Telescope

Specifications

Optical Tube Info

• Optical Design: EdgeHD
• Aperture: 203.2mm (8")
• Focal Length: 2032mm (80")
• Focal Ratio: f/10
• Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: 40mm (1.57")
• Magnification of Eyepiece 1: 51x
• Finderscope: 9x50
• Star Diagonal: 1.25" Star Diagonal
• Optical Tube: Aluminum
• Highest Useful Magnification: 480x
• Lowest Useful Magnification: 29x
• Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 14
• Resolution (Rayleigh): .69 arc seconds
• Resolution (Dawes): .57 arc seconds
• Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): 843x
• Secondary Mirror Obstruction: 64mm (2.5")
• Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: 31%
• Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: 9.77%
• Optical Coatings: StarBright XLT
• Optical Tube Length: 432mm (17")
• Optical Tube Diameter: 238mm (9.37")
• Optical Tube Weight: 14 lbs (6.35 kg)
• Dovetail: CG-5 Dovetail bar