Vixen - A80SS 80mm Achromatic Refractor Telescope Package with SkyPod Mount

$ 1159.00

VIXEN-2601SKYPOD

Vixen - A80SS 80mm Achromatic Refractor Telescope Package

with SkyPod Mount

If you are in the mind to own a quality telescope that is designed for travel, there is nothing better than the A80SS. It's our
newest short focal length 80mm refractor. This is a great cross-over astronomical and terrestrial scope.

The A80SS is extremely portable. It is small enough to be mounted on a photo tripod for the casual astronomical / terrestrial
observer with enough aperture for excellent deep sky viewing. The optical tube comes standard with our red dot finder, 2" focuser,
flip mirror diagonal and dovetail tube plate for quick and easy mounting.

At less than 11" with dew shield flipped, the Vixen A80SS is the ultimate grab-n-go travel scope! 
TELESCOPE SPECIFICATIONS

•	Design: Refractor, Achromatic
•	Objective Diameter: 80mm
•	Focal Length: 400mm  F/5
•	Diagonal: 1.25" Star Flip Mirror
•	Eyepiece(s): PLössl 20mm (46X) and 6.3mm (144X)
•	Finder Scope: Red Dot Finder
•	Focuser: 2" Rack and Pinion 
•	Built in Dew Shield
•	Weight: 5 lbs (Extreme Portability!)

 

SkyPod Mounts



The Skypod is a unique portable alt-azimuth computer controlled "Go To" mount that evolved from the very
successful Vixen Sphinx mount. (Image shows Skypod with optional tabletop stand) The Skypod incorporates a
compact computer controlled Alt-Az system that automatically slews the telescope from one object to another.
The 27,000 plus object data base provides an endless variety of object to view and is upgradeable.

This new and portable GoTo travel mount uses the modified Starbook S hand controller that offers the same
practical user concept of the Sphinx controller. A display will show you a map of the sky so that you always
know where you are.

The controller is integrated into the mount. You can take it off for remote control, but you can always put
it back for save storage and transport. This means that for transport you can avoid all the separate small
parts that are otherwise easily lost.


MOUNT SPECIFICATIONS

•	Unique Fully Interactive Scrolling Star Chart, fully upgradeable
•	Automatically Go-To 27,825 Objects
•	Completely Enclosed WORM Gears drive up to 4 Degrees per Second
•	Monochrome Screen has full Backlight Control and Speaker
•	Can run on Internal or External 12V DC power
•	70 tooth Worm in Alt. and Az., with 8 speeds in each Axis
•	15 lbs load capacity
•	6.4 lbs with controller, not including tripod
•	2.6" LCD Display