Product Details
Sky Rover 80GPA: Big Performance, Travel-Friendly Size!
The Sky Rover 80GPA combines impressive light-gathering power with a lightweight, travel-friendly design, making it an excellent choice for astrophotography, visual astronomy, and daytime photography alike. With its larger 80 mm aperture, this refractor delivers brighter images, improved detail, and enhanced performance on everything from wide nebulae and star clusters to wildlife and landscape subjects.
Its precision-crafted air-spaced ED doublet optical design, featuring Super ED glass, helps minimize chromatic aberration while producing sharp, high-contrast images with excellent color correction across the field. Whether you're imaging the night sky or capturing distant terrestrial targets, the 80GPA is designed to provide clean, detailed results with premium refractor performance. The telescope features a sturdy dual-ring mounting system for improved stability and easier accessory integration, while the lightweight optical tube, weighing only around 2 kgs (4.4 lbs)—keeps the entire setup highly portable and easy to transport. From dark-sky imaging trips to daytime outdoor photography, the 80GPA is built to deliver high-end optical performance wherever your next adventure takes you!
Versatility at the Forefront!
From detailed lunar landscapes to breathtaking nebulae and sprawling Milky Way star fields, this telescope is built to handle a wide variety of astronomical targets. Its sharp optics and wide-field capabilities make it equally at home exploring the Moon, capturing deep-sky objects, surveying rich star fields, or imaging stunning nighttime landscapes. Pair it with the proper solar filter (sold seperately) for safe daytime observing and experience intricate solar surface detail, prominences, and dynamic solar activity. Whether you're observing visually or building a portable astrophotography setup, this versatile refractor is ready for nearly any adventure under the sky.
Specifications
Diameter: 80 mm (3.1 in)
Focal Length: 560 mm
Focal Ratio: F/7
Optics: Doublet elements, air-spaced apochromatic, including a piece of Super ED
Light-Gathering Power: 131x (unaided eye)
Resolution: 1.45 arcseconds
Limiting Magnitude: 11.3 mag
Focusing: 2.5-inch R&P dual-speed focuser
Body: made of aluminum alloy, tractable dewshield
Fully Retracted: 425 mm (16.7 in)
Weight: 3.1 kg (6.8 lb) (tube ring + dovetail + adapter about 0.7 kg or 1.5 lb)
Other Information
- Country of Manufacture: China
