| Optical Design |
4" (102mm) Maksutov |
| Focal Length |
1325mm F/13 |
| Optical Coatings |
StarBright XLT |
| Optical Tube |
Aluminum, metallic orange |
| Mount |
Single fork arm, altazimuth |
| Dovetail |
Quick release tube clamp |
| Hand Control |
Computerized |
| Eyepiece (mm) |
25mm E-Lux (53x) |
| Finderscope |
StarPointer |
| Diagonal |
Internal flip mirror for straight thru or 90º viewing angle |
| Tripod |
Pre-assembled steel with built-in wedge |
| Included Software |
NexRemote & The Sky L1 |
| Software Features |
Camera control |
| Camera Shutter Cable |
Yes |
| Power Supply |
8-AA batteries (user supplied) |
| Highest Useful Magnification |
240x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude |
12.5 |
| Resolution: Rayleigh (arc sec) |
1.36 arc seconds |
| Dawes Limit (arc sec) |
1.14 arc seconds |
| Light Gathering Power |
212x unaided eye |
| Field of View (degrees) |
1º |
| Linear FOV (ft@1000 yds) |
52.5 ft. |
| Optical Tube Length |
13.5 inches |
| Telescope Weight |
11 lbs |
| Tripod Weight |
10 lbs |
| Computerized Hand Control |
Double line 16 character, liquid crystal display; 19 LED backlit buttons |
| Database |
40,000 Object, 400 user defined programmable objects, enhanced information on over 200 objects |
| Slew Speeds |
Variable rate, nine speeds |
| Ports |
RS-232, Aux, Camera Control |
| Tracking Rates |
Sidereal, Solar and Lunar |
| Tracking Modes |
Alt-Az, EQ North & EQ South |
| GPS Compatible |
CN-16 GPS accessory |
| Alignment Procedures |
SkyAlign, Auto 2-Star Align, 1-Star Align, 2-Star Align, Solar System Align |