William Optics New FLT 132 Fluorostar 132mm f/6.9 Triplet Apo Refractor with Carry Case - Gold

Innovative Bahtinov Mask Cover (Patented) & Soft carry bag included (color of trim on bag may vary).

Simply put: a joy to use. You will be blown away by the small details you can observe through this APO 132mm; fine details of DSOs, stunning resolution both visually or during astrophotography. Until yesterday this was only a dream at this price!

Stunning Optics

• Features a top-quality triplet air-spaced apochromatic objective.
• This scope is extremely sharp and has a great color correction. It is ideal for astrophotography.
• Precision optics with STM coatings.
• Designed by a leading designer with FPL-53 glass.

New 3.7" R & P Focuser

• 360 deg. rotatable.
• Extra-heavy duty.
• Large aluminum knobs.

Ideal for Astrophotos

• Have you always dreamed of taking those beautiful pictures of the heavens? Now is the time!! Compatible field flattener (model P-FLAT68III), 0.72x reducer/flattener (model P-Flat7A) or 0.8x reducer/flattener (model P-Flat8) are available separately.
• Camera angle adjuster for framing your target.

Do-all Telescope

• The 132mm objective is a great size for both wide-field and planetary observations.
• The apochromatic performance makes it ideal for imaging.
• This size will require a suitable mount in order to do astro imaging. Alt-Az mounts can handle this scope too if properly counter-balanced.

Simply Beautiful Finish

• No plastic parts used: CNC machined out of solid high-grade aluminum.
• Pure William Optics quality fit and finish: powder-painted white CNC-machined aluminum tube, space gray finish, retractable dewshield, anodized 360 degree rotatable focuser, engraved dewshield cap.

Attention to Details

• Highly precise CNC machined lens cell.
• Solid CNC-machined tube mounting rings included in the price.
• CNC-machined handle/saddlebar with integrated Vixen-style finder slot to accept compatible finder/guidescope brackets or the Willim Optics Uniguide guidescopes.
• Includes Losmandy D-style mounting plate.

Additional Information

Dimensions of scratches and dots shall not exceed the following values:

• Scratches - Width, not more, mm: 0.025mm
• Scratches - Total length, not more: 1/4 of total lens diameter. Quantity no more 6
• Dots or spot points - No more, mm: 0.4mm
• Dots or spot points - Quantity, no more: 4
• Accumulation of defects - Limited area, mm: 0.8mm^2
• Accumulation of defects - Total area of scratches and points, no more, square mm: 5.8mm^2