Here is one of the best multiple purpose grab and go telescopes that is as perfectly suited for looking at the stars as it is the bird in the tree half a mile away. With more light gathering capability than anything else in this price range and a extremely light weight at 4.6 lbs, this package will travel to all your adventures. Don t let its diminutive size and weight fool you, many telescopes like this design are used for research around the globe and even outside our atmosphere! You are sure to be blown away by its snap focus and razor like images.The Vixen VMC110L, is a 110 mm (4.33 inch) aperture modified Cassegrain f/9.4 optical tube assembly . The VMC110L includes a built in flip mirror and comes with one eyepiece and a red dot finder. Install 2 different eyepieces and change views easily. Or, attach your camera to one and the eyepiece to the other and capture images with ease.With no corrector plate, the VMC110L features a small corrector lens ahead of the secondary mirror. This compact optical tube, with features found on our higher end telescopes, is a great pick up and go scope.
The PORTA II Alt Az Mount gives great performance when viewing objects at high magnification, the damping and vibration being significantly reduced as compared to other lesser quality telescope mounts. Package Specifications:
Optical Design
Precision Spherical Mirror Reflector
Aperture
110mm
Focal Length
1035mm
Focal Ratio
f/9.4
Coating
Multi Coating
Resolving Power
1.05 arc sec
Limiting Magnitude
12
Light Gathering Power
184x
Finder Scope
Red Dot Finder
Flip Mirror
Internal
Adapter Thread
42mm/ For T-Ring
Astrophotography
Prime Focus, Eyepiece Projection & Afocal Imaging
Visual Back
31.7mm Push Fit
Optical Tube Length
14.5 (370mm)
Optical Tube Diameter
4.7 (119mm)
Optical Tube Weight
4.6 lb
Mount
Port II Altazimuth Mount
Tripod
Aluminum 2 section adjustable; 90cm to 13cm
Mount Weight
15 lb including tripod
Load Capacity
20 lbs
Vertical and Horizontal Slow Motion
120Tooth Wheel Gears whole circle movement; Friction control system
Telescope Attachment
Dove Tail Plate
Accessories
Flexible Slow Motion Handles (2),Dove Tail Plate; Red Dot Finder; Internal Slide Mirror; PLossl Eyepiece