Vixen - VC200L 200mm Catadioptrical Reflector Telescope with GPD2 Mount

Vixen - VC200L 200mm Catadioptrical Reflector Telescope with GPD2 Mount

The Scope:  The VC 200L is an 8" f/9.0 highly corrected, highly specialized telescope for astro imaging. Vixen's unique catadioptric design features a high precision sixth order aspherical primary mirror, a convex secondary mirror and triplet corrector lens. VISAC is an abbreviation for Vixen's Six-Order Aspherical Cassegrain. The primary mirror is held by a retaining ring, instead of hooks, to decrease flare and enhance contrast.

The VISAC System provides high-definition star images to the edge of a wide viewing field and offers exceptionally outstanding performance in astrophotography. 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 its elaborate aspherical optical design it achieves excellent image correction throughout the large illuminated field. (42mm diameter fully illuminated)

The Mount:  The design of the GPD2 mount accomodates the atachment of heavier optical tubes and provides accurate tracking of objects. Add the new Vixen Starbook S package for complete Go-To capabilities. Choose this package if you think that you’ll want to own just one mount able to expand the optical system you put on it. Here you are getting a worm gear machined to 2/1000ths of a millimeter precision that allows for extremely critical tracking performance needed for Astrophotography. Definitely a package that will keep the best of Amateur Astronomers happy for years to come and still easy to use. Add the D2M Motor Drive Set for easy tracking. The DD2 Motor Set includes DD-2 controller, two MT-1WT motors and a battery box.

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.

TELESCOPE SPECIFICATIONS • Design: Reflector, Modified Cassegrain • Objective Diameter: 200mm • Focal Length: 1800mm F/9 • Diagonal: 1.25" Star Flip Mirror • VISAC-Vixen Sixth Order Aspherical Corrected primary Mirror achieved by a Revolutionary Layering Technique • Finder Scope: 7 x 50 • Focuser: Rack and Pinion • Built in Metal Carry Handle • Includes Rings and Universal GP Dovetail to fit all Vixen and many other mounts • Weight: 13.9 lbs