Sky-Watcher Evostar 150ED
Sky-Watcher
Sky-Watcher Evostar 150ED is a 150 mm ED doublet APO refractor for deeper refractor imaging, smaller galaxies, and high-quality visual observing.
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Specifications
Optics
- Optical design
- ED doublet APO refractor
- Aperture
- 150 mm
- Focal length
- 1200 mm
- Focal ratio
- f/8
- Dawes limit
- 0.77"
- Glass / elements
- Schott glass and ED objective
Specifications
- Focuser
- 2" Dual Speed Crayford
- Weight
- 20.5 lb (9.3 kg)
Imaging
- Camera format
- APS-C / Micro 4/3 with matching flattener
- Full-frame coverage
- No
- Back focus
- Requires field flattener/reducer spacing for imaging
Astrophotography Fit
Best for deeper refractor imaging, smaller galaxies, and high-quality visual observing when the mount, camera format, and correction hardware are chosen as one system.
Sky-Watcher Evostar 150ED sits in the telescope slot for deeper refractor imaging, smaller galaxies, and high-quality visual observing. The useful headline specs are aperture 150 mm, focal length 1200 mm, f/8.
Camera coverage: APS-C / Micro 4/3 with matching flattener. Back focus: Requires field flattener/reducer spacing for imaging.
Long focal length optics reward patience. Guiding accuracy, seeing, focus stability, mirror behavior, and mount capacity matter more here than they do on small refractors.
Best paired with
- Heavy-duty GoTo mount with generous imaging payload headroom
- Off-axis guider, sensitive guide camera, and motorized focuser
- Small-pixel planetary cameras or appropriately sized cooled deep-sky cameras
Not recommended for
- Undermounted beginner rigs or windy portable setups
- Large nebula framing without a reducer or mosaic plan
- First deep-sky setup if guiding and collimation still feel unfamiliar
Where To Buy
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| Retailer | Price | Availability | View Offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Break Optics Cloud Break Optics | $3,000.00 | In stock Updated 8/5/2026 | View Offer - $3,000.00 |
| Astronomics Astronomics | $3,000.00 | Out of stock Updated 8/5/2026 | View Offer - $3,000.00 |
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