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In
the footsteps of Galileo
There's something about being out on
a cold dark night with crystal clear skies eyeing
Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, or the features of
the moon. Recently, I acquired a Coronado
Personal Solar Telescope, now I can use the
daylight hours to observe Earth's closest star,
the Sun.
Telescope Specs
Meade DS-2130ATS with AutoStar
- Optical Design: Newtonian
Reflector
- Optical Diameter: 127mm
(5.0")
- Focal Length; Focal Ratio:
1000mm; f/7.9
- Resolving Power (arc secs.):
0.9
- Optical Coatings: standard
aluminum
- Limiting Visual Magnitude
(approx.): 12.6
- Maximum Practical Visual
Power: 350x
- Optical Tube Dimensions
(dia. x length): 6.4" x 18"
- Eyepiece (1.25" dia.):
MA9mm, MA25mm
- Focuser: Eyepiece Barrel
Dias.: 1.25" and 2"
- Mounting Type: altazimuth,
single-tine
- Motor Drive System: DC servo
motors with encoders, both axes, 12v DC
- Slow-Motion Controls:
electric, 9-speed, both axes
- #494 Autostar Control
System: included; 9-speed
- Autostar Slew Speeds: 2x
sidereal to 5°/sec.
- Hemispheres of Operation:
North and South
- Batteries: 8 "AA"
(Not included)
- Battery Life (approx.): 20
hrs
- Viewfinder: 6x30mm
Materials:
- Tube Body: steel
- Mounting: aluminum;
high-impact ABS
- Tripod: aluminum;
full-length; adjustable
- Total Telescope Net Weight
(lbs.): 18
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