These photos of the Soul Nebula were captured using a Canon EOS Rebel T3i DSLR through the Meade 70mm Quadruplet telescope. You may remember seeing some images shared on social media using the hashtag #astrobackyardchallenge. Key benefits of the Meade 70mm astrograph are extreme portability and lack of field flattener needed for astrophotography

Related Post: Why You Should Start Astrophotography with a Refractor In this review, I’ll share everything I know about this stocky white refractor. The biggest question on my mind was just how flat the field be when using my DSLR camera.

My excitement for this telescope should come as no surprise, considering my love for apochromatic refractors. In November, I was given a chance to test the Meade 70mm Astrograph in my backyard. The quadruplet lens system design results in an ultra flat-field, without the need for an additional field flattener. This compact telescope utilizes FPL-53 ED glass to produce images with impressive color correction. The Meade 70mm Quadruplet APO is a high-quality imaging refractor for wide-field astrophotography.

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