Explore Scientific 0.8x Focal Reducer

Upgrade Your Astrophotography: Faster, Brighter Images

Dream of stunning astro images? The Explore Scientific 0.8x Focal Reducer boosts your telescope’s field of view and detail—without lengthy exposure times.

Features

• 0.8x Focal Reduction: Reduces your telescope’s effective focal length, providing a wider field of view perfect for capturing expansive night skies and wide-field astrophotography.
• Faster f/Ratio for Brighter Images: Turns f/6 telescopes into f/4.8 and f/7 telescopes into f/5.6, allowing you to capture more light and detail in shorter exposure times.
• Compatible with Explore Scientific Telescopes: Designed for seamless use with ES-ED0806-02, ES-ED10207-02, FCD100-0806-02, FCD100-10207-02, and FCD100-10207-CF-01 models for optimal performance.
• Precision Back Spacing: Features a 55 mm (+/- 2 mm) back spacing for perfect alignment, ensuring that your imaging setup is optimized for maximum light and detail capture.
• Easy Camera Attachment: Standard 42 mm T-ring threading enables quick and easy camera attachment, letting you set up your astrophotography equipment effortlessly.

The Explore Scientific 0.8x Focal Reducer is for you if…

• You’re Ready to Capture Stunning Wide-Field Images: Perfect for astrophotographers who want a wider view of the night sky to capture more of what they love.
• You Want to Save Time on Long Exposures: This reducer is a must-have if you’re tired of lengthy exposure times and want sharper images faster.
• You’re Looking to Enhance Your Existing Telescope: If you own a compatible Explore Scientific telescope, this focal reducer offers a cost-effective way to achieve high-quality images without upgrading your entire setup.
• You Struggle with Light Capture on Smaller Telescopes: Ideal for those who find their current telescope’s light-gathering power insufficient, this accessory boosts brightness and detail, perfect for photographing faint celestial objects.
• You Need an Easy-to-Use Upgrade for Astrophotography: This focal reducer is for you if you prefer straightforward, reliable equipment that’s easy to attach and delivers impressive results right away.

Unlock the full potential of your Explore Scientific telescope with the 0.8x Focal Reducer, engineered to give astrophotographers wider, brighter, and faster images with unparalleled precision. When attached to an Explore Scientific 80 mm f/6 telescope, this focal reducer cuts the effective focal length down from 480 mm to 384 mm, transforming your telescope’s f/ratio from f/6 to an impressive f/4.8. This allows you to capture stunning wide-field images of galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae with exceptional detail and clarity, making it perfect for those wanting to dive deep into wide-field astrophotography.

For the 102 mm f/7 telescope models, the results are just as remarkable. The focal length shifts from 714 mm down to 571 mm, shifting the f/ratio to a faster f/5.6. This increased speed means you can capture more light in less time—an advantage that makes a huge difference under dark skies where every second counts.

Unlike smaller diameter wide-field telescopes, the Explore Scientific ES and FCD100 80 mm telescopes deliver significantly more light-gathering power, allowing you to capture intricate detail that smaller scopes miss. With this focal reducer, these 80 mm telescopes gather 1.3 times more light than a 70 mm telescope, 1.8 times more than a 60 mm, and an incredible 2.6 times more than a 50 mm. This increased light means sharper, brighter images with reduced exposure times, so you can capture more during each session, maximizing every precious clear night.

This 0.8x Focal Reducer is not only about performance—it’s also designed with ease of use in mind. With 55 mm (+/- 2 mm) of back spacing, you’ll achieve precise alignment for crisp, distortion-free imaging across the field of view. The reducer’s 42 mm T-ring threading allows you to attach virtually any camera directly to your telescope, streamlining the setup process so you can get right to capturing images. No need to wrestle with multiple adapters or complicated setups; this reducer is designed to integrate seamlessly with Explore Scientific telescopes, including the ES-ED0806-02, ES-ED10207-02, FCD100-0806-02, FCD100-10207-02, and FCD100-10207-CF-01.

If you’re currently limited by your telescope’s field of view or struggling with exposure times, the Explore Scientific 0.8x Focal Reducer is a powerful, cost-effective solution. You’ll experience the benefits of a larger telescope without the extra weight, setup complexity, or cost. This reducer is your gateway to capturing astrophotography with more depth, speed, and brilliance—bringing out the true potential of your Explore Scientific telescope.