| Optical Design: |
Newtonian Reflector |
| Aperture: |
76mm (3") |
| Focal Length: |
700mm (27.56") |
| Focal Ratio: |
f/9.21 |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: |
20mm (.78") with built-in erect image corrector |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 1: |
35x |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: |
10mm (.4") standard |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 2: |
70x |
| Barlow Lens: |
Not Included |
| Finderscope: |
Built-on StarPointer™ red dot finderscope |
| Star Diagonal: |
None |
| Optical Tube: |
Aluminum |
| Highest Useful Magnification: |
180x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification: |
11x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude: |
11.9 |
| Resolution (Rayleigh): |
1.83 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Dawes): |
1.53 arc seconds |
| Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): |
118x |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction: |
35mm (1.37") |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: |
46% |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: |
21% |
| Optical Coatings: |
TBD |
| Optical Tube Length: |
660mm (26") |
| Optical Tube Diameter: |
TBD |
| Optical Tube Weight: |
TBD |
| Dovetail Bar: |
CG-2 Dovetail bar |