{"product_id":"certified-pre-owned-explore-scientific-ed127-essential-series-air-spaced-triplet-refractor-telescope","title":"Certified Pre-Owned Explore Scientific ED127 Essential Series Air-Spaced Triplet Refractor Telescope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertified Pre-Owned Refurbished \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese Certified Pre-Owned items -- including telescopes and accessories -- have been thoroughly inspected by the Explore Scientific Quality Control Team to ensure the item meets our high standard. The item is then repacked, often in a new box, and prepared for shipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenerally these items come from one of t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehree \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esources: returned, often in like new condition; traded in on another item; or new but has blemishes and marks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertified Pre-Owned items carry the standard Limited One-Year Warranty on mechanical and optical systems; however, because these items are pre-owned, they DO NOT carry a cosmetic warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--start tab--\u003e\n\u003ch1 id=\"description\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Original Classic Explore Scientific ED127 Air-Spaced Triplet, Retooled for the Astrophotographer:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew precision front cell with push-pull adjustments for tilt and centering adjustments to get the best collimation for the tightest stars.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 2-inch two-speed rack and pinion focuser with heavy-duty locks and rotation adjustment, to position and hold your imaging system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew retractable dew shield, for improved portability. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA proven performer for astrophotographers and critical visual astronomers alike, the Explore Scientific ED127 Essential Series Air-Spaced Triplet Refractor utilizes genuine HOYA FCD1 ED glass to deliver stunning details of the night sky’s most notable treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yRyMAQec8-I\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAstrophotographer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCllh0nUmlREEvoskaq9b3A\" title=\"Chuck's Astrophotography Channel on YouTube\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChuck Ayoub\u003c\/a\u003e compares his image of the Pillars of Creation taken with his Explore Scientific ED127 Essential Series, with the Hubble Space Telescope Image (HST).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/6029\/files\/EagleNebula1-1024x757_480x480.jpg?v=1581302364\" alt=\"The Eagle Nebula in the Hubble Palette narrowband filters by Chuck Ayoub with his Explore Scientific ED127 Essential Series Refractor\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Eagle Nebula in the Hubble Palette narrowband filters by Chuck Ayoub with his Explore Scientific ED127 Essential Series Refractor. In the center is the feature called the \"Pillars of Creation\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/6029\/files\/84666341_178759376797360_3150931035051524096_n_240x240.jpg?v=1581353372\" alt=\"Detail of Chuck Ayoub's Pillars of Creation with his Explore Scientific ED127 Essential Series Air-Spaced Triplet\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/6029\/files\/STScI-H-p1501c-d2560x1440_240x240.png?v=1581302959\" alt=\"The Pillars of Creation with the Hubble Space Telescope\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e Chuck Ayoub + ED127\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHubble Space Telescope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Pillars of Creation (a birthplace for creating new stars) lies deep in the heart of the Eagle Nebula (M16). It was made famous by a photograph captured from the Hubble Space Telescope taken on April 1, 1995. Fast forward to the year 2018, and now it was finally time to try my hand at capturing it with my Explore Scientific ED 127 telescope. My goal was to capture the entire Eagle Nebula so I used a reducer which dropped the focal down from 952 to 761 - so it actually took me farther away from the Pillars, but still close enough to see their detail. I was extremely happy with how the picture turned out and to this day, it's still one of my favorite captures. The Explore Scientific ED 127 has worked out so well for me, that it's the reason I run two rigs. I simply refuse to ever remove it from my mount, so that if I ever want to try new equipment, it has to be on my second rig.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eChuck Ayoub\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.9845%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/6029\/files\/chuck_ayoub_240x240.jpg?v=1581357880\" alt=\"Chuck Ayoub with his Explore Scientific ED127 Essential Series Rig for Astrophotography\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.0155%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChuck Ayoub's astrophotography has been honored with three NASA Astronomy Pictures of the Day. In addition to the ED127 Essential Series Air-Spaced Triplet, he uses the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/explorescientificusa.com\/collections\/ar-doublet-series\/products\/ar102-air-spaced-doublet-refractor\" title=\"Explore Scientific AR102 Air-Spaced Doublet\"\u003eAR102 Air-Spaced Doublet\u003c\/a\u003e for solar imaging. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.astrobin.com\/search\/?q=yobsnob+explore+scientific\" title=\"Chuck Ayoub Astrophotography Gallery on Astrobin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChuck's Gallery on Astrobin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its true apochromatic performance with diffraction-limited optics and ample aperture, this versatile model can showcase deep-sky delights like the edge-on Sombrero Galaxy with its distinct bulging center or the spiraling beauty of the face-on Pinwheel Galaxy as easily as it can reveal the intricacies of the Moon’s winding Hadley Rille.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing an air-spaced triplet optical design that virtually eliminates chromatic aberrations, this telescope generates brilliant high-contrast images by combining genuine FCD1 HOYA extra-low dispersion (ED) glass and proprietary EMD enhanced multi-layer coatings on all optical surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cradle rings feature a built-in handle, sculpted for secure handling. The top face of the handle is slotted to allow a 1\/4x20 bolt for attaching a DSLR for \"piggyback\" imaging. The bottom of the cradle ring includes a V-block (Vixen-style) plate for attaching to your equatorial mount. The telescope comes with the \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExplore Scientific \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/explorescientificusa.com\/products\/explore-scientific-hybrid-finder-scope-base\" title=\"Explore Scientific 2N1 Hybrid Finder Scope Base\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/explorescientificusa.com\/products\/explore-scientific-hybrid-finder-scope-base\"\u003e2N1 Finder Scope Base\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e installed. (Finder scope sold separately.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--end tab--\u003e\u003c!--start tab--\u003e\n\u003ch1 id=\"specs\"\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spanrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"speccell speccell-left\"\u003eItem Number\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"speccell\"\u003eCPO-ES-ED127075-04\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spanrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"speccell speccell-left\"\u003eFocal Length\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"speccell\"\u003e952mm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spanrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"speccell speccell-left\"\u003eFocal Ratio\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"speccell\"\u003ef\/7.5\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spanrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"speccell speccell-left\"\u003eLimiting Magnitude\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"speccell\"\u003e13\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spanrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"speccell speccell-left\"\u003eResolution\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"speccell\"\u003e.9 arcsec\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spanrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"speccell speccell-left\"\u003eTube Length w\/ Dew Shield\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"speccell\"\u003e41.75\"; 1060mm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spanrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"speccell speccell-left\"\u003eTube Length w\/out Dew Shield\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"speccell\"\u003e33.25\"; 849mm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spanrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"speccell speccell-left\"\u003eDiameter\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"speccell\"\u003e130mm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spanrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"speccell speccell-left\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"speccell\"\u003e18lb; 8.16kg\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spanrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"speccell speccell-left\"\u003eDovetail\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"speccell\"\u003eVixen \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!--end tab--\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Accessories\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/explorescientificusa.com\/products\/dew-heaters?variant=102751076368\" title=\"Astrozap Dew Heater Strap\"\u003eAstrozap 5\" Dew Heater Strap\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eCA Residents: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/explorescientificusa.com\/pages\/prop65\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eProp 65 WARNING(S)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Explore Scientific","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42883219030188,"sku":"CPO-ES-ED127075-04","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/6029\/files\/ed_127_498d549f-a006-4050-ae52-38a8249ef321.jpg?v=1700601543","url":"https:\/\/explorescientific.com\/es\/products\/certified-pre-owned-explore-scientific-ed127-essential-series-air-spaced-triplet-refractor-telescope","provider":"Explore Scientific","version":"1.0","type":"link"}