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Our Astro Gear

TELESCOPES(REFrACTORs)

Explore scientific AR152 air-spaced doublet
aperture: 152mm (6 inches)
Focal length: 988mm
Focal ratio: f/6.5
Limiting magnitude 13.4
resolution: .77 arcseconds
Mount: Dovetail

explore scientific ed80 essential series air-spaced triplet
Aperture: 80mm (3 inches)
focal length: 480mm
focal ratio: f/6
limiting magnitude: 12
resolution: 1.45 arcsec
mount: dovetail

TELESCOPES(REFlectors)

orion skyquest xt10i intelliscope
APERTURE: 254mm (10 inches)
Focal length: 1200mm
focal ratio: f/4.7
limiting magnitude: 14.7
resolution: 0.46 arcsec
Mirror: parabolic borosilicate glass
Mount: Dobsonian
on board: Intelliscope computerized object locator hand controller

explore firstlight 114mm newtonian
Aperture: 114mm (4.5 inches)
Focal Length: 500mm
focal ratio: F/4.3
limiting magnitude: 13.6
Resolution: 1.02 arcsec
Mount: Dovetail

TELESCOPES(SOLAR)

Lunt H-Alpha Solar systems 50mm solar telescope w/ double-stack filter
Aperture: 50mm (2 inches)
Focal Length: 350mm
focal ratio: F/7
bandpass: <0.75 Angstroms @ 656 nm
eyepiece: 1.25” Lunt zoom (7.2mm - 21.5mm)
Focuser: 1.25” Dual Speed moonlite crayford focuser
Mount: Dovetail

BINOCULARS

oberwerk 9x60 astronomy binoculars
aperture: 60mm
Magnification: 9x
Prisms: BAK4
Glass; Fully Broadband multi-coated

MOUNTS

explore scientific firstlight exos-2 go to eq mount
Mount type: vixen style dovetail, motorized German equatorial (GEM)
Tripod: 1.25” stainless steel
Power: 12v battery
on board: Go to with a more than 270,000 object database
COMPATIBility: ES AR152 doublet

explore scientific Twilight II Mount with Pier extension
Mount type: vixen style double dove tail alt/azimuth
Tripod: 1.25” stainless steel
capacity: 60 lbs
COMPATIBility: ES AR152 doublet, es ed80 triplet, 114mm newtonian, 50mm lunt

explore scientific Twilight I adjustable alt-azimuth Mount
Mount type: vixen style dovetail alt/azimuth
Tripod: stainless steel
capacity: 18 lbs
COMPATIBility: es ed80 triplet, 114mm newtonian, 50mm lunt

explore scientific Twilight I adjustable alt-azimuth Mount
Mount type: vixen style dovetail alt/azimuth
Tripod: stainless steel
capacity: 18 lbs
COMPATIBility: es ed80 triplet, 114mm newtonian, 50mm lunt

explore scientific Twilight Nano
Mount type: fork mounted vixen style dovetail lightweight alt/azimuth
Tripod:1.25 stainless steel
capacity: 14 lbs
COMPATIBility: es ed80 triplet, 114mm newtonian

EYEPIECES

Explore Scientific 82° Series, Argon-Purged
2”: 24mm, 18mm
1.25”: 14mm, 11mm, 8.8mm, 6.7mm, 4.7mm

FILTERS

planetary
brand: Antares
size: 2”
colors: #11 Yellow-green, #12 Yellow, #15 dark yellow/amber, #21 orange, #23A light red, #38A dark blue, #47 violet, #56 light green

Oxygen III (OIII) arrow band-pass
brand: Lumicon
size: 1.25”

Ultra High Contrast Narrow-band Nebula Filter
brand: Arcturus Optics
size: 2”

4000 series ND96 Moon filter, 13% light transmission
brand: Meade
size: 1.25”

Moon filter, 13% light transmission
brand: NEEWER
size: 1.25”

accessories

Explore Scientific 2x Barlow
OPT CORP Telrad REFLEX SITE WITH DEW SHIELD
Rigel
NeXYZ