Skywatcher EvoStar 90 AZ-3 – From Your Backyard to the Beyond: Discover the Universe in Minutes!

• Instant Gratification: Go from unboxing to observing Jupiter’s moons and Saturn’s rings in just a few minutes. No complex alignment needed!
• Vivid, High-Contrast Views: The 90mm EvoStar achromatic lens gathers 170 times more light than your eye, delivering sharp, color-pure images of planets, nebulae, and star clusters.
• One Telescope, Two Worlds: Seamlessly switch between stargazing at night and high-power nature and landscape viewing during the day with the included 45° correct-image prism.
• Effortless “Point-and-Look” Tracking: The smooth, simple AZ-3 mount lets you glide across the sky or landscape. Follow a soaring eagle or a distant planet with the gentle turn of a knob.
• Adventure-Ready Portability: Its lightweight aluminum construction makes it the perfect companion for camping trips, vacations, or a spontaneous journey to a dark-sky location.
• Complete Viewing Kit: Everything you need to start your adventure is in the box, including two high-quality eyepieces, a 6x30 finder scope, and the crucial Amici prism.

Achromatic Refractors

Achromats represent the classic, popular, modern lens telescope design. An achromat consists of not one, but two, objective lenses, usually made of crown glass and flint glass, which have the effect of a positive and a negative lens. The Skywatcher EvoStar 90 AZ-3 has such an achromatic objective lens.

Have you ever felt a deep, primal pull to explore the night sky, only to be intimidated by the sheer complexity of it all? You see stunning images online and dream of witnessing those cosmic marvels firsthand, but the path to getting there seems shrouded in technical jargon and complicated equipment.

Perhaps you’ve even bought a so-called “beginner” telescope in the past, only to find yourself wrestling with a wobbly tripod, confusing knobs, and instructions that might as well be written in another language. The excitement quickly fades, replaced by a gnawing frustration as the celestial objects you long to see remain elusive, fleeting dots of light.

This experience is all too common. The dream of effortlessly panning across the lunar surface, tracing the arms of a distant galaxy, or watching the moons of Jupiter dance around their parent planet dies in a tangle of counterweights, polar alignment procedures, and upside-down images. You begin to believe that astronomy is a hobby reserved for engineers and academics, a private club with a high barrier to entry.

You might also feel limited, wanting a powerful optical instrument that can bring a distant ship on the horizon or a bird’s nest high in a treetop into focus, but you’re told you need a completely different piece of equipment for that. Your curiosity feels trapped, confined by gear that is either too complicated for the sky or unsuitable for the Earth. The Universe, and indeed the world around you, remains just out of reach, a beautiful but inaccessible vista. Don’t let that frustration be the final chapter in your story of exploration. The Skywatcher EvoStar 90 can help.

Imagine a telescope so intuitive, so straightforward, that the Universe feels like it’s at your fingertips. Picture an instrument that you can take from its box, set up in your garden in under ten minutes, and immediately have a breathtaking view of Saturn’s rings. This is not a fantasy; this is the reality we’ve built with the Skywatcher EvoStar 90 and its brilliantly practical AZ-3 altazimuth mount. We have stripped away the complexity to deliver pure, unadulterated discovery.

The magic begins with the mount. The AZ-3 is the epitome of user-friendly design. If you can use a camera tripod, you can master this mount in seconds. It moves up, down, left, and right—that’s it. There is no need to find the North Star, no complicated balancing acts, no confusing dials.

You simply point the telescope at what you want to see and look. But we didn’t stop at simplicity. We added flexible slow-motion controls to both axes. This means you can track a planet moving across the sky with a buttery-smooth, precise turn of a knob, keeping it perfectly centered in your eyepiece even at high magnification.

This intuitive mount supports the heart of the system: the EvoStar 90mm optical tube. The precision-crafted achromatic lens system, with its generous 900mm focal length, is engineered to minimize color fringing, producing images that are sharp, clear, and bursting with contrast. But here’s the game-changer: we’ve included a 45° Amici prism. This essential accessory does two incredible things: it provides a comfortable viewing angle and, most importantly, it corrects the image to be upright and non-reversed.

