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