The pinnacle of our ED scopes, this refractor is packed with great features and excellent optics. The refractor style 100ED (APO) features a 2" rack and pinion focuser and has a bracket that can adapt to a photo tripod.
ED glass provides excellent color correction and razor sharp images and virtually eliminates chromatic aberration usually seen during planetary and lunar viewing. This telescope comes complete with a 20mm 1.25" eyepiece, erect image diagonal and 6x30 finderscope.
Mounted on the Advanced GT Series computerized mount, this telescope has some high performance software and hardware features. Operated by our proven NexStar® computer control technology the telescope has a 40,000+ object database with 400 user-definable objects and expanded information on over 200 objects. Custom database lists of all the most famous deep-sky objects by name and catalog number; the most beautiful double, triple and quadruple stars; variable star; solar systems; objects and asterisms.
Using the RS-232 communication port on the hand control, you can control the telescope via a personal computer and our new flash upgradeable hand controls allow you to update your telescope's operationg software via the internet. An autoguider port is also included for astrophotography.
CG-5 Mount — Precision engineered for stability.
Our new German Equatorial mount has precision worm gears on both axes for extremely smooth stability. The key element that makes this system the most stable in its class is the NEW heavy-duty tripod with larger and more substantial legs that offer excellent damping characteristics for more stable views. The CG-5 also has a convenient latitude scale for easier alignment and an optional polar finder scope for the ultimate in precision alignments.
- 100 mm (Apo style) refractor
- Fully multi-coated optics and high quality ED glass for clear, razor sharp views
- 9x50 finderscope to help accurately find objects
- 20 mm Plössl eyepiece (45x) included for wide field viewing
- Heavy Duty (CG-5GT) computerized German Equatorial mount
- Ultra sturdy 2" diameter steel tripod with accessory tray
- Star diagonal provides more comfortable viewing position when observing objects that are high in the sky
- Includes CD-ROM "The Sky" Astronomy Software which provides education about the sky and printable sky maps
- Proven NexStar computer control technology
- 40,000 object database with 400 user-definable objects and expanded information on over 200 objects
- Custom database lists of all the most famous deep-sky objects by name and catalog number; the most beautiful double, triple and quadruple stars; variable star; solar systems; objects and asterisms
- DC Servo motors with encoders on both axes
- Flash upgradeable hand control software and motor control units for downloading product updates over the Internet
- Autoguider port for long exposure astrophotography
- Double line, 16-character Liquid Crystal Display Hand Control with backlit LED buttons for easy operation of goto features
- Compatible with optional NexRemote telescope control software, for advanced control of your telescope via computer
- RS-232 communication port on hand control to control the telescope via a personal computer
- GPS-compatible with optional CN16 GPS Accessory (93966)
OPTICAL DESIGN: Refractor
APERTURE: 100 mm (3.94 in)
FOCAL LENGTH: 900 mm (35.43 in)
FOCAL RATIO: 9
FINDERSCOPE: 9x50
MOUNT: CG-5 Equatorial
COMPUTER HAND CONTROL: Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display; 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons
EYEPIECE 1: 20 mm (0.79 in)
MAGNIFICATION 1: 45 x
STAR DIAGONAL: 1.25
ACCESSORY TRAY: Yes
TRIPOD: 2 inch Stainless Steel
CD ROM: "The Sky®" Level 1
POWER SUPPLY: Car Battery Adapter
HIGHEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION: 236 x
LOWEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION: 14 x
LIMITING STELLAR MAGNITUDE: 12.5
RESOLUTION: 1.38 arc seconds
RESOLVING POWER: 1.16 arc seconds
PHOTOGRAPHIC RESOLUTION: 267 line/mm
LIGHT GATHERING POWER: 204 x
ANGULAR FIELD OF VIEW: 1.3 °
LINEAR FIELD OF VIEW (@1000 YDS): 70 ft (21.34 m)
OPTICAL COATINGS: Fully Multi-Coated
OPTICAL TUBE LENGTH: 34 in (863.6 mm)
TELESCOPE WEIGHT: 50 lb (22.68 kg)
COUNTERWEIGHTS: 1-7lb, 1-4lb
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