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    RVO Horizon 80 ED refractor (full imaging package)

    Feb 15, 2024 4 minutes

    VITAL STATS

    • Price £1,015 with 1.0x flattened £1,025 with 0.8x flattener
    • Optics FPL-53 doublet
    • Aperture 80mm
    • Focal length 560mm, f/7
    • Focuser Dual-speed rack and pinion
    • Extras Tube rings, Vixen bar, dovetail, guidescope, 1.0x field flattener, illuminated eyepiece
    • Weight 3.45kg (OTA), 4.75kg (full package)
    • Supplier Rother Valley Optics
    • Tel 01909 774521
    • WWW.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk

    Refractors are generally considered an ideal imaging telescope due to their sturdiness and reliability. This makes them attractive for beginners and advanced astrophotographers alike. The RVO Horizon 80 ED doublet joins Rother Valley Optics's Horizon family of imaging refractors, which also includes the 60 ED, 72 ED and 102ED, each instantly recognisable by their distinct orange and turquoise tube rings

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