OPTICAL DESIGN: | Schmidt-Cassegrain |
APERTURE: | 125 mm (4.92 in) |
FOCAL LENGTH: | 1250 mm (49.21 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: | 50 x |
STAR DIAGONAL: | 1.25" |
OTHER EQUIPMENT: | Camera Shutter Cable |
TRIPOD: | Steel w/ built-in wedge |
CD ROM: | NexRemote V1.6.14 & The Sky L1 |
POWER SUPPLY: | 8-AA batteries (not included) |
HIGHEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION: | 300 x |
LOWEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION: | 18 x |
LIMITING STELLAR MAGNITUDE: | 13 |
RESOLUTION: | 1.1 arc seconds |
RESOLVING POWER: | 0.91 arc seconds |
LIGHT GATHERING POWER: | 329 x |
ANGULAR FIELD OF VIEW: | 1 Degree |
LINEAR FIELD OF VIEW (@1000 YDS): | 52.5 ft (16 m) |
OPTICAL COATINGS: | StarBright XLT |
SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION: | 1.75 in (44.45 mm) |
SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY AREA: | 12% |
SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY DIAMETER: | 35% |
OPTICAL TUBE LENGTH: | 11 in (279.4 mm) |
TELESCOPE WEIGHT: | 17.6 lb (7.98 kg) |
TRIPOD AND MOUNT WEIGHT: | 10 lb (4.54 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 |
SOFTWARE FEATURES: | Camera Control |
ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES: | SkyAlign, Auto 2-Star Align, 1-Star Align, 2-Star Align, SolarSystem Align |
DATABASE: | 38,181 accessible objects |
SOFTWARE PRECISION: | 24bit, 0.08 arcsec calculations |
COMMUNICATION PORTS: | RS-232 communication port on hand control, Aux port, Camera Control port |
TRACKING RATES: | Sidereal, Solar and Lunar |