The VC 200L is an 8” f/9.0 highly corrected, highly specialized telescope for astro imaging. With its
elaborate aspherical optical design it achieves an excellent image correction throughout the large
illuminated field. (42mm diameter fully illuminated)
The VC200L is designed around Astro Imaging. Even at the edge of the 35mm film format (larger CCD
chips) stars are sharp ( smaller than 15 micrometers This is smaller than the resolution of fine
quality CCD cameras, which means that the telescope does not limit the image quality.
With the f/6.4 reducer you get much shorter exposure times. The reducer is a highly recommended
optional accessory.
The basic configuration already contains a piggy-back camera holder. You can then take photos both
through the telescope and using a telephoto lens parallel to the main instrument or you can use the
VC200L for guiding while the camera sits on top.
The Vixen VMC110L, a 110 mm (4.33 inch) aperture modified Cassegrain
f/9.4 optical tube assembly . The VMC110L is intriguing in its own
right with interesting features including curved vane Secondary
Mirror Spider to reduce diffraction effects, and a correcting
meniscus lens just ahead of the Secondary Mirror like its larger
cousins the VMC200L and VMC260L incorporate.
The VMC200L is a unique catadioptric optical system. It incorporates a primary mirror and a meniscus
corrector just before a secondary mirror. By doing so, light is corrected twice on the optical path.
The end result is that spherical aberration and field curvature are corrected to a high degree of
optical performance. The VMC200L’s primary mirror is f/2.5; the compound optical system is f/9.75. This
makes the system much more compact and portable than its competition.
Like the popular Schmidt-Cassegrain, the Vixen VMC is a true all purpose telescope. Despite its long
focal length the tube is only about 50cm (20”) long. As a result the instrument is very portable.
Another strong point of this telescope is its capability for high grade astro imaging. The meniscus
correcting lens offers a large corrected field. With the optional reducer you get shorter exposure
times.
The Vixen VMC95L, is a 95 mm (3.7 inch) aperture modified Cassegrain
f/11 optical tube assembly.
The VMC95L is intriguing in its own right with interesting features
including a curved vane Secondary Mirror Spider to reduce
diffraction effects. Like its larger cousins the VMC110L, VMC200L
and VMC260L, this scope features a meniscus lens just ahead of the
Secondary Mirror.