BRESSER Messier AR-102xs/460 EXOS-2/EQ5

NEW: Now includes a high-quality lens solar filter for safe viewing of sunspots, eclipses, and planetary transits. A high quality telescope for night and solar observation.

Ambitious beginners and advanced users can use this device to find the brightest objects outside the solar system. Discover structures in the Orion Nebula at the incredible distance of 1,500 light-years (14,200,000,000 km)! Driving along the light-dark boundary (Terminator) on the moon is a treat. You will never want to give up the MESSIER AR-102xs again.

As a compact travel device, the MESSIER AR-102xs does a very good job. The very short focal length of just 460mm enables impressive wide-field observations of open star clusters and the Milky Way. Only by using special ED lenses were we able to realize this brilliant device. It offers extraordinarily high image quality with very low color error at an attractive price.

EXOS-2 mount and tripod. The basic segment of the BRESSER Messier series. The smallest optics are stably mounted on the BRESSER EXOS-2. Gone are the days when undersized frames made it difficult for price-conscious customers to get started with astronomy. The EXOS 2 with a robust stainless steel tripod carries the offered optics up to a weight of 13 kg for stable and wobble-free visual observation. For greater comfort during observation, the mount can be fitted with a set of motors for the RA axis and the DEC axis. In this way, you always keep the celestial object in the eyepiece without having to manually follow the telescope in the course of the stars.

OPTICAL FEATURES

Type: lens telescope

Lens diameter: 102mm / focal length: 460mm / F/4.5

Maximum useful magnification: 204x

Fast, high-quality achromatic lens

State-of-the-art multi-layer lens coating for a bright, high-contrast image

Robust aluminum tube construction

Very high quality Hexafoc focuser with 2.5" free inner diameter

6x30 viewfinder with crosshair eyepiece; Optimized viewfinder mount for comfortable viewing

31.7 mm (1.25") star diagonal

Prism rail with stainless steel clamping surface (44mm universal dovetail for GP/EQ5/LXD75)

50.8 to 31.7mm adapter with integrated T2 adapter (requires optional T2 ring)

Telescope for night and solar observation.

MOUNTING CHARACTERISTICS

Stable equatorial mount with fine adjustment on both axes

Ball bearings on both axes for more precise movements

Height-adjustable, sturdy stainless steel tripod (min. 69 cm / max. 109.5 cm)

Load capacity up to 13 kg payload

Can be retrofitted with the Bresser Star Tracker Goto Kit (item no. 4951750)

Circular bubble for easy horizontal alignment

Polar height scale to set latitude

scaled pitch rings to find objects more easily using a star atlas or planetarium software

Pole finder telescope with optional illumination (item no. 4964212)

Tripod Weight: 4.7kg

Mount weight: 5.6 kg (without counterweight)

Total weight including counterweight: 14.8 kg

Batteries not included

SCOPE OF DELIVERY

optical tube

26mm (31.7mm / 1.25") Super Plössl eyepiece

31.7 mm (1.25") star diagonal

integrated 31.7mm and T2 adapter

Prism rail with stainless steel clamping surface (44mm universal dovetail for GP/EQ5/LXD75)

Finder telescope 6x30

rotating star map

sun filter lens

Stellarium PC astronomy software (via download)

Bresser EXOS-2 mount

1 counterweight of 4.5 kg.

Tubular stainless steel field tripod with accessory tray

Technical Data