Equally suited to astrophotography and observation, the VC200L Telescope with SX2 Mount, Wireless Unit & Tripod Bundle from Vixen Optics features a Sixth-Order Aspheric Cassegrain optical system to correct coma aberration, spherical aberration, and curvature of field. The VC200L OTA sits on the motorized SX2 mount with wireless unit, which features remote control from the Vixen StarBook app running on your phone or tablet. The HAL130SXG supports the system with sturdy aluminum legs.
Vixen manufactures fine telescopes in several aperture sizes and configurations, to assure that you'll find one perfect for you. Their VC200L 200mm f/9 Catadioptric Telescope is neither a Schmidt-Cassegrain or a Maksutov-Cassegrain, but rather a unique creation all its own: a catadioptric Vixen Sixth-Order Aspheric Cassegrain (VISAC) optical system, one of the most sophisticated optical designs available on the market today. This design is free of coma and field curvature, as well as spherical and chromatic aberrations. Especially noteworthy is its sharpness and flatness at the edges, which far exceeds that of Schmidt-Cassegrain systems of the same aperture. It provides a pinpoint star image less than 15 microns, even at the edges of its 42mm image circle. If you're looking for a photographic catadioptric, this is an excellent choice.
The Vixen VISAC optical system is composed of a concave primary mirror, a convex secondary mirror, and a three-element field corrector at the base of the focuser. The primary mirror is a unique innovation: A precise sixth-order shape produced by Vixen's High-Precision Poly-Order Aspherical Mirror Molding Technique.
The Vixen SX2 Equatorial Mount with Wireless Unit from Explore Scientific introduces remote control from your phone or tablet running the StarBook app. Dual stepper motors provide smooth and virtually vibration-free tracking that runs at up to 250 pps. The mount's full-circle brass wheel gear allows tracking over extremely long periods with little error. The RA and DEC motors are situated inside the mount to reduce interference and act as counterbalance so you don't need counterweights with smaller scopes. When not in use, the counterweight shaft retracts into the mount and out of the way. The mount is powered by an included 12 VDC power adapter that simply plugs into any car/vehicle accessory socket.
The SX2 comes with the StarBook app to help you find, observe, and track celestial objects. Simply tap the object you want to observe on the screen and the mount will slew to it.
- Motorized German equatorial
- Load capacity: 26.4 pounds
- Nine ball bearings for smooth, low-vibration tracking and slewing
- Integrated 20mm counterweight shaft retracts into mount when not in use
- Includes 4.2 lb counterweight
- Vixen-style dovetail saddle
- 0-70° adjustment
- High, middle and low latitude zone settings
- Adjustment range: ±15°, in each zone
- Altitude Scale: 2° increments
- Tangent screw knob with 0.8°/rotation
- ±7° fine adjustment
- Twin screw knobs
- 1.2°/rotation
- Two stepping (pulse) motors at 250 pulses per second
- 180-tooth full circle micro-movement gear
- 72mm diameter brass wheel
- 180-tooth full circle micro-movement gear
- 72mm diameter brass wheel
The HAL 130SXG Aluminum Tripod from Vixen Optics is compatible with Vixen's Sphinx and GP telescope mounts. The adjustable height allows the user to set the position of the telescope to their liking for easy and comfortable viewing. The top of the tripod, where the mount attaches, is powder-coated for a durable finish that resists flaking and fading. The tripod is also collapsible for convenient storage and portability.
