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Vixen Optics VMC200L Telescope with Sphinx SXW Mount USA
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Discontinued
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- B&H # VIVMC200LSXW
- Mfr# 27733
Product Highlights
- 8.0"/200mm, f/9.7 Catadioptric System
- Sphinx SXW Mount with Starbook Go-To System
- NLV 25mm Eyepiece
- SX-HAL130 Tripod
The VMC200L from Vixen is well suited to deep sky observing and imaging. This 8.0"/200mm f/9.75 catadioptric telescope features a sophisticated configuration that employs incorporates a primary mirror and a meniscus corrector just before the secondary mirror. The resulting optical path is corrected twice - this eliminates spherical aberration and field curvature while delivering sharper images without false-color. Because the optical correction is placed before the second mirror, there's no need for a corrector plate and the dewing problems associated with it. Another benefit is the elimination of spherical aberrations,
Focusing the VMC200L yields a stable and easy to adjust image. The rack-and-pinion focusing system is placed behind the primary mirror to eliminate image-shift. The focuser accepts 2.0" eyepieces and accessories.
This package includes the VMC200L telescope, Vixen's NLV 25mm eyepiece,a 7x50 finderscope with a flip mirror diagonal that accepts 1.25" eyepieces, the Sphinx SXW mount with the Starbook Go-To system, and the SX-HAL130 aluminum tripod.
- VMX200L Telescope
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- Primary mirror: f=500 mm, f/2.5
- Secondary mirror: d=72 mm, magnification 3.9x
- Distance primary secondary:: ≈330 mm
- Central obstruction 80mm diameter, 40% of d
- 8.0"/200 mm, f=1950 mm, f/9.75 catadioptric system
- Open tube design eliminates dewing, speeds up cool-down
- Optical path is corrected twice to eliminate spherical aberration and curvature of field
- Rack-and-pinion focusing system is placed behind the primary mirror to eliminate image-shift
- Sphinx SXW Equatorial Mount
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- Capacity: 35 lb/16 kg
- Slewing speed: ≤5°/sec
- Built-in manual movement clutches
- 180-Tooth brass worm gearing motion
- Solid steel movement with needle bearings
- Counterweight: 1x 4.2 lb/1.9 kg
- Simulates vertical/horizontal altazimuth motion control
- Retractable counterweight shaft for ease of storage/transport
- Built-in DC motors improve motion, reduce need for counterweights
- Starbook Go-To System
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- Advanced astronomical hand controller
- LCD screen: 4.7", 4096-color, 320 x 420 pixels
- RISC processor,75 MHz, 32-Bit, 8MB SDRAM, 4 MB Flash ROM
- Detailed star chart acts as a navigational and GOTO guide for the mount
- Zoom-In/Out buttons for the color star chart display also control the motor speed
- Features/ menu options are navigated easily by pushing buttons on the controller
- NLV 25 mm Eyepiece
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- 1.25"
- Twist-up eye cup
- Fully multicoated
- Eye relief: 20 mm
- High-grade lanthanum glass ensures high resolution and contrast
- SX-HAL130 Tripod
- A solid platform designed for the Sphinx mounts. The tripod height varies from 31" to 52" and it weighs in at 12.0 lb/5.5 kg.
| Optical Design | Catadioptric |
| Optical Lens Diameter | 8.0" / 200 mm |
| Focal Length | 1950 mm |
| Focal Ratio | f/9.75 |
| Maximum Useful Magnification | 393x |
| Resolving Power | 0.58 |
| Eyepiece Barrel Diameter | 2.4" / 60 mm |
| Finderscope | 7x50 |
| Optical Tube Dimensions | 21.1 x 9.1" / 52.5 x 23.2 cm |
| Weight | 15.0 lb / 6.8 kg |
Eyepieces, Lenses & Diagonals
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