Description : Observatory class 200mm (8-inch) refractor with a German Equatorial Mount on a heavy duty pier.

Main Optical Tube Assembly
Air-spaced Apochromat in a closed tube system. Multiple focus points to facilitate the mounting of various accessories and imaging devices.

Aperture :200mm/8"inch

Focal length (f) : 2400mm (96-inch), f/12

Field of View (FOV): 40'

Angular Resolution (Resolving Power) : 0.572arcsec

Maximum Useful Magnification : 394X

Limiting Magnitude : 15.4

Guidescope
Air-spaced Apochromat

Aperture : 100mm (4-inch)

Focal length (f) : 1200mm (48"inch), f/12

Field of View (FOV): 1°

Angular Resolution (Resolving Power) : 1.145 arcsec

Maximum Useful Magnification : 197X

Limiting Magnitude : 13.9

Finderscope
2-element Air-spaced Achromat

Aperture :: 80mm (3.2-inch)

Focal length (f) : 500mm (20-inch), f/6.25

Field of View (FOV): about 5°

Mount
German Equatorial on a heavy duty pedestal stand


Drive System : SCM (Single Chip Microcontroller) with stepper motors.

Slewing Speeds :

Fast Slew... 60°/minute

Slow Slew : 1-3°/minute

Micro-slew : 1-3'/minute

Guide Slew : 15'/minute