Starlight Instruments Feather Touch Focuser System

Starlight Instruments, Inc., manufacturer of the Feather Touch Focuser, is known world wide for making the finest and most reliable focusers available to the amateur astronomer today. Starlight Instruments Feather Touch focusers are supplied as original equipment on a number of telescope brands, including Stellarvue and Lunt Solar Systems. Feather Touch focusers are also a popular after market addition to your telescope, whether your application is visual or astro-imaging.

Feather Touch: The original 10:1 Dual Speed Focuser

Precision crafted for over 15 years, it’s Patented Advanced Crayford design, with the Original 10:1 Reduction Fine Focus assembly, gives you a buttery smooth feel and effortless focusing for achieving that perfect focus. All high load areas are precision ground hardened steel on hardened steel, that just won’t wear out and that is only one reason why these focusers are now offered with a Limited Lifetime Warranty. The Feather Touch system features a full range of options, accessories and dual speed micros for virtually every astronomical need. The Feather Touch focuser system is based upon a patented Advanced Crayford design, with the original 10:1 reduction two speed focusing.

FeatherTouch Microfocuser for SCTs

Starlight Instruments FeatherTouch Microfocuser Assemblies for SCTs replace the existing focusing knob of your Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. The FeatherTouch Microfocuser offers you an unrivaled 10:1 precision focusing system.

From: $229.00

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Starlight Instruments 1.25 to 2-inch Adapters

Our Easy Grip Adapter is the same as our Original Low Profile Adapter but with an additional raised flange that adds 1/4 of an inch. For most eyepieces this flange does not interfere and allows gripping the adapter for easier removal.

From: $39.00

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Starlight Instruments Digital Feather Touch System

The Digital Feather Touch System incorporates a high torque stepper motor with a geared drive that seamlessly meshes with your existing Feather Touch focuser.

From: $99.00

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Starlight Instruments Feather Touch Focuser

The Starlight Instruments Feather Touch Focuser was designed for smoothness, wear characteristics and robustness! It is an absolute must for CCD imaging and astrophotography, and makes high magnification visual observing a joy.

From: $365.00

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Starlight Instruments Feather Touch TVRF

The TVRF and TVRFB utilize an aesthetically pleasing machined Pinion Assembly that can be retrofitted TeleVue telescopes to bring together form and function.

$290.00

Starlight Instruments Feather Touch TVRF-II

The TVRF-IIB brings precision two-speed focusing with 10:1 reduction to the TeleVue refractor family.

From: $290.00

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Starlight Instruments Newtonian Bases

When purchasing a Feather Touch Focuser for your Newtonian / Dobsonian telescope you will need a base plate to mount the focuser to the optical tube. These come as standard flat or custom curved. Both have leveling adjustments.

From: $39.00

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Starlight Instruments Orion Sky Quest Adapter

The Starlight Instruments Orion Sky Quest adapter will allow the attachment of the Feather Touch Focuser to the Orion SkyQuest Dobsonian. This adapter fits into the existing base and attaches with three screws.

$49.00

Starlight Instruments SCT Adapters

Starlight Instruments SCT Adapters. Threaded adapter for mating Feathertouch focuser to popular Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes. The short versions require a focuser with 0.8 inch draw tube to allow the 8 and 9.25 inch telescopes to swing through fork arm

From: $49.00

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Starlight Instruments Synta Refractor Adapter

The Starlight Instruments Synta Refractor Adapter will allow you to replace your factory focuser with the buttery smooth FeatherTouch dual speed focuser on Orion and Vixen ED80, ED100 and other Synta telescopes.

$78.00

Starlight Instuments Micro Focusers for Takahashi

The TRF 90 and TRF 102 utilize an aesthetically pleasing machined Pinion Assembly that can be retrofitted to the above mentioned telescopes to bring together form and function.

From: $265.00

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