| Optical Design | Schmidt-Cassegrain |
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| Aperture (mm) | 235 mm (9.25 in) |
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| Focal Length | 2350 mm (93 in) |
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| Focal Ratio | 10 |
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| Focal Length of Eyepiece 1 (mm) | 40 mm (1.57 in) |
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| Magnification of Eyepiece 1 | 59 x |
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| Finderscope | 8x50 Finderscope with quick release bracket |
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| Star Diagonal | 1.25 |
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| Mount Type | Dual Fork Arm |
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| Accessory Tray | Leg Brace / Eyepiece holder |
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| Tripod | Heavy Duty Steel Adjustable |
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| Power Requirements | Car battery adapter |
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| Highest Useful Magnification | 555 x |
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| Lowest Useful Magnification | 34 x |
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| Limiting Stellar Magnitude | 14.4 |
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| Resolution (Rayleigh) | 0.59 arc seconds |
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| Resolution (Dawes) | 0.49 arc seconds |
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| Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye) | 1127 x |
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| Apparent Field of View | 0.7 ø |
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| Linear Field of View (@1000 yds) | 38 ft (12 m) |
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| Secondary Mirror Obstruction | 3.35 in (85 mm) |
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| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area | 13 % |
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| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter | 36 % |
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| Optical Coatings | Starbright XLT Coating |
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| Total Telescope Kit Weight | 58 lbs (26 kg) |
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| Tracking Rates | Sidereal, Solar and Lunar |
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| Tracking Modes | Altazimuth, EQ North and EQ South |
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| Alignment Procedures | SkyAlign, Auto Two-Star Alignment, Two-star Align, SolarSystem Align, EQ North Align, EQ South Align, One-Star Align |
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| Periodic Error Correction | Permanently Programmable |
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| Communication Ports | RS-232 communication port on hand control |
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| Computer Hand Control | Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display; 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons |
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| GPS | Internal 16 channel |
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| Database | 40,000+ objects, 100 user defined programmable objects. Enhanced information on over 200 objects |
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