Indeed, we used it to take images with our Star Adventurer, and found the whole system quick and easy to set up, a great incentive to invest in the telescope. The 72ED DS-Pro is also an ideal companion to Sky-Watcher’s Star Adventurer travel mount that we’ve reviewed in the past (see issue 113 and issue 143 for the mini version).
Plus, it’s only 42cm long, so it’s a very short tube system, and the dew shield is removable, all of which adds up to a great get-up-and-go-anywhere telescope, perfect for taking on holiday for viewing and imaging under far-flung dark skies. The optical tube weighs less than your average Chihuahua, just 1,955g. Small apo class refractors such as the original Equinox 80ED used to be quite heavy for their size but the latest small scopes from Sky-Watcher and other manufacturers have brought the weight down considerably and the 72ED DS-Pro is no exception. Overall, the Evostar 72ED DS-Pro was a satisfying, lightweight scope to use. On another night, using our AZ-EQ6 mount, we imaged M81 and 82, using 12×120-second exposures showing how wide the view was. We also used our GPCAM 290C, which gave a closer view of M82 and took 90×40-second exposures showing pleasing detail. We took a selection of images using our Star Adventurer tracking mount, imaging M44 with 13×30-second exposures for a satisfying image.
We found we had to use a spare extender when we tried to attach our DSLR, otherwise we couldn’t achieve focus. The focuser has 38mm of travel with a 12mm thickness adaptor at the end while our own adaptor added another 47mm giving us more leeway for focusing. Noting that Arcturus was well above the horizon, we sought out the globular cluster M3, and were rewarded with very satisfying views using the 10mm and 6.4mm eyepieces, while the Eskimo Nebula, NGC 2392, over in Gemini was a lovely, if small sight, in the 10mm. With our reliable 26mm eyepiece we found Regulus pin sharp across three quarters of the view with some distortion towards the edges. One thing to note: the standard 9mm Sky-Watcher 1.25-inch fit eyepiece often supplied with many of the company’s scopes would not come to focus but we had plenty of other options and all our other eyepieces focused fine. We used our own eyepieces which included 26mm, 10mm and 6.4mm 1.25-inch fit along with our Sky-Watcher 28mm and Ethos 21mm 2-inch eyepieces. To help with the visual test Sky-Watcher also loaned us a dielectric diagonal and a 9×50 right-angle finder, which are optional extras.
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