OPTICAL DESIGN: | Schmidt-Cassegrain |
APERTURE: | 150 mm (5.91 in) |
FOCAL LENGTH: | 1500 mm (59.06 in) |
FOCAL RATIO: | 10 |
FINDERSCOPE: | StarPointer |
DOVETAIL COMPATIBILITY: | Quick Release Tube Clamp |
MOUNT: | Single Fork Arm Altazimuth |
OPTICAL TUBE: | Aluminum |
EYEPIECE 1: | 25 mm (0.98 in) |
MAGNIFICATION 1: | 60 x |
STAR DIAGONAL: | 1.25in |
TRIPOD: | Steel leg |
CD ROM: | NexRemote V1.6.14 & The Sky L1 |
POWER SUPPLY: | 8-AA batteries (not included) |
HIGHEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION: | 354 x |
LOWEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION: | 21 x |
LIMITING STELLAR MAGNITUDE: | 13.4 |
RESOLUTION: | 0.92 arc seconds |
RESOLVING POWER: | 0.77 arc seconds |
LIGHT GATHERING POWER: | 459 x |
ANGULAR FIELD OF VIEW: | 0.83° |
LINEAR FIELD OF VIEW (@1000 YDS): | 43.8 ft (13.35 m) |
OPTICAL COATINGS: | StarBright XLT Coatings |
SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION: | 2.2 in (55.88 mm) |
SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY AREA: | 14% |
SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY DIAMETER: | 37% |
OPTICAL TUBE LENGTH: | 16 in (406.4 mm) |
TELESCOPE WEIGHT: | 21 lb (9.53 kg) |
TRIPOD AND MOUNT WEIGHT: | 9 lb (4.08 kg) |
MOTOR DRIVE: | Integrated D.C. Electronics |
COMPUTER HAND CONTROL: | Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display w/ 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons |
SLEW SPEEDS: | Nine slew speeds |
TRACKING MODES: | Alt-Az, EQ North & EQ South |
ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES: | SkyAlign, Auto 2-Star Align, 1-Star Align, 2-Star Align, SolarSymtem Align |
DATABASE: | 40,000+ objects |
SOFTWARE PRECISION: | 24bit, 0.08 arcsec calculations |
COMMUNICATION PORTS: | RS-232 communication port on hand control, Aux |
TRACKING RATES: | Sidereal, Solar and Lunar |