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Stellarvue Nighthawk II Telescope Review At Astromart

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David Elosser writing over at Astromart.com posted a review of the Stellarvue Nighthawk II where he concluded the telescope "delivers excellent performance". 'The Nighthawk II is an 80mm f/6 doublet achromat. It arrived in excellent condition. The base package includes a red dot finder and vinyl padded carrying case. It may have a similar appearance to many brands of imported mass-produced telescopes, but this bird is truly different. Other than a few parts that Stellarvue does not make, like the focuser or the red dot finder, the telescope is a genuine American product manufactured in California, including the Stellarvue proprietary lens.

The optical tube is very well baffled and the telescope operates at full 80mm aperture, that is, neither the baffles nor the focuser tube intrudes into the light cone reducing the image brightness which has been a problem not uncommon with some imported telescopes. There are no mounting rings, but the Nighthawk II has a 6 inch dovetail bar installed that accommodates a number of mounting options.'

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