Saxon 1206-AZ3 Pioneer Refractor Telescope
This is as good as it gets - the most powerful of the Refractor telescopes, great for both daytime and night sky viewing.
Online store pickup:
- Available from 10 Wilson Rd, Warkworth.
- Usually ready in 12-24 hours
5 Year Limited Warranty
Suitable for adults wanting premium optical performance in a high-quality telescope that’s easy to use
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The Saxon 1206AZ3 Pioneer Refractor Telescope is a perfect combination for both land and sky viewing.
This short-tube refractor telescope comes with a 120mm multi-coated achromatic objective lens and a focal length of 600mm. You can expect crystal-clear images with minimal chromatic aberration, thanks to the quality parts and accessories that comes with this scope.
Some of the highlights include Plossl eyepieces, a finderscope and a sturdy Alt-Azimuth mount that allows you to move the scope left and right and up and down to make sure your targeted object is always visible.
The compact size and the short focal length also makes this scope suitable for photography
The saxon 1206AZ3 Pioneer Refractor Telescope features the following:
- 120mm aperture
- 600mm focal length
- 1.25" Plossl eyepieces
- Red-dot finderscope
- 45 degree erect image prism
- Alt-Azimuth AZ3 mount
- Aluminium tripod with accessory tray
- SLR photography is possible via T-2 adapter ring which accepts SLR camera brand specific T-Mounts (sold separately).
Perfect for use by observers of all levels.
* 5-year limited warranty covered by Saxon*
| OPTICAL DESIGN | Refractor |
| APERTURE | 120mm |
| LOWEST PRACTICAL POWER | No |
| HIGHEST PRACTICAL POWER | 240x |
| FOCAL LENGTH | 600mm |
| FOCAL RATIO | F/5.0 |
| EYEPIECES | Plossl 25 and Plossl 10 |
| FINDERSCOPE | Red-dot |
| BARLOW LENS | No |
| DIAGONAL | 1.25" 45° Erect Image Diagonal |
| MOUNT TYPE | Alt-Azimuth |
| TRIPOD | Aluminium |
| OPTICAL TUBE DIMENSIONS | 12 x 59.5cm |
| OPTICAL TUBE WEIGHT | 3.97kg |
| SHIPPING DIMENSIONS | 95 x 45 x 25cm3 |
| SHIPPING WEIGHT | 11.7kg |
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saxon 10mm/25mm 1.25’’ Plossl Eyepiece(Silver) Featuring a 4-element design, this Plossl eyepiece ensures maximum light transition, minimises spherical aberration, distortion, astigmatism and off-axis colour. The edge-to-edge blackened optics provides excellent contrast across the 50° apparent field of view. |
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saxon Red-dot Finderscope with bracket It is a zero magnification pointing tool that uses a coated glass window to superimpose the image of a small red dot onto the night sky, showing where the telescope is pointed. |
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saxon 1.25’’ Erect Image Diagonal (45 degree) It can give you a comfortable viewing angle and an upright, non-mirrored image when you need your telescope is a horizontal position. |
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saxon AZ3 Mount with Tripod It is an aluminium tripod with dual axis slow-motion controls |
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This is as good as it gets - the most powerful of the Refractor telescopes, great for both daytime and night sky viewing.
- Description
- Specifications
- Download
- What's in the Box
- Reviews
The Saxon 1206AZ3 Pioneer Refractor Telescope is a perfect combination for both land and sky viewing.
This short-tube refractor telescope comes with a 120mm multi-coated achromatic objective lens and a focal length of 600mm. You can expect crystal-clear images with minimal chromatic aberration, thanks to the quality parts and accessories that comes with this scope.
Some of the highlights include Plossl eyepieces, a finderscope and a sturdy Alt-Azimuth mount that allows you to move the scope left and right and up and down to make sure your targeted object is always visible.
The compact size and the short focal length also makes this scope suitable for photography
The saxon 1206AZ3 Pioneer Refractor Telescope features the following:
- 120mm aperture
- 600mm focal length
- 1.25" Plossl eyepieces
- Red-dot finderscope
- 45 degree erect image prism
- Alt-Azimuth AZ3 mount
- Aluminium tripod with accessory tray
- SLR photography is possible via T-2 adapter ring which accepts SLR camera brand specific T-Mounts (sold separately).
Perfect for use by observers of all levels.
* 5-year limited warranty covered by Saxon*
| OPTICAL DESIGN | Refractor |
| APERTURE | 120mm |
| LOWEST PRACTICAL POWER | No |
| HIGHEST PRACTICAL POWER | 240x |
| FOCAL LENGTH | 600mm |
| FOCAL RATIO | F/5.0 |
| EYEPIECES | Plossl 25 and Plossl 10 |
| FINDERSCOPE | Red-dot |
| BARLOW LENS | No |
| DIAGONAL | 1.25" 45° Erect Image Diagonal |
| MOUNT TYPE | Alt-Azimuth |
| TRIPOD | Aluminium |
| OPTICAL TUBE DIMENSIONS | 12 x 59.5cm |
| OPTICAL TUBE WEIGHT | 3.97kg |
| SHIPPING DIMENSIONS | 95 x 45 x 25cm3 |
| SHIPPING WEIGHT | 11.7kg |
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saxon 10mm/25mm 1.25’’ Plossl Eyepiece(Silver) Featuring a 4-element design, this Plossl eyepiece ensures maximum light transition, minimises spherical aberration, distortion, astigmatism and off-axis colour. The edge-to-edge blackened optics provides excellent contrast across the 50° apparent field of view. |
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saxon Red-dot Finderscope with bracket It is a zero magnification pointing tool that uses a coated glass window to superimpose the image of a small red dot onto the night sky, showing where the telescope is pointed. |
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saxon 1.25’’ Erect Image Diagonal (45 degree) It can give you a comfortable viewing angle and an upright, non-mirrored image when you need your telescope is a horizontal position. |
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saxon AZ3 Mount with Tripod It is an aluminium tripod with dual axis slow-motion controls |
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