The VC 200L Reflector is an 8" f/9.0 highly corrected, highly specialized telescope for astro imaging. Vixen's unique catadioptric design features a high precision sixth order aspherical primary mirror, a convex secondary mirror and triplet corrector lens. VISAC is an abbreviation for Vixen's Six-Order Aspherical Cassegrain. The primary mirror is held by a retaining ring, instead of hooks, to decrease flare and enhance contrast.

The VISAC System provides high-definition star images to the edge of a wide viewing field and offers exceptionally outstanding performance in astrophotography. Even at the edge of the 35mm film format (larger CCD chips) stars are sharp (smaller than 15 micrometers). This is smaller than the resolution of fine quality CCD cameras, which means that the telescope does not limit the image quality. With its elaborate aspherical optical design, it achieves excellent image correction throughout the large illuminated field. (42mm diameter fully illuminated) Astronomy Technology Review states: "The VC200L focuser is one of the smoothest I've ever tested...overall the visual image quality of the VC200L was quite impressive...and is a step up from the typical Schmidt-Cassegrain" Read the full review in Astronomy Technology Today. With the f/6.4 reducer you get much shorter exposure times. Vixen's Dual Speed Focuser and compression ring are included. Check out Drew Sullivan's Review and Chuck Hawks Review of the VC200L

Specifications Optical Design VISAC Aspherical Mirror Reflector Aperture 200mm Focal Length 1800mm Focal Ratio f/9.0 Coating Multi Coated Resolving Power .58 arc sec Theoretical Resolution 0.63" Limiting Magnitude 13.3 Light Gathering Power 816x Finder Scope Optional Adapter Thread 60mm/50.8mm Astrophotography Prime Focus, Eyepiece Projection & Afocal Imaging Visual Back Compression Ring, Focuser Dual Speed Optical Tube Length 23.6” (600mm) Optical Tube Diameter 9.1” (232mm) Optical Tube Weight 13.2 lb Accessories Dove Tail Mounting Rail; Carry Handle Available Accessories Flip Mirror Diagonal; 7x50 Finder Scope;

Lunar Photo by Lee DeCovnick using Vixen's VC200L and Sphinx SXW Mount

VC200L Accessories		Photographic Accessory Diagram
	Focal Reducer f/6.4 $299
	VC200L Case $429
	T Ring
	Digital Camera Adapter
	Dual Speed Focuser $249

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