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Star Hopper 10
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FEATURES      TOP General High quality 10" Dobsonian reflector Built-in fan to decrease cooling time BK7 optical quality glass for clear, sharp views Roller track bearing on azimuth surface provides dozens of support points for smooth swivel motion Variable tension clutch system for proper balance and smooth control in both altitude and azimuth Includes 2" 32mm E-Lux eyepiece for wide field observing 9x50 finderscope for accurately locating objects Standard 2" focuser and 1.25" adapter
DESCRIPTION      TOP Providing a serious 10" aperture for a great value, this Dobsonian telescope features optical quality BK-7 glass, the same high-quality glass used in most binocular prisms and refractor telescope lenses. It uses a roller track bearing on the azimuth surface providing dozens of support points for smooth swivel motion and a variable tension clutch system for proper balance and control in both altitude and azimuth. This 10" StarHopper has cooling fan built-in to the rear cell to decrease cooling times and comes standard with a 2" focuser, a 32mm 2" eyepiece and 1.25" adapter.
SPECIFICATIONS      TOP OPTICAL DESIGN Dobsonian APERTURE 254 mm (10 in) FOCAL LENGTH 1270 mm (50 in) FOCAL RATIO 5 FINDERSCOPE 9x50 OPTICAL TUBE Steel EYEPIECE 1 32 mm (1.26 in) MAGNIFICATION 1 39.69 x COLLIMATION CAP Included ACCESSORY TRAY Included FOCUSER 2 in (50.8 mm) PRIMARY MIRROR BK7 COOLING Fan MIRROR CELL 3-point AZIMUTH BEARING Roller track ALTITUDE BEARING Nylon Cylinder TENSION SYSTEM Variable friction clutch HANDLE Base HIGHEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION 600 x LOWEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION 36 x LIMITING STELLAR MAGNITUDE 14.5 RESOLUTION 0.54 arc seconds RESOLVING POWER 0.46 arc seconds PHOTOGRAPHIC RESOLUTION 400 line/mm LIGHT GATHERING POWER 1317 x ANGULAR FIELD OF VIEW 1 ° LINEAR FIELD OF VIEW (@1000 YDS) 52.5 ft (16 m) SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION 2.5 in (63.5 mm) SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY AREA 6.25 % SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY DIAMETER 25 % OPTICAL TUBE LENGTH 48 in (1219.2 mm) TELESCOPE WEIGHT 65 lb (29.48 kg)
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