Celestron Ultima 80 Angled Spotting Scope for Birdwatching, Wildlife, Scenery and Hunting

The Celestron Ultima 80 series is designed to excel in a wide range of viewing situations. Outdoor enthusiasts and adventurers will appreciate its capabilities for observing nature and sharp long-distance spotting. This 80mm refractor features excellent multi-coated optics packed into a portable and durable housing, and includes a powerful 20-60x zoom eyepiece.

The Ultima spotting scope is completely waterproof and fogproof, having been filled with dry nitrogen gas and sealed to prevent internal lens fogging. This ensures you can fully enjoy your viewing activities even in extreme weather conditions. Additionally, the Ultima 80 angled spotting scope comes equipped with a T-mount adapter for digiscoping, allowing you to capture bright, sharp images through the spotting scope by simply attaching your DSLR camera with a T-ring.

Celestron's optical products are engineered for the highest performance, durability, and quality in their respective classes. Celestron optics provide a lifetime of viewing enjoyment at an unbeatable value. Buy with confidence from the world's #1 telescope brand and a leading sport optics brand, based in California since 1960. Your purchase also includes a Limited Lifetime warranty and unlimited access to technical support from Celestron's team of US-based experts.

The Ultima 80mm Zoom Spotting Scope offers images that are noticeably brighter and sharper than entry-level 60mm spotters. This refractor-style spotting scope features an Achromatic objective lens, with excellent light transmission assured by multi-layer anti-reflection coatings on the objective lens, zoom eyepiece, and BAK-4 prisms. The multi-coated 80mm objective lens delivers 77% brighter views than a 60mm scope, and the built-in zoom lens produces sharp images from 20X up to 60X magnification.

The Ultima 80 boasts a sleek, waterproof design and includes a padded soft case with zippers on both ends, allowing the scope to be protected even while mounted on a tripod. Measuring just over 18 inches long and weighing approximately 3.6 pounds, including the eyepiece, the Ultima 80 is a versatile and portable option. The removable rubber eyecup exposes a standard "T-thread" for attaching a camera, and the 45° angled eyepiece allows the use of a shorter tripod when viewing or taking pictures.

The focus range of the Ultima 80 spans from 27 feet to the horizon, with just a few turns of the focus knob. When the rubber eye cup is folded down, users can keep their glasses on and enjoy the 2-degree field of view at 20X magnification. With glasses on, minimal focus adjustment is required when zooming from 20X to 60X. Alternatively, some users may prefer to remove their glasses for a slightly more contrasted and sharper view.

The Ultima 80 Zoom Spotting Scope's traditional crown and flint achromatic lens design does exhibit some false color, or blue fringing, which becomes more noticeable at higher magnifications. However, Celestron offers the Ultima 80ED and Regal 80 F-ED spotting scopes, which use exotic ED glass lenses to virtually eliminate this chromatic aberration and produce the sharpest possible high-power views.

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