Apertura 5x APO 1.25" Barlow Lens
Boost Your Views with this Apertura Barlow Lens!
Wanting to extend the functionality of your existing eyepieces with deeper looks into the night sky? Easily do so with the addition of this Apertura 5x APO Barlow Lens! Couple your 1.25” eyepieces to reduce their focal length, in-turn increasing the overall magnification by 5x. This accessory is wonderful for getting up close and personal with near countless celestial objects, enabling you to explore more of what the universe holds!
Adding a Barlow lens to your astronomy toolkit is no doubt the most economical way to enhance the magnification range of your eyepiece collection. This Apertura 5x Barlow in particular offers outstanding performance thanks to its apochromatic design, fully multicoated optics, and durable construction! It’s effortless to use and install and provides astronomers of any experience level the utmost image quality at an incredible price point. With its exceptional value, this Apertura 5x Barlow is a must have for your astronomy adventures.
A Valuable Addition to Your Astro Toolkit!
Get closer to the beauty of the universe than ever before! Increasing the magnification of your eyepieces broadens your viewing opportunities, making it an essential tool for stargazing. Read on as we take a deep dive into the aspects of this Apertura 5x Barlow lens below.
Apochromatic Optics
Housed with three optical elements, this Barlow lens effectively corrects for chromatic aberration, delivering beautiful, color-accurate sights. This makes it particularly useful when viewing bright objects like the Moon or the planets where color fringing is most apparent. Additionally, the apochromatic design offers use with eyepieces of higher quality, broadening your eyepiece compatibility range! Each lens element is fully multi-coated for maximum light throughput, ensuring the utmost clarity and detail.
5x Magnification
By increasing your magnification by 5x, the target you’re viewing is much larger within your eyepiece, making it easier to see existing details. This is especially useful for revealing planetary details such as the surface of Mars, the Cassini Division on Saturn, and Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. Barlow lenses also work wonders for the splitting of double stars, enhanced sights of the Moon’s craters, and can even help discern details on bright nebulae. Please note: For maximum performance, it’s important to take your telescope’s aperture and your local seeing conditions into account. These two factors dictate how much magnification is achievable with sufficient resolution of detail, as the higher the magnification, the blurrier objects can become if seeing conditions are subpar. Having a collection of various eyepieces and Barlow lenses to swap between will help you get the most out of your observing sessions.
Durable Construction
This Apertura 5x Barlow Lens accepts 1.25” eyepieces making it useful with a wide variety of eyepieces on the market today. It can also be used with 1.25” filters for expanded viewing opportunities! The barrel length comes in at a rated 28.31 mm, with a total unit length of 90.93 mm. The outer diameter of the eyepiece holder is 40.85 mm. An included thumb screw makes docking your eyepieces a breeze and holds them in place all night long with a non-marring brass compression ring.
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!
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