This means that when you look at a boat on the lake, it looks like a boat, not an upside-down, backward mirage. The Skywatcher EvoStar 90 isn’t just a telescope; it’s a complete viewing system, masterfully designed to be your effortless portal to both the heavens above and the world around you.

Technical specifications can only tell you so much. What truly matters is the experience—the gasp of awe when you see the Universe in a way you never thought possible. The Skywatcher EvoStar 90 is an engine of experience, turning abstract features into unforgettable moments.

That 90mm aperture isn’t just a number; it’s a light bucket that gathers 170 times more light than your unaided eye. This means the faint, fuzzy patch you heard was the Orion Nebula is transformed into a luminous, ghostly cloud of cosmic gas, a stellar nursery where new stars are being born right before your eyes. It’s the difference between seeing a bright star and seeing the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter, a celestial dance that has been ongoing for eons.

The AZ-3 altazimuth mount isn’t just a piece of metal; it’s your license to explore without frustration. It means that when a friend asks, “What’s that bright star?”, you can swing the telescope over in seconds and say, “That’s no star, it’s Jupiter. Take a look.” It represents 360° of freedom, allowing you to follow the arc of a meteor, the flight of a distant bird, or the path of a satellite with intuitive ease.

The included 25mm and 10mm eyepieces are not just accessories; they are your windows to different perspectives. Use the 25mm for breathtaking, wide-field views of the Pleiades star cluster, seeing the glittering diamond-dust of stars scattered across a velvet black canvas. Then, switch to the 10mm to zoom in on the rugged craters and towering mountains along the Moon’s terminator, the line between lunar day and night.

The 6x30 finder scope is your celestial GPS, making it effortless to locate your targets. The Skywatcher EvoStar 90 is more than a telescope; it’s a carefully curated package of experiences, designed to deliver “wow” moments, night after night, and day after day.

“Perfect Start! I bought this telescope on the recommendation from the staff of this site and it was a very nice surprise. I am just starting in stargazing and it was amazing to be able to see Jupiter and Saturn within about 2 minutes of setup. Quality is good and it’s very easy to use. I will definitely upgrade the eyepieces in the future to get that little bit extra. I would recommend this telescope.” - N. T., Verified Buyer

“Probably the best telescope for beginners. This telescope has a very clear view, it’s perfect for both terrestrial and astronomical observation. It’s also very easy to manipulate so it fits best for beginner astronomers. Materials are of excellent quality, given eyepieces are also very good. Easy to set up. A great all-around scope.” - G. M., Verified Buyer

Your Path to Discovery is Clear

Why wait another day to start exploring? The Universe is vast, beautiful, and ready to be discovered. The Skywatcher EvoStar 90 is your key. Click the button above to order yours today and have your first “wow” moment this week.

Is the Skywatcher EvoStar 90 difficult to set up? Not at all! The AZ-3 mount is one of the easiest to use. Most people are set up and observing within 10-15 minutes of opening the box for the first time.

Can I really use this for daytime viewing? Yes! The included 45° Amici prism provides a correctly oriented image (upright and not reversed), making it perfect for observing nature, landscapes, ships at sea, or anything else on the horizon.

What will I be able to see in the night sky? You’ll get fantastic views of the Moon’s craters, the rings of Saturn, Jupiter and its four largest moons, and brighter star clusters and nebulae like the Pleiades and the Orion Nebula.

Is it heavy or difficult to move around? The entire Skywatcher EvoStar 90 setup weighs just under 12 kg, with the main tripod and mount being only 3.9 kg. It’s very manageable and can be easily transported to your favorite dark-sky spot or viewing location.

Can I do astrophotography with it? While this mount is not designed for long-exposure astrophotography of deep-sky objects, you can certainly take simple photos of the Moon and planets by holding a smartphone to the eyepiece (a technique called afocal photography).

What’s the difference between this and other beginner telescopes? The key differences are the extreme ease of use of the AZ-3 “point-and-look” mount and the inclusion of the correct-image prism, making it a truly versatile dual-purpose instrument for both astronomical and terrestrial viewing right out of the box.