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| Young, Beginner Astronomers interested in a high-quality, low-priced portable telescope. |
Intermediate Amateur Users interested in a high-quality, moderately priced, easy-to-operate telescope |
Beginner-to- Intermediate Amateur Users interested in a high-quality, user-friendly scope with a number of automated features – Also a great portable field tool for Professionals |
Intermediate Amateur Users interested in a high-quality, moderately priced, easy-to-operate telescope |
Intermediate Amateur Users interested in a moderately priced, easy-to-operate, refraction-based telescope |
Serious Intermediate Amateur Users interested in a moderately priced, very large aperture, easy-to-operate telescope. Ideal for field observations. |
Intermediate observers who accept astronomy as a serious field of interest, while providing experts with a sophisticated field tool. |
Intermediate-to- advanced amateurs interested in a high-quality, versatile telescope with advanced GPS alignment capability. |
| Achromatic Refractor - 2-element, Super Plossl lenses |
Maksutov-Cassegrain |
Mirror-lens (Maksutov- Cassegrain) - BK7 corrector lens, Pyrex primary mirror, EMC super multi-coatings, and UHTC |
Schmidt-Cassegrain |
Achromatic Refractor - 2-element, diffraction-limited, multi-coated, precision polished from fine crown and flint optical glass components |
Newtonian Reflector - standard aluminized primary mirror and matching elliptical flat secondary mirror; meets the theoretical limit of resolution for its aperture |
Mirror-lens (Maksutov- Cassegrain) - BK7 corrector lens, Pyrex primary mirror, EMC super multi-coatings, and UHTC |
Schmidt-Cassegrain |
| 130mm (5.1") |
102mm |
90mm (3.5") |
125mm |
127mm (5") |
304.8mm (12") |
127mm (5") |
150mm |
| 1000mm |
1325mm |
1250mm |
1250mm |
1143mm |
1524mm |
1900mm |
1500mm |
| f/7.7 |
f/12.99 |
f/13.8 |
f/10 |
f/9 |
f/5 |
f/15 |
f/10 |
| Uses 1.25" eyepieces |
Uses 1.25" eyepieces |
Uses 1.25" eyepieces |
Uses 1.25" eyepieces |
2" focuser uses both 1.25" and 2" eyepieces |
2" Crayford style focuser with 1.25" adapter |
Uses 1.25" eyepieces |
Uses 1.25" eyepieces |
| 18" x 6.4" x 10" 26 lbs. |
33" x 27" x 13"
43 lbs. |
15"x8"x10" 18.8 lbs. |
33" x 27" x 13"
39 lbs. |
6.3 x 6.3 x 41" Long Optical Tube
49 lbs. |
62 x 14 x 19"H, 80 lbs. |
19"x8.9"x10.8" 26.2 lbs. |
33" L x 27" x 13"
45 lbs. |
| Red-dot projection viewfinder with Level North Technology, 52-degree apparent field of view, enhanced SmartFinder, oversized declination lock knob |
NexStar computer control technology, StarPointer finderscope, Internal flip mirror, SkyAlign, GPS-compatible |
Level North™ Technology for automatic alignment, wide-field SmartFinder with red dot for pointing accuracy, "GO TO" Object Location and Tracking with 30,223 Object Library, Great Orion Nebula graphic wraps around optical tube |
56% more light gathering power than 4" models, NexStar computer control technology, StarPointer finderscope, Internal flip mirror, SkyAlign, GPS-compatible |
8 x 50 Viewfinder, Redesigned Equatorial Mount, "GO TO" Object Location and Tracking with 30,223 Object Library, Well-Corrected F/Ratio for Short Photo Exposure Times, All-Metal Rack-and-Pinion Focuser, Improved Metal Dew Shields |
8 x 50 Viewfinder, Redesigned Equatorial Mount, "GO TO" Object Location and Tracking with 30,223 Object Library, Well-Corrected F/Ratio for Short Photo Exposure Times, All-Metal Rack-and-Pinion Focuser, Improved Metal Dew Shields |
Level North™ Technology for automatic alignment, wide-field SmartFinder with red dot for pointing accuracy, "GO TO" Object Location and Tracking with 30,223 Object Library, North American Nebula graphic wraps around optical tube |
44% more light gathering power than 5" models, NexStar computer control technology, StarPointer finderscope, Internal flip mirror, SkyAlign, GPS-compatible |
| Re-engineered mount with increased accuracy, #494 AutoStar Computer Controller |
Camera control feature and shutter release cable, DC Servo motors, Double line, 16-character Liquid Crystal Display Hand Control, NexRemote telescope control software and RS-232 cable, Flash upgradeable hand control software and motor control units |
Included Autostar Controller Enables 9-Speed Electronic Slow Motion Control for Tracking, Slewing, Centering and Locating - Also with "GO TO" Object Locating and Automatic Tracking |
Camera control feature and shutter release cable, DC Servo motors, Double line, 16-character Liquid Crystal Display Hand Control, NexRemote telescope control software and RS-232 cable, Flash upgradeable hand control software and motor control units |
9-Speed Electronic Slow Motion Control for Tracking, Slewing, Centering and Locating - Also with "GO TO" Object Locating and Automatic Tracking |
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Included Autostar Controller Enables 9-Speed Electronic Slow Motion Control for Tracking, Slewing, Centering and Locating - Also with "GO TO" Object Locating and Automatic Tracking |
