BK MAK90 EQ1 TELESCOPE

Advantages of Maksutov-Cassegrain:Very compact and portable;Short physical length telescopes with a long focal length good for planetary viewing;Sharp optics;Good for revealing Lunar and planetary details at high power and excellent for terrestrial applications Equatorial mounts allow the telescopes to rotate at the sidereal rate to offset the Earth’s rotation. They consist of two perpendicular axes, one aims to the celestial pole (parallel to the Earth’s axis of rotation) instead of at the horizon, and the other one is perpendicular with it. They are easy to use visually since only the axis that is parallel to the Earth’s axis of rotation needs to be rotated. When properly aligned with the Earth's poles, equatorial mounts can allow the telescope to follow the smooth, arc-like motion of a star across the sky, so they do excellent in taking long exposure photography.