher Telescope 70\/900 Capricorn EQ-1<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Easy-to-use telescope for astronomy enthusiasts and landscape observations  Lens diameter: 70 mm \/ Focal length 900 mm  Maximum recommended magnification: 140 x  Magnification with included accessories: 36x \u2013 90x  Total weight: 3500 g \/ Tube weight: 1700 g  Includes: Telescope, mount, tripod, accessories  Mount: Equatorial with a tripod  Excellent light-gathering power, long focal length  Simple tracking by hand\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/amt.ee\/en\/product\/skywatcher-telescope-ac-70-900-capricorn-eq-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sky-Watcher Telescope 70\/900 Capricorn EQ-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Easy-to-use telescope for astronomy enthusiasts and landscape observations  Lens diameter: 70 mm \/ Focal length 900 mm  Maximum recommended magnification: 140 x  Magnification with included accessories: 36x \u2013 90x  Total weight: 3500 g \/ Tube weight: 1700 g  Includes: Telescope, mount, tripod, accessories  Mount: Equatorial with a tripod  Excellent light-gathering power, long focal length  Simple tracking by hand\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/amt.ee\/en\/product\/skywatcher-telescope-ac-70-900-capricorn-eq-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Astro &amp; 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