Here is one of the best multiple purpose grab and go telescope packages that is as perfectly suited for looking at the stars as it is the bird in the tree half a mile away. With more light gathering capability than anything else in this price range and an extremely light weight at 4.6lbs, this package will travel to all your adventures.
Don’t let its diminutive size and weight fool you, many telescopes like this design are used for research around the globe and even outside our atmosphere! You are sure to be blown away by its snap focus and razor like images. The Vixen VMC110L, is a 110 mm (4.33 inch) aperture modified Cassegrain f/9.4 optical tube assembly .
The VMC110L includes a built in flip mirror and comes with one eyepiece and a red dot finder.. With no corrector plate, the VMC110L features a small corrector lens ahead of the secondary mirror. This compact optical tube, with features found on our higher end telescopes, is a great pick up and go scope.
The PORTA II Altazimuth Mount gives great performance when viewing objects at high magnification, the damping and vibration being significantly reduced as compared to other lesser quality telescope mounts.
Features
- Comes with everything you need to head to your observation site and begin observing
- 110mm aperture and reduced diffraction-limited design make a wide range of viewing options possible
- The optical tube weighs only 4.6 pounds! This is an incredibly portable instrument considering its research grade design
- High quality accessory detail such as slow motion mount controls and a red dot finder
- The stable and dampening design features of the mount alleviate many of the problems associated with mounts that are often included in packages
- Built in flip mirror diagonal allows dual simultaneous viewing options
- Included 25mm Plossl eyepiece is a great all-around foundation piece
- 5 Year Vixen Warranty
Specifications
Optical Design: Precision Spherical Mirror Reflector
Aperture: 110mm
Focal Length: 1035mm
Focal Ratio: f/9.4
Coating: Multi Coating
Resolving Power: 1.05 arc sec
Limiting Magnitude: 12
Light Gathering Power: 184x
Finder Scope: Red Dot Finder
Flip Mirror: Internal
Adapter Thread: 42mm/ For T-Ring
Astrophotography: Prime Focus, Eyepiece Projection & Afocal Imaging
Visual Back: 31.7mm Push Fit
Optical Tube Length: 14.5” (370mm)
Optical Tube Diameter: 4.7” (119mm)
Optical Tube Weight: 4.6 lb
Mount: Port II Altazimuth Mount
Tripod: Aluminum 2 section adjustable; 90cm to 13cm
Mount Weight: 15 lb including tripod
Load Capacity: 15 lbs
Vertical and Horizontal Slow Motion: 120Tooth Wheel Gears whole circle movement; Friction control system
Telescope Attachment: Dove Tail Plate
Accessories: Flexible Slow Motion Handles (2), Dove Tail Plate; Red Dot Finder; Internal Slide Mirror; PL25mm Eyepiece