Here is one of the best multiple purpose grab and go telescopes that is as perfectly suited for looking at the stars as it is the bird in the tree half a mile away. With more light gathering capability than anything else in this price range and a extremely light weight at 4.6 lbs, this package will travel to all your adventures.
Don’t let its diminutive size and weight fool you, many telescopes like this design are used for research around the globe and even outside our atmosphere! You are sure to be blown away by its snap focus and razor like images.The Vixen VMC110L, is a 110 mm (4.33 inch) aperture modified Cassegrain f/9.4 optical tube assembly . The VMC110L includes a built in flip mirror and comes with one eyepiece and a red dot finder. Install 2 different eyepieces and change views easily. Or, attach your camera to one and the eyepiece to the other and capture images with ease.With no corrector plate, the VMC110L features a small corrector lens ahead of the secondary mirror. This compact optical tube, with features found on our higher end telescopes, is a great pick up and go scope.
The PORTA II Alt Az Mount gives great performance when viewing objects at high magnification, the damping and vibration being significantly reduced as compared to other lesser quality telescope mounts.
Package Specifications:
Optical Design |
Precision Spherical Mirror Reflector |
Aperture |
110mm |
Focal Length |
1035mm |
Focal Ratio |
f/9.4 |
Coating |
Multi Coating |
Resolving Power |
1.05 arc sec |
Limiting Magnitude |
12 |
Light Gathering Power |
184x |
Finder Scope |
Red Dot Finder |
Flip Mirror |
Internal |
Adapter Thread |
42mm/ For T-Ring |
Astrophotography |
Prime Focus, Eyepiece Projection & Afocal Imaging |
Visual Back |
31.7mm Push Fit |
Optical Tube Length |
14.5” (370mm) |
Optical Tube Diameter |
4.7” (119mm) |
Optical Tube Weight |
4.6 lb |
Mount |
Port II Altazimuth Mount |
Tripod |
Aluminum 2 section adjustable; 90cm to 13cm |
Mount Weight |
15 lb including tripod |
Load Capacity |
20 lbs |
Vertical and Horizontal Slow Motion |
120Tooth Wheel Gears whole circle movement; Friction control system |
Telescope Attachment |
Dove Tail Plate |
Accessories |
Flexible Slow Motion Handles (2),Dove Tail Plate; Red Dot Finder; Internal Slide Mirror; PLossl Eyepiece |
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Price: $499
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