Product Features
- Fully automatic alignment procedure with fully computerized altazimuth mount
- Quick-release fork arm mount and optical tube for easy, quick no tool set up
- Sturdy stainless steel tripod and accessory tray and battery pack providing over 30 hours of power
- CD-ROM The SkyX - First Light Edition astronomy software which provides education about the sky
- Proven Computer Control Technology with database, proprietary starsense Technology and flash upgradeable hand control software
Technical Details
Optical Design: Reflector;Weight: 18 lbs (8.16 kg);Aperture: 130 mm (5.12 in);Focal Length: 650 mm (25.59 in);Focal Ratio: 5;Finderscope: StarPointer;Mount: Motorized Altazimuth;Eyepiece 1: 25 mm (0.98 in);Magnification 1: 26 x;Eyepiece 2: 9 mm (0.35 in);Magnification 2: 72 x;Accessory Tray: No Tool, Quick release;Tripod: Steel;CD ROM: The SkyX First Light Edition astronomy software Highest Useful;Magnification: 307 x;Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 13.1;Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.07 arcsec;Resolution (Dawes): 0.89 arcsec;Photographic Resolution: 400 line/mm;Light Gathering Power: 345 x;Angular Field of View: 1.9 °;Linear Field of View (@1000 yds) : 103 ft (31.39 m) Optical Coatings: Aluminum with SiO2 overcoat;Secondary Mirror Obstruction: 1.7 in (43.18 mm);Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: 11 %;Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: 33.2 %;Computer Hand Control: Fully Computerized / Flash Upgradeable;Slew Speeds: Nine slew speeds: 3°/sec, 2°/sec, 1°/sec, .5°/sec, 32x, 16x, 8x, 4x, 2x;Tracking Rates: Sidereal, Solar and Lunar;Tracking Modes: Alt-Az;Alignment Procedures: StarSense Automatic Alignment, Solar System Align