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APPENDIX C:
SPECIFICATIONS
Mount Only
Product Number
37-0080-00
UPC
7 09942 38120 7
Telescope Mounting
Alt-Azimuth or German Equatorial
AudioStar Controller
AudioStar
Object Database
30,000 objects
Pointing Precision
(High-Precision Mode)
Up to 5 arcminutes
Go-To Pointing
Precision (Approx.)
10 arcminutes
Periodic Error
Correction
Polar mode only
Slow Motion Controls
Electronic
Slew Speeds
RA and DEC: 1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x,
128x sidereal and 1.5°/sec., 3°/sec.,
6.5°/sec.
Tracking Rates
Sidereal, lunar or custom selected from
2,000 incremental rates
Latitude Range
(in EQ mode)
25° to 90°
Control Panel
12v DC, Power, HBX port,
2 Aux ports (RS232)
Total Instrument
Capacity
Multi-OTA = 70 lbs
Alt-az or German Equatorial = 40 lbs
Batteries
(User-Supplied)
8xAA
AC Power (optional)
12v DC, 5 amp power supply
Tripod
Adjustable-height tripod with 2 inch
stainless steel legs. Includes fi ne
adjustment leg levelers on each leg.
Range of fi ne adjustment for each leg
+ 0.2 inch. Tripod height adjusts from
30.5 to 47 inches.
Smart Drive
Yes
AudioStar Suite
Planetarium Software
Yes
Counterweights
One 11 lb. steel weight included
Astronomer Inside
Yes
Other Features
Alt-az or German EQ confi guration,
dual OTA confi guration, optional plug-in
autoguider port
Materials
Diecast aluminum with ABS panels
Product Weights and Dimensions
Mount Weight
35 lbs
Mount Dimensions
12 inch L x 8 inch W x 14 inch H
Tripod Weight
31.5 lbs
Tripod Dimension
30.5 inch to 47 inch variable
6 inch SC 8 inch SC 10 inch SC 80mm APO 115mm
APO
SolarMax™
II 60
SolarMax™
II 90
Product
Number
0610-08-01 0810-08-01 1010-08-01 0306-08-01 4507-08-01 SMT60-10-LX80 SMT90-15-LX80
UPC
7 09942
38132 0
7 09942
38121 4
7 09942
38122 1
7 09942
38127 6
7 09942
38128 3
7 09942
38129 0
7 09942
38130 6
Optical
Design
Schmidt-Cassegrain Apochromatic Refractor Refractor
Aperture
6 inch 8 inch 10 inch 80mm 115mm 60mm 90mm
Focal Length
and Focal
Ratio
1524mm,
f/10
2034mm,
f/10
2540mm,
f/10
480mm, f/6 805mm, f/7 400mm, f/6.6 800mm, f/8.8
Optical
Coatings
UHTC Fully Multi-Coated Fully Coated
Resolving
Power
(Dawes
Limit)
0.760
arcseconds
0.570
arcseconds
0.456
arcseconds
1.45
arcseconds
1.01
arcseconds
1.93
arcseconds
1.29
arcseconds
Secondary
Obstruction
(% by area)
21.18 13.65 11.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Viewfi nder
8x50mm with cross-hair reticle Red Dot 8x50mm
with cross-
hair reticle
Sol-ranger projection type
Eyepiece
26mm Series 4000 Super Plössl 25mm Cemax
Diagonal
1.25 inch diagonal 2 inch with 99% refl ectivity 1.25 inch
blocking fi lter 10
1.25 inch
blocking fi lter 15
Materials
Primary and
Secondary
Mirrors
Low-expansion borosilicate glass N/A
Correcting
Plate/Lens
Aspheric high-spectral transmission
Borofl oat glass from Schott AG Germany
FPL53
extra-low
dispersion
glass
FK61
extra-low
dispersion
glass
BK-7
Optical Tube
Aluminum
Product Weights and Dimensions
OTA Weight
13 lbs. 14.1 lbs. 29.5 lbs. 7.2 lbs. 17.5 lbs. 5 lbs. 16.5 lbs.
OTA
Dimensions
7 inch
diameter x
14.2 inches
9 inch
diameter x
17 inches
11.75 inch
diameter x
22 inches
4 inch
diameter x
18 inches
5.5 inch
diameter x
31 inches
4 inch diameter
x 16 inches
5 inch diameter x
28 inches
AudioStar #497 HANDBOX
Appendix C: Specifi cations
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