ED Air-Spaced Triplet APO Refracting Telescopes
Apochromatic (APO) lenses are designed to bring three wavelengths of light (red, green, and blue) into focus in the same plane. In contrast, achromatic lenses are corrected to bring two wavelengths into focus in the same plane.
The classic achromatic doublet made from optical crown and flint glasses bring two colors of light to a common focus. This diagram shows the image forming lens in the front and the correcting lens in the back.
Apochromat optics were first developed by Peter Dolland in 1763. His air-spaced triplet design ushered forth many optical improvements but lacked the use of ED glass that we see in most apochromatic optical designs today. ED glass enhances apochromatic lens design by producing extra-low dispersion of the wavelengths of light passing through it thereby giving an even better apochromatic performance. For more specifications and information on the different types of glass used in Explore Scientific apochromatic triplets, please click here.
Explore Scientific true apochromatic telescopes utilize three air-spaced elements with the ED element in the middle to bring the light of three different frequencies to a common focus, thus mitigating the effects of chromatic aberration.
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Explore Scientific ED80-FCD100 Series Air-Spaced Triplet Refractor Telescope - FCD100-0806-02
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Explore Scientific ED102-FCD100 Series Air-Spaced Triplet Refractor Telescope - FCD100-10207-02
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Explore Scientific FCD100 Series 127mm f/7.5 Aluminum Air-Spaced Triplet ED APO Refractor Telescope
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Explore Scientific FCD100 Series 127mm f/7.5 Carbon Fiber Triplet ED APO Refractor Telescope with 2.5" HEX Focuser
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Explore Scientific ED80-FCD100 Series Air-Spaced Triplet Refractor Telescope with iEXOS-100-2 PMC-Eight Equatorial Tracker System with WiFi and Bluetooth, 2 Extra Counterweights, Field Flattener and Solar Filter
Explore ScientificSolar Photography Starter Package This package is also great for starting your nighttime photography -- called astrophotography. Why buy a triplet...
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Explore Scientific ED80-FCD100 Series Air-Spaced Triplet Refractor Telescope and Field Flattener f/5 to f/7 - FCD100-0806-02-FF
Explore ScientificFeatures This is a field flattener for refractor-type telescopes with a focal ratio of f/5 to f/7 Causes no change to the telescope focal length ...
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Explore Scientific ED80-FCD100 Series Air-Spaced Triplet Refractor Telescope and Hybrid 2N1 finder base - FCD100-0806-01
Explore ScientificThis ED80-FCD100 comes with the Hybrid 2N1 finder base included (but not installed) Description Reveal celestial wonders like the desolate beauty ...
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Explore Scientific ED165-FPL53 Air-Spaced Triplet Refractor Telescope - FPL53–165CF-01
Explore ScientificDISCONTINUED 2023*Note that this is a discontinued product. This legacy information is for reference only. Check out our APO Triplet Series telesco...
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ED140 FPL53 140mm f/6.5 Air-Spaced Triplet ED APO Refractor Telescope in Carbon Fiber with 3" HEX Focuser
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ED115 FPL53 115mm f/5.5 Air-Spaced Triplet ED APO Refractor Telescope in Carbon Fiber with 3" HEX Focuser
Explore ScientificDISCONTINUED 2023*Note that this is a discontinued product. This legacy information is for reference only. Check out our APO Triplet Series telesco...
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