Vixen - A70Lf 70mm Achromatic Refractor Telescope Package with Porta Mount

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

 

PortaMounts



For so many years the beginning astronomer was forced to buy a mount that was
unstable and almost useless when viewing at high power. More often than not,
the frustration of using an unstable mount resulted in the telescope only
being used for one night and being left in a closet to collect dust. The
Porta mount changes all that. It is one of our proudest designs. The
combination of smooth movement, rigid design and stable platform makes your
first use a pleasure and will bring you back to view more and more of the
night sky.

The PORTA comes equipped with two fine adjustment handles for whole circle
slow motion in both directions. It is useful for fine motion used in
searching and tracking of celestial objects. In addition it is a great mount
for terrestrial viewing. Our gear drives it make it a simple matter to
precisely track a planet or a ship on the horizon by simply turning the
elevation and or azimuth control handles. The “World-Standard” dovetail
attachment system on PORTA was developed by Vixen. This allows the PORTA to
accept various dovetail mounted optical tubes and binoculars.

MOUNT SPECIFICATIONS

•	Continuous Slow-Motion Manual Control
•	Unique Lockless System
•	Full Height Tripod: Max 57 inches to Min 37 inches
•	Weight Capacity: 15 lbs
•	Mount Weight: 4.5 lbs
•	Includes Center Tray
•	Clutch System fully adjustable with hidden tool set