Camera control feature and shutter release cable, DC Servo motors, Double line, 16-character Liquid Crystal Display Hand Control, NexRemote telescope control software and RS-232 cable, Flash upgradeable hand control software and motor control units |
| Low-Backlash Altazimuth Mount |
Sturdy computerized altazimuth mount |
Fork Mount with Dual Axis Drive System |
Sturdy computerized altazimuth mount |
Equatorial Mount with Micrometric Azimuth and Elevation Controls for Precise Polar Alignment and Worm-Gear Electric Slow Motion Controls |
Manual Altazimuth mount |
Fork Mount with Dual Axis Drive System |
Sturdy computerized altazimuth mount |
| 9mm & 25mm 1.25" eyepieces, full-length aluminum tripod with accessory tray, #494 AutoStar Computer Controller, "Tonight's Best Tour" software |
Quick release fork arm mount, optical tube, accessory tray for no-tool setup, Ultra sturdy steel tripod, CD-ROM "The Sky" Astronomy Software, Custom database lists of all the most famous deep-sky objects |
Fully Upgradable #497 Autostar controller, Autostar SuiteAE PC software, #884 Tripod, SmartFinder red dot viewfinder, 1.25" diagonal prism, Super Plossl 26mm Eyepiece |
Quick release fork arm mount, optical tube, accessory tray for no-tool setup, Ultra sturdy steel tripod, CD-ROM "The Sky" Astronomy Software, Custom database lists of all the most famous deep-sky objects |
Autostar Hand Controller, 8x50mm Viewfinder, Diagonal Prism, Illuminated Polar Alignment Finder with Reticle, Super Plossl 26mm Eyepiece, Retractable Counterweight Shaft and Counterweight, Field Tripod, Battery Pack |
26mm Super Plossl eyepiece; 1.25" eyepiece adapter; Red Dot viewfinder; AutoStar Suite astro software |
Fully Upgradeable #497 Autostar controller, Autostar SuiteAE PC software, #884 Tripod, SmartFinder red dot viewfinder, 1.25" diagonal prism, Series 4000 Super Plossl 26mm Eyepiece |
Quick release fork arm mount, optical tube, accessory tray for no-tool setup, Ultra sturdy steel tripod, CD-ROM "The Sky" Astronomy Software, Custom database lists of all the most famous deep-sky objects |
| Major solar system planets including cloud belts and satellites of Jupiter, rings and satellites of Saturn, prominent features on Mars, craters and mountains on the Moon. Solar system asteroids, comets, star clusters, constellations. Bright, deep-space nebulae and galaxies. |
All major solar system planets and objects, plus full-field views and luminosity of distant galaxies, brighter nebulaes and clearer outer regions, upwards of a dozen Virgo clusters in one eyepiece field, quasars, variable stars, the planet Pluto, distant objects and more. |
All details and objects of lower aperture telescopes plus more detailed cloud belt patterns, color changes, and satellite shadows on Jupiter, high detail of the Great Red Spot, dusky markings and ring shadows on Saturn, Cassini Ring Division, lunar rilles, higher resolution moon detail such as craterlets, color variations and the structure of crater walls, Andromeda Galaxy structure. |
All major solar system planets and objects, plus full-field views and luminosity of distant galaxies, brighter nebulaes and clearer outer regions, upwards of a dozen Virgo clusters in one eyepiece field, quasars, variable stars, the planet Pluto, distant objects and more. |
Incredibly stark mountain ranges, fault lines, clefts and rilles on the Moon, changing detail and color shading on Jupiter, Saturn's Cassini Ring Division in amazing detail, virtually 3-D deep space objects in radiant detail such as the Orion Nebula, Dumbell Nebula, the Trifid, and the Lagoon, crystal clear images with textbook-quality diffraction patterns of virtually all deep space and planetary phenomena. |
Major solar system planets including cloud belts and satellites of Jupiter, rings and satellites of Saturn, prominent features on Mars, craters and mountains on the Moon. Plus, greater detail, color separation and brilliance in both distant deep-space objects such as the Omega Nebula, the Eagle Nebula, the Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major, and the Helix Nebula as well as greater sharpness and saturation in planets, stars, moons and more. |
All major solar system planets and objects, plus full-field views of planets, stars, nebulae and more. Plus, detailed cloud belt patterns, color changes, and satellite shadows on Jupiter, high detail of the Great Red Spot, dusky markings and ring shadows on Saturn, Cassini Ring Division, lunar rilles, higher resolution moon detail such as craterlets, color variations and the structure of crater walls, Andromeda Galaxy structure. |
All major solar system planets and objects, plus full-field views and luminosity of distant galaxies, brighter nebulaes and clearer outer regions, upwards of a dozen Virgo clusters in one eyepiece field, quasars, variable stars, the planet Pluto, distant objects and more. |
