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The A70Lf, although inexpensive, is not a toy telescope. Many amateurs begin with and enjoy countless hours under the stars with
this instrument It has the same quality glass and exacting workmanship that goes into our much larger instruments.
With this size aperture you will, as I did, be on your way to discovering the craters and mountains on 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.
TELESCOPE SPECIFICATIONS
• Design: Refractor, Achromatic
• Objective Diameter: 70mm
• Focal Length: 900mm F/12.9
• Diagonal: 1.25" Star Diagonal
• Eyepiece(s): PLössl 20mm (45X) and 6.3mm (143X)
• Finder Scope: 6 x 24
• Focuser: Rack and Pinion
• Built in Dew Shield
• Weight: 4 lbs
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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.
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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
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