Manufacturer | Celestron |
Optical Design | Schmidt-Cassegrain |
Aperture (mm) | 203.2 mm (8 in) |
Focal Length (mm) | 2032 mm (80 in) |
Focal Ratio | 10 |
Eyepiece 1 (mm) | 25 mm (0.98 in) |
Magnification 1 | 81 x |
Finderscope | 6x30 |
Star Diagonal | 1.25 |
Mount | Computerized Equatorial |
Optical Tube | Aluminum |
Tripod | Adjustable, Stainless Steel |
Power Supply | Car battery adapter |
Highest Useful Magnification | 480 x |
Lowest Useful Magnification | 29 x |
Limiting Stellar Magnitude | 14 |
Resolution (Rayleigh) | 0.69 arc seconds |
Resolution (Dawes) | 0.57 arc seconds |
Light Gathering Power | 843 x |
Angular Field of View (deg) | 0.62 ° |
Secondary Mirror Obstruction | 2.7 in (69 mm) |
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter | 34 % |
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area | 11 % |
Optical Coatings | Starbright XLT Coating |
Optical Tube Length | 17 in (432 mm) |
Telescope Weight | 88 lbs (40 kg) |
Counterweights | 1 x 17 lbs |
Motor Drive | Low cog DC Servo motors with encoders, both axes |
Slew Speeds | Nine slew speeds: 5 °/sec, 2 °/sec, 1 °/sec, 64x, 16x, 8x, 4x, 1x, .5x |
Tracking Rates | Sidereal, Solar and Lunar |
Tracking Modes | EQ North and EQ South |
Alignment Procedures | 2-Star Align, Quick Align, 1-Star Align, Last Alignment, Solar System Align |
Software Precision | 24 bit, 0.08 calculation |
Gear | Steel worm gear and 90 mm pitch diameter brass worm wheel |
Computer Hand Control | Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display; 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons |
Database | 40,000+ objects, 100 user defined programmable objects. Enhanced information on over 200 objects |
Power Requirements | 12 VDC 3.2 Amps |
GPS | Optional SkySync GPS Accessory |
Eyepiece 1 Field of View (deg) | .62 ° |