MANUFACTURER DESCRIPTION:
OMEGON 80/400 AZ-3 - THE COMPACT TELESCOPE FOR TRAVELS AND COMETS
A LONG ROAD, A NICE TRIP, AN ADVENTURE IN THE SKY:

SO LIGHT, SO COMPACT: YOU CAN HOLD IT UNDER YOUR ARM AND LOOK FOR COMETS. WITH 80MM OF APERTURE AND 400MM OF FOCAL LENGTH, IT OFFERS A SUFFICIENTLY WIDE FIELD OF VIEW. WITH THE MICROMETRIC MOVEMENTS OF THE AZ-3 MOUNT YOU CAN FOLLOW THE STARS WITH PRECISION. SO YOU FIND COMETS ALMOST AUTOMATICALLY...

THE 80/400 OPTICS - FOR THE SKY AND THE EARTH
FOR CELESTIAL AND TERRESTRIAL OBSERVING: THE OMEGON 80/400 TUBE OFFERS BOTH POSSIBILITIES. THIS TYPE OF OPTICS IS CALLED RICH-FIELD TELESCOPE OR COMET FINDER. THE FIELD OF VIEW IS SO WIDE AS TO FRAME A LARGE PORTION OF THE SKY. COMET SEEKERS LOVE SHORT FOCUS TELESCOPES. SPACE WALK - YOUR SPACE WALK: OF COURSE THE TELESCOPE ALSO OFFERS YOU A MAGNIFICENT VIEW OF THE FAMOUS ANDROMEDA GALAXY OR OF MANY STAR CLUSTERS.

ARE YOU ALSO PASSIONATE OBSERVERS OF TERRESTRIAL NATURE? THEN USE THIS TELESCOPE TO OBSERVE DEER AT THE EDGE OF THE FOREST, OVERLOOKING CLIFFS, A CAMOZZA IN THE MOUNTAIN OR A SHIP AT SEA. AND WHEN IT GETS DARK, YOU START LOOKING AT THE UNIVERSE.

THE 80/400 OPTICAL TUBE - FOR THE SKY AND FOR THE EARTH
BOTH FOR ASTRONOMICAL AND TERRESTRIAL OBSERVATIONS: THE OMEGON 80/400 TUBE ALLOWS BOTH. THIS TYPE OF OPTIC IS KNOWN WITH THE NAME OF "RICH FIELD" OR COMET FINDER. THE APPARENT FIELD IS SO WIDE AS TO PERMIT PANORAMIC OBSERVATION OF LARGE PORTIONS OF THE SKY AND SHORT FOCAL LENGTHS ARE APPRECIATED BY COMET DISCOVERERS. SPACE WALK - YOUR WALK IN SPACE: OF COURSE YOUR TELESCOPE WILL ALLOW YOU A FANTASTIC VIEW OF THE FAMOUS ANDROMEDA GALAXY OR NUMEROUS OPEN CLUSTERS.

ARE YOU ALSO ENTHUSIASTIC NATURALISTIC OBSERVERS? THEN USE THIS TELESCOPE TO SEE DEE DEER AT FOREST EDGES, CHAMOIS ON STEEP CLIFFS OR FAR OUTSHIPS ON THE OPEN SEA. AND WHEN DARK FALLS, YOU CAN DIVE AGAIN INTO THE UNIVERSE.

THE OMEGON AZ-3 MOUNT - PRECISE IN THE MICROMETRIC MOVEMENTS ON BOTH AXES
AN AZIMUTAL MOUNT WITH MICROMETRIC ADJUSTMENT ON BOTH AXES: WITH THE AZ-3 MOUNT YOU CAN TRACK THE OBJECT BOTH IN THE SKY AND ON THE EARTH. SIMPLY FRAME THE OBJECT AND THEN TURN THE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE DESIRED DIRECTION. THE MOUNT FOLLOWS THE OBJECT WITH PRECISION - AND EVEN AT HIGH MAGNIFICATIONS. THIS MEANS: BEING ABLE TO DEDICATE YOURSELF COMPLETELY TO THE PLEASURE OF OBSERVATION, SINCE THE PURSUIT IS COMPLETELY INTUITIVE.

A THICK CENTRAL SCREW ALLOWS YOU TO DEFINE WHETHER YOU PREFER TO MAKE EARTH OBSERVATIONS ALONG THE HORIZON OR WHETHER YOU PREFER TO TILT THE INSTRUMENT UP TO VIEW THE SKY. THIS WAY YOU CAN REACH ANY POINT YOU WANT TO OBSERVE. TO GET A PANORAMIC VIEW, TURN THE TELESCOPE IN ANY DIRECTION. THIS IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE AZ-3 MOUNTS CAN BE ROTATED THROUGH 360°.

THE ADVANTAGES AT A GLANCE:

SHORT FOCUS COMET TELESCOPE
HUGE FIELD OF VIEW FOR PANORAMIC VIEWS
LIVE COMETS: IDEAL TO DISCOVER COMET ISON
ALSO IDEAL FOR OTHER EXTENDED OBJECTS
MANY MAGNIFICATIONS POSSIBLE: STANDARD 1.25" EYEPIECE HOLDER
AZ-3 MOUNT WITH TRIPOD FOR STABLE LOCATION OF THE OPTICS
FOLLOW CELESTIAL OBJECTS WITH PRECISION: MICROMETRIC MOVEMENTS ON BOTH ASSES
WATCH COMET ISON - MAKE IT THE PURPOSE OF YOUR VIEWINGS THIS YEAR. FOR MANY AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS SUCH A COMET IS A ONE-OF-A-LIFT EXPERIENCE.