Skywatcher 0.77X Reducer/Flattener Evostar ED 150mm
The Skywatcher 0.77x Flattener and Reducer for the Evostar 150ED shortens the focal ratio to f/6.2, optimises back focus to 55mm, and improves image quality for APS-C sensors.
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The Skywatcher 0.77x Flattener and Reducer is tailored for the Evostar 150ED. It reduces the focal ratio from f/8 to f/6.2, reducing the exposure time by 66%, which is ideal for astrophotographers looking to capture images with shorter exposure times. The image circle is 34mm, providing an illuminated and corrected field that is compatible with APS-C sensors and smaller, helping to eliminate elongated stars at the edges and improve overall image quality.
With a back focus of 95mm, the flattener and reducer come with a spacer and M48 adapter to achieve the optimal 55mm back focus when installed. The accessory also features 2-inch filter threads, accommodating light pollution filters to enhance viewing and imaging conditions.
This flattener and reducer offers a 34mm fully illuminated field, making it suitable for both APS-C and full-frame sensors. When paired with a full-frame camera, it provides a field of view of 2.22 x 1.48 degrees. With an APS-C crop sensor, the field of view is 1.45 x 0.97 degrees.
About Sky-Watcher
Contemporary telescope-making has advanced the simple optical designs early scopes to revolutionary, state of the art. The Sky-Watcher company believes Telescopes of quality make should no longer be expensive, but accessible to everyone. Sky-Watcher philosophy has always been to bring the vast wonders of the skies within reasonable reach of anyone with enough curiosity and courage to look up and imagine. Sky-Watcher scopes come in a large range of observational applications - from 10"Dobsonians to spotting scopes for land use.
Product Code: SWA-EVO150FRF