Telescope-Telescope Bundles-Apertura 72 mm Doublet APO Refractor with Adjustable Flattener

Compact Package, Full Functionality
Weighing in a just 4.8 lbs. for the OTA on its own, and only a bit more fully assembled, this 72 mm refractor is an excellent portable option. Featuring 1/4″x20 threaded connections on the included scope ring, this scope can easily be used with a photographic tripod – or a Vixen astronomy mount saddle when the included dovetail bar is installed. These stylized rings also come equipped with a handle preinstalled for easy transport that doubles as a second slotted Vixen dovetail bar – providing extra mounting or accessory connection options! This scope additionally comes with finder base that can easily hold your finderscope, guidescope, or other Synta-style mounted accessories. Finally, to combat dust, dew, and stray light this scope features an extendable dew shield and a blue dust cap.

10:1 Dual Speed 2″ Focuser
With a 10:1 dual speed focuser, the Apertura 72 mm FPL-53 Doublet APO refractor make precise focusing easy; and the rack and pinion design holds even stout imaging trains in place. Its 2″ opening provides enough room for user supplied 2″ eyepieces or 2″ nosepieces, with a 2″ to 1.25″ adapter included in the box to cover all common visual connection sizes. For dedicated astrophotographers this also features a camera rotator, allowing for easy framing of celestial objects!

Apertura 2″ Field Flattener
For those looking to push the astrophotography performance of this scope, look no further than this dedicated EDR series field flattener from Apertura! This corrective lens optimizes this scope for imaging by flattening the photographic field. This provides improved star shapes across your frame, with support up to full-frame! With an adjustable design you can not only dial this field flattener in for the industry standard 55 mm backfocus (when set at 1.5 mm), but also small mm adjustments you may need for fine tuning. In combination with the common M48 threaded connection for your gear, it is incredibly simple to connect either a DSLR and T-Ring or a dedicated astronomy camera with most common spacers. Apertura has also included a threaded 2″ filter cell, allowing for even further performance gains via user supplied imaging filters!

A Compact Companion: The Apertura 32 mm Guide Scope
With a 32 mm f/3.78, 121.05 mm focal length, optical design, the Apertura 32 mm Guide Scope is a great pairing for the wide-field 430 mm focal length of the 72EDR; and the small form factor and color-way only strengthen the case for a perfect match-up! This is more than just a compliment to the 72EDR however, with a dual-radial compression ring 1.25″ that works with standard/mini guide camera nosepieces and precise helical focuser that make this guidescope stand out in its own right!

Comes with the Apertura Absolute Warranty
The Apertura Absolute Warranty provides two years of coverage against product defects. After the initial two-year warranty expires, this product qualifies for Apertura’s Three-Year Accident Replacement Program. In addition, the Apertura Absolute Warranty is transferable! Download a copy of the Apertura Absolute Warranty for more information on this program, how to make a claim, and why it is important to keep your original receipt and the product’s original boxes and packaging!