About Vixen A70LF
My very first telescope was a 70mm (2.8"). With this size aperture you will, as I did, be on your way to discovering the craters and mountainsonon our moon, the rings around Saturn and the storms on Jupiter. With a star chart you'll find beautiful double stars of varying colors, and on moonless nights, you will see the Andromeda Galaxy, The Orion Nebula and hundreds of other Deep Sky objects. The A70Lf, although inexpensive, is not a toy telescope. It has the same quality glass and exacting workmanship that goes into our much larger instruments. I hope you'll find it as enjoyable as I did as you begin this great adventure we call amateur astronomy. Clear Skies MrStarGuy
Vixen A70LF Features
The Vixen A70LF is a great telescope for a beginner or child!
The 70mm optics are brighter than competitor's 60mm models, and gathers 100X more light than your unaided eyes.
Comes with diagonal, two eyepieces, a finderscope, dovetail, and mounting rings to attach to your choice of Vixen mount (sold separately).
The Vixen A70LF is an Achromatic Refractor with 70mm (2.8") of aperture.
Its focal length is 900mm (3 ft.) with an f/ratio of 12.9.
The A70LF gathers 100 times more light than the human eye and has a maximum (realistic) power of 143X.
It weighs about 4 lbs.
Comes Complete with A smaller 6-power finder telescope that attaches to the main scope to help you center the object.
A 20mm eyepiece for general viewing.
6.3mm eyepiece for those really clear nights for high power viewing.
A diagonal prism that connects the eyepiece to the telescope.
A Dew / Sun shield.
Tube rings and dovetail plate to quickly attach the A70Lf to your choice of optional Vixen mounts.