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8"
Telescope Specifications
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Optical Design |
8" Schmidt-Cassegrain |
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Focal Length |
2032mm F/10 |
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Finderscope |
50mm Finderscope w/
quick release bracket |
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Mount |
Dual Fork Arm |
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Optical Tube
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Aluminum |
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Eyepiece |
40mm Plossl (51x) |
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Star Diagonal |
1.25" |
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Accessory tray |
Leg Brace / Eyepiece
holder |
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Tripod |
Heavy Duty Steel
Adjustable |
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Power Supply |
Car battery adapter |
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Telescope Control System |
NexStar Computer Control System |
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Hand Control Ports |
RS-232 communication
port on hand control |
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Motor Ports |
Aux Port, Autoguide
Ports |
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Database |
40,000 Object
Database |
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GPS |
Internal 16 channel |
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Software Specs |
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Motor: Type |
DC Servo motors with
encoders, both axes |
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Resolution |
.1406 arcsecond |
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Slew Speeds |
Nine slew speeds: 3º
/sec, 2º /sec, .5º/sec, 64x, 16x, 8x, 4x, 1x, .5x |
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Software Precision |
24bit, 0.08 arcsec
calculations |
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Tracking Rates |
Sidereal, Solar and
Lunar |
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Tracking Modes |
Altazimuth, EQ North
& EQ South |
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Alignment Procedures |
SkyAlign, Auto Two Star Align, One-Star Align, EQ Align, Solar System
Align |
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Periodic Error Correction |
Permanently
Programmable |
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Mechanical Specs |
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Fork Arm |
Dual fork arm, cast
aluminum w/ detachable HC cradle |
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Gear
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5.625" hard anodized
gear in both axes, 180 tooth, brass worm |
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Bearings |
9.8" azimuth bearing |
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Optical Specifications |
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Highest Useful
Magnication |
480x |
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Lowest Useful
Magnification |
29x |
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Limiting Stellar
Magnitude |
14 |
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Resolution: Rayleigh |
.68 arc seconds |
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Dawes Limit |
.57 arc seconds |
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Photographic Resolution |
200 line/mm |
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Light Gathering Power |
843x unaided eye |
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Field of View :standard
eyepiece |
.8º |
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Linear FOV (@1000 yds) |
42 ft. |
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Optical Coatings |
Standard: Starbright
Coatings
Optional: Starbright XLT Coatings |
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Secondary Mirror
Obstruction |
2.7" |
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by Area |
11% |
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by Diameter |
34% |
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Optical tube length |
17 inches |
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Telescope Weight |
42 lbs |
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Tripod/Mount Weight |
19 lbs |
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Electronic Specifications |
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Power Requirements |
12VDC 1.5A |
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Cord Management |
Software |
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