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| Optical Design: |  | Schmidt-Cassegrain |
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| Clear Aperture: |  | 356mm |
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| Primary Mirror Diameter: |  | 370mm (14.57") |
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| Focal Length, Focal Ratio: |  | 3556mm f/10 (14") |
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| Near Focus (approx.): |  | 100 ft. |
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| Resolving Power (arc secs.): |  | 0.32 |
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| Optical Coatings: |  | MgF2 on correcting plate (2-sides); standard aluminum on primary & secondary mirrors |
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| Ultra-High Transmission Coatings: |  | optional at time of purchase |
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| Limiting Visual Magnitude (approx.): |  | 15.4 |
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| Limiting Photographic Magnitude (approx.): |  | 18.5 |
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| Image Scale (degs./inch): |  | 0.40 (14" f/10) |
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| Maximum Practical Visual Power: |  | 850X |
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| 35mm Angular Film Coverage: |  | 0.39° x 0.56° |
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| Optical Tube Dimensions (dia. x length): |  | 15.8" x 31" |
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| Secondary Mirror Obstruction (dia.; %): |  | 4.9"-12.4% |
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| Telescope Mounting: |  | heavy-duty fork type; double tine |
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| Setting Circle Diameters: |  | Dec: 5"; RA: 8.75" |
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| RA and Dec. Control Systems: |  | both axes: 185-speed, microprocessor-controlled, 12v. DC servo motor; 5.75" LX worm gear with Smart Drive Software. |
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| Primary Mirror Lock: |  | included (progressive tension) |
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| Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser: |  | included (4-speed) |
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| GPS Alignment: |  | included (16-channel GPS receiver, electronic sensors for true-level and North, with magnetic declination compensation) |
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| GO TO Pointing Precision (approx.): |  | 2-arc mins. (1-arc min. in HP-mode |
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| Slew Speeds RA and Dec.: |  | 0.01x to 1.0x sidereal, variable in 0.01x increments; 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x sidereal; 1°/sec. to 8°/sec., variable in 0.1° increments |
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| Tracking Rates: |  | sidereal, lunar, or custom-selected from 2000 incremental rates |
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| Hemispheres of Operation: |  | North and South, automatically selected by GPS or user. |
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| Slow-Motion Controls: |  | manual and electric, RA and Dec. |
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| Bearings: |  | Dec: 3 x 1.83" dia. ball bearings; RA: 1 x 4" dia. and 1 x 2.25" dia. ball bearings |
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| Autostar Hand Controller: |  | Atmel 89C451 & PIC16C57 microcontrollers; 2 line x 16 alphanumeric character display; 20-button keypad, red LED backlit |
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| Main Telescope Controller: |  | distributed intelligence architecture using 8 networked microcontrollers (Motorola 68HC11, Atmel 89C451, 3 x PIC16C62, 2 x PIC16C54, Sony digital signal processor); 3.5-Megabyte flash memory (field reprogrammable), 32K RAM |
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| Batteries (approx.): |  | 8 x C-cells (user-supplied); 20 hrs. |
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| Onboard Celestial Object Database: |  | 147,541 objects |
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| Field De-Rotator (optional): |  | #1220 |
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| Materials: |  | Tube Body; Mount Castings :aluminum; aluminum Primary, Secondary Mirror [Note 2]:Pyrex® glass, grade-A, fine-annealed |
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| Correcting Plate: |  | clear float glass |
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| Giant Field Tripod, height: |  | 4." - 50" variable |
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| Superwedge Latitude Range: |  | 24°-65° |
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| Telescope Dimensions, swung up: |  | 17" x 24" x 44" |
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