APOTEL BLUE STAR Z-50 TELESCOPE

Introducing the Apotel Blue Star Z-50 Telescope, featuring the famous little

Carl Zeiss 50mm 540fl achromat objective.

Performs like a apo!

Back in the late 1980s Apotel purchased many of the remaining Carl Zeiss achromat objectives

from Germany. Most of these objectives have been sitting on our shelves for nearly 18 years now. 

We recently decided to make use of them by creating portable telescope and binocular systems specifically

designed to feature these fine objectives.  The Apotel Blue Star Series are built to the highest standards, keeping

the spirit and the tradition of Carl Zeiss Telescope making in mind.

For a limited time,

you have the opportunity to purchase a brand new high quality binocular or telescope with a

Carl Zeiss Objective.  We will be offering the Blue Star Z-50 Telescope and Z-50B Binocular until our

inventory of Carl Zeiss 50/540 achromat objectives are depleted. 

To order call 203-247-6666 or  e-mail Cj@apotel.com

APOTEL BLUE STAR Z50 TELESCOPE

    

Our binoculars and telescope OTAs are newly created designs featuring some of the finest optics the hand

has ever produced. At Apotel, our manufacturing goal has been to create telescopes and binoculars with the look, feel

and functional capabilities of their original counterparts from the  Aus Jena plant in Germany.  Apotel  products

are CNC machined and hand assembled with the same precision and care as our favorite Zeiss Telescopes once were.

The appropriately named Apotel Blue Star Z-50 Telescope was built to function much like a Carl Zeiss  Telementor

Telescope.  Upon visual inspection of the Blue Star Z-50, the first thing you will notice is the telescope has been very over built!

 Sounds familiar? In hand, it even feels like a little Telementor. That includes having the unusual feature of

a movable lens cell that slides within the optical tube.  The 3mm thick, blue anodized optical tube incorporates

a adjustable lens cell that provides a 77mm range of motion.  By pulling the friction release knob, the aluminum lens cell

slides smoothly along the internal nylon sleeve. This unique feature provides for both a forward and aft adjustment of the focal plane,

a highly useful feature for accommodating a wide range of eyepieces and accessories.

We offer the choice of a silky smooth standard 1  1/4 inch machined rack and pinion focus unit having

85mm of travel or a modified Crayford focus unit, suitable for two inch type eyepieces.  The Crayford has 100mm travel.

This little telescope demonstrates razor sharp (APO like) color free images.  The Apotel Blue Star Z-50 has a useful power

of up to 125X, which is truly amazing for this size objective.

 

The Blue Star Z-50 limited time offer of .... $669.95 with the 1 1/4 inch focus unit and standard photo

tripod mount. (Fits most any standard photo tripod with fluid head).

$879.00 with a modified Crayford 2" focus unit and machined adjustable sliding optical tube ring. This fits

our custom ash tripod complete with a gimbaled mount for $449.00

Blue Star ZZ50B Binocular is available for $1695. Supports a full range of standard 1 1/4 inch eyepieces.

Fits a medium duty Bogan Tripod with fluid head.

or

our custom built bino mount and tripod for $549.00

Apotel is presently building both the Blue Star Z-50 and the Blue Star Z-AS80 from our

stock of Carl Zeiss objectives. The Blue Star Z-AS80 Optical Tube Assembly, featuring the Carl Zeiss

AS 80 1200 fl objective is being offered with the traditional Zeiss Rail or modified rail for Losmandy Mounts.

Carl Zeiss legendary objectives built into a high quality OTA makes a fine planetary telescope. $3,799.00 We also

have a limited supply of the Carl Zeiss AS80 840mm fl and AS 100 1000fl objectives.  All of our Carl Zeiss

Objectives will be offered in our custom OTAs. Each objective comes with it's original wooden box and all lens cells

are stamped with their individual serial numbers.  These serial numbers indicate the optician that actually

made the objective.

(above) Apotel Blue Star ZAS80 with Crayford style focus unit & Zeiss AS 80mm/1200fl objective

(below) Blue StarAS100 with a Carl Zeiss micro focus unit. M57 to M44 and quick release ring.

Apotel is offering our remaining Carl Zeiss AS/80mm 1200mm fl achromats in our Blue Star Z-AS/ 80 Telescope.

 

Apotel Skygazer Z-110-B and Skygazer Z-152-B Giant Binoculars.

The Skygazer 110-B is $6,999.00

Skygazer 152-B $8,999.00

 

 

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Apotel 110mm Triplet in CNC tube  580 fl 2.7 inch focus unit with 2 inch Diag.

Seriel Number 0002  $5,995.00