Infinity 76 Deluxe (used to be listed as Explorer 3i)

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Infinity 76 Deluxe is a powerful general purpose telescope that was designed to appeal to youngsters and is ideal for astronomy and for daytime terrestrial use.

Friendly and fun appearance. This unusual telescope has a playful look (a cross between a cosmic penguin and a rocket ship!) and this certainly appeals to children and cunningly makes what is ultimately a scientific instrument, much less intimidating than other tripod mounted telescopes. However, don´t be mislead - it may be small and playful looking but it´s power-packed and is, in our opinion, the best small general purpose telescope around for under forty quid.

Click the link below to see our informative video presentation of this power-packed telescope:

Video demo of the Sky Watcher Infinity 76 Deluxe Newtonian telescope

Despite the up-to-date design this telescope is a classic Newtonian reflector - and it´s a very well made one. The heart of the Infinity 76 Deluxe is a 3inch (76mm) modern aspheric mirror, that produces pin sharp, high contrast images totally free of false colour (a common and frustrating shortcoming of most low cost astro scopes)and that are over 130% brighter than typical 2" (50mm)astro scopes.

Top quality parabolic mirror We realise you may be buying this as a gift but allow us to get a bit technical for a moment. Competing small reflecting telescopes (like the Bushnell) typically employ mirrors with spherical surface curves and these will simply not reach as sharp a focus as the parabolic mirror surface figure used by the Infinity 76 Deluxe. This modern aspheric technology is normally only found on bigger more expensive telescopes.

The telescope is ready to go virtually out of the box - simply insert the eyepiece and you are ready to observe - it´s that simple!

Ready to go out of the box and easy to use The Infinity 76 Deluxe comes with an eyepiece that delivers 30x magnification. The telescope has a table top stand that allows it to be pointed and moved smoothly and easily anywhere in the sky right down to the horizon - in daytime it can be used on a table to observe anything from seaside shipping to birds in your garden. But the telescope can also be used hand-held to simply "scope around" like you might normally do with a pair of binoculars - only more comfortably! It comes with a snap-on "nose cone" dust cap and is supplied in a attractive colour gift box, which doubles as a convenient carrying case!

As well as the easy to understand cartoon illustrated manufacturer´s instructions, the Infinity also comes with a Choice of Free Gifts see top banners

What´s so great about the Infinity 76 Deluxe?

Well sure, we like the fact that it appeals to kids - there´s even a set of stickers included so that kids can customise the outside of the instrument if they want to - and the approachable design makes telescope usage seem less "swotty" and intimidating. It is after all and good way to get kids interested in science without them realising it! But it´s the adult use possibilities of the telescope that makes it a winner. This is a great little telescope for sitting in a deck chair and scanning around the sky and seeing what pops out. It´s so light and easy to use (good for kids, to be sure - but great for adults too!) that it can be employed rather like binoculars. But remember, this little scope has a 3" (76mm) diameter mirror delivering a big 30x magnification and you´ll see a lot more than you´d expect to see in most binoculars - unless they´re huge! And normally binoculars have to be held over your head to observe the sky - very uncomfortable, whereas the Explorer 3i can be held comfortably nestling against your chest when in the sitting or even reclining position and looked through in a downward attitude that is very comfortable and easy on the eyes and neck! Sitting in a deck chair with this little scope under a clear star filled summer sky with a beer (or several) is a great way to educate adults on the wonders of the night sky too!

What can you see with the Infinity 76 Deluxe?

At 30x power the "seas" and craters of the Moon will be seen (too many to count) as will the four large moons of the giant planet Jupiter. The phases of Venus (much like the moon) can be observed. At 30x and at favorable observing times - Jupiter will appear as large in the eyepiece as half the diameter the full Moon does to the unaided eye and the main bands in its dense gaseous atmosphere will be discerned. The rings of Saturn can be seen with this scope and the Moon becomes an incredible ancient landscape of impact craters and intricate rills and valleys with views of the most spectacular mountains in the solar system (and all from your back garden and for less than £40!). Deep sky targets like the Great Orion nebula and the giant M31 galaxy in Andromeda (over 2 million light years away from Earth!) are unforgettable views in the Infinity 76 Deluxe

A word of caution:

The manufacturer has done a good job of giving this telescope the playful looks of a child´s toy - but it is not a toy! Infinity 76 Deluxe has a robust and practical design that will give years of service but even it won´t tolerate the rough handling and "imaginative" play of children under 6 years old. Although there are no hard and fast rules, as a general principle we do not recommend telescopes of any kind for children under 6yo, all telescopes are fragile and can be destroyed without too much effort - and the Infinity 76 Deluxe is no exception.

Standard Specifications:-

oMagnifications: 30x

oDiameter of Primary Mirror: 76mm

oTelescope Focal Length: 300mm (f/4)

oEyepieces Supplied: 1x 30x

oParabolic Primary Mirror