Product Description
This is the exclusive, Stellarvue 5" f-8 apochromatic doublet refractor using an objective with super-low dispersion FCD100 and Lanthanum elements, carefully hand figured in our shop in Auburn, California. This special offer will end when we sell out of our existing stock of Celestron mounts. If you want a complete, high-contrast, planetary refractor, with go-to mount and visual accessories, don't miss this opportunity!
Availability: Stellarvue SVX127D Refractors and Celestron mounts are now available. We will build your telescope when you order. We have a supply of hand figured objectives in house and more at the coating lab. So, most orders will ship in less than one week. So, the turnaround time is minimal on these and the sooner you order, the sooner we will ship yours. Contact us to confirm the shipping date for an order placed now or if you have any questions at (530) 823-7796 or email: mail@stellarvue.com.
- A Stellarvue 3" dual speed focuser with 4.4 inches of drawtube travel, 2" and 1 1/4" compression ring adapters. This is our highly rated focuser that is smoother and more stable than the 2.5" version.
- FB finder scope dovetail mounting base.
- Large removable extensions between the focuser and telescope for wide field bino-viewing without the need for optical adapters.
- Cnc machined, heavy duty mounting rings. These are not cheap. molded rings.
- Vixen-Style TP010 mounting rail that matches.
- Handle: The Stellarvue #HAN-2 handle is included.
- Precision adjustment mechanisms on both the objective lens cell and the focuser. The telescope leaves here permanently aligned but customers requested the ability to be able to precisely adjust the focuser and the objective just in case they accidently drop the instrument on a hard surface.
Tube and dew shield: The Stellarvue SVX127D comes with an aluminum tube and dew shield that is finished in Instrument White. Fittings are black anodized aluminum. The dew shield retracts reducing the length of the telescope when being stored. Extending the dew-shield minimizes dewing of the objective at night and serves as a glare shade during the daytime.
Internal tube treatment: The inside of the main tube assembly is painted "ultra flat black" and is baffled to eliminate tube wall reflections.
Aluminum hinged rings: The SVX127D comes with Stellarvue rings that are cnc machined from one inch thick 6061-T6 aluminum. There are five 1/4-20 threaded holes top and bottom. There is a center hole, two holes that are 1.5" apart and two holes that are 2.4" apart. American made Stellarvue rings are significantly stronger than cast aluminum rings.
Light gathering and magnification power: A 127 mm refractor gathers 329 times the amount of light the naked eye does. Although Dawes limit states maximum power for telescopes under good conditions is about 300 power for a telescope of this size, since this is a high Strehl apo refractor you can exceed this power on steady nights. Check the Recommended Accessories section to make the best choice for eyepieces.
Two-year warranty and Stellarvue Service: We are friends for life. Stellarvue telescopes and accessories are covered by a two-year warranty. But it does not stop there. Since we are a telescope maker, we can repair your telescope for a very nominal fee years after it goes out of warranty, should you accidentally drop it on concrete or otherwise damage it. Buy a Stellarvue Telescope with confidence. Our customer care is legendary.
Included Accessories
In this complete system, the following accessories are included:
1. Celestron AVX Mount/Tripod. This computerized mount and tripod allows you to "go-to" thousands of celestial objects. The stainless tripod and mount hold this refractor with the stability and tracking accuracy needed for successful navigation from object to object. Learn more on our AVX Page.
2. Stellarvue 1 1/4" dielectric mirror star diagonal.
3. EUW eyepiece set. This set includes
- An EUW 04.0 high powered eyepiece for viewing planets, double stars and small craters on the moon. Se craters down to 2 miles in diameter, the rings of Saturn and with the high accuracy of the hand figured optic, the moons of Jupiter will appear as disks!
- An EUW 08.0 medium powered eyepiece for viewing nebulae and clusters with clarity and high contrast.
- An EUW 15.0 low powered eyepiece for locating objects and viewing enormous star fields in the Milky Way.
- A 2X Barlow for doubling the magnification of every eyepiece in the collection. This allows the user to boost the magnification power to over 500 power. While the atmosphere is usually not steady enough to use this much power, you can experiment to your hearts content with six different magnification powers.
4. F002 Reflex finder and finder base. This finder operates like a rifle scope enabling the user to quickly point the telescope accurately as objects seen above.
Save $199 on an optional American-made, SKB hard case with custom foam lining:
This is the same, high-end SKB Hard Case that comes with the SVX130T Apo Triplet Refractor. Purchased alone with the durable custom foam (also made in the USA), this case retails for $699. Select this case as an option above and you pay only $500. While not included at the sale price, we recommend adding this deluxe American-made hard case to protect your tube assembly during transport and to store it in.
Specifications:
Objective Lens:
127 mm clear aperture, 1,016 mm focal length (F-8), apochromatic doublet using super low dispersion (SD) optical glass and Lanthanum.
Tube Assembly:
Machined, fully baffled, aluminum tube painted Instrument White outside, ultra flat back inside.
Weight:
Telescope tube weighs about 16.6 pounds. Weight with mounting rings:19.4 pounds.
Dimensions:
The main tube has a 5-1/4" diameter. The complete telescope is about 35 3/8” long with dew shield retracted and about 41 3/4" when extended. This is with the 60 mm bino-viewer extension attached. When this extension is removed, and bino-viewers are used the telescope itself is 60mm shorter. The extension is 120 mm on the 3" Feather Touch version since this focuser has a shorter drawtube.
Dew shield:
6-1/2" diameter fully retracting dew shield with cap.
Focuser:
This telescope comes with a Stellarvue 3" rack and pinion dual speed focuser with 1.25" and 2" adapters. This focuser is a fine focuser for imaging and visual use.
Extensions to facilitate virtually any binoviewer:
The standard model with our outstanding 3" focuser comes with two large extension tubes placed in between the focuser and the main tube. One is 60 mm long and the other 40 mm long. The extensions stay in place when used with eyepieces or a photographic field flattener but when binoviewers are added along with the 2"-star diagonal, one or both extensions can be removed. This positions the focuser closer to the objective eliminating the need for additional optical correctors to enable the binoviewer to come to focus. This increases the size of the field while reducing the amount of glass between the objective and the eyepiece. This results in a brighter, wider field of view. If ordered with the Feather Touch focuser, two 60 mm extensions are provided since that focuser has a shorter drawtube.
Rings: R130 cnc machine mounting ring set with five 1/4-20 threaded holes top and bottom. Holes are spaced 1.5” and 60 mm apart respectively, with one in the center. These are not lightweight, cast aluminum but machined 6061-T6 aluminum that is far more durable than castings.
Light Gain: 330. (Human eye = 1)
