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    Altair Wave Series 130EDT-F F7 apo refractor

    Jul 14, 2022 4 minutes
    WORDS: TIM JARDINE

    Our experts review the latest kit

    The Altair Wave Series 130EDT-F has been updated for 2022, with upgrades that will be popular with both observers and astrophotographers. Large refractors like this 130mm triplet always have a special air about them, they look like a proper telescope, as it were, and the 130EDT-F is certainly impressive, while the quality and build are exceptional. The tube rings, for example, come complete with carrying handle and are finished in red anodising. They are meticulously machined with bevelled edges and give an indication of the attention to detail that has been lavished on the fit and finish of this telescope.

    Another upgrade is to the dovetail bar,

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