Telescope BK 609EQ1

Telescope BK 609EQ1

Reflecting telescope with an aperture of 60 mm and a focal length of 900 mm. The telescope is suspended on the EQ1 parallactic mount, intended for astronomical observations. Equatorial mounts allow you to follow the observed object in its movement across the sky. In addition, the assembly has micromovements, thanks to which it is possible to precisely point the telescope at the object. This telescope is well suited for observing the Moon, it allows you to see the basic details of the planets of the Solar System, and after using an additional solar filter, it allows you to observe sunspots.

Optical system

BK609EQ1 is a long focal achromatic refractor. In other words, it is a lenticular telescope built on the basis of a two-element objective with lenses of two different types of optical glass. The lens diameter is 60mm and the focal length is 900mm. With a f / 15 light output such a telescope can be considered a long-focus telescope that works best in lunar, solar (with a filter) and planetary observations. The set also includes 2 Kellner glasses with a focal length of 25 mm and 10 mm.

Mount:

The telescope is suspended on a lightweight EQ1 equatorial mount. It is an assembly intended for novice users, the lightest of the equatorial assemblies manufactured by Sky-Watcher. Instead of the azimuth and height axes, such a mount has two axes inclined at an angle equal to the latitude. Thanks to this axis arrangement, the tracking of objects in the sky is only carried out in one axis. It is even possible to connect a simple optional drive that will significantly increase comfort by keeping objects in the telescope's field of view. This is capable of micromovements, i.e. special knobs that allow the telescope to be gently moved in both axes

Lens:

The telescope is equipped with a 1.25 “ lens. It is a rack lift (so-called Rack & Pinion lift). The 1.25 "standard mirror angle attachment is included in the set. The focuser is compatible with the Sky-Watcher eyepiece.

Observations

Solar system
• Sun: visible spots and granulation (observations only with the objective filter)
• Mercury: visible phase of the planet under favorable conditions
• Venus: visible phase
• Moon: Visible surface details greater than 4 km, mountains, craters and seas
• Mars: A slight polar cap may be visible in opposition
• Jupiter: two stripes on the surface of the planet, changes in the position of Galilean moons
• Saturn: the planet's ring is visible and the brightest moon, Titan
• Uranus: shown as a star
• Neptune: shown as a star

The stars
• separation of systems with separation above 2.2 "
• stars not less than magnitude 11.4

Deep sky objects
• Open clusters from the Messier catalog
• Globular clusters appear as bright spots
• Nebulae visible at low magnification
• galaxies visible as hazy spots