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TEC

TEC

APO

APO

200 

200 

OWNER’S MANUAL

2005

Summary of Contents for APO 200

Page 1: ...TEC TEC APO APO 200 200 OWNER S MANUAL 2005 ...

Page 2: ...NICAL SPECIFICATION S APO200 ED APO200 FLuorite Clear aperture 8 200mm 8 200mm Focal length 1800mm 1600mm Focal ratio 9 0 8 0 Image scale 1 9 arc min mm 2 1 arc min mm Resolution theoretical 0 46 arc sec Focuser Feather Touch 3545 Eyepiece holder 2 Collet type Focusing range 4 5 114mm One turn focus travel Coarse 21 5mm Fine 2 3mm Back focus distance 7 180mm Focuser load capacity 10 lb Tube assemb...

Page 3: ...parts of telescope and their functions are identified and described below 1 Front Cover made of Aluminum push pull type It protects the optics from dust 2 Retractable Sliding Baffle This feature makes the OTA shorter for handling and transportation The open end of the baffle is rounded to improve the aerodynamics of the front end of telescope Rounded edge creates less turbulence compared to straig...

Page 4: ...APO200 ED TEC APO200 FL 1471mm 58 700mm 27 6 TEC APO200 ED TEC APO200 FL 600mm 23 6 Transportation shortest length of APO200 ED and APO200 FL Balance points for eyepiece side load appr 4lb Finder diagonal eyepiece 3 ...

Page 5: ...The min dome hight for APO200 F 9 hight of the pier 1500mm The min dome diameter for APO200 F 9 is 3m 10 1500mm 3m 10 4 ...

Page 6: ...g capability using a 9 1 Planetary Reduction Assembly coupled to a fine focus knob fig 6 9 The fine focus knob should be used once the image is close to focus and final tweaking is required 2 The two coarse focusing knobs fig 6 8 on each side of the focuser allow quick rough positioning of the eyepiece or imaging equipment They are coupled to the rack and pinion set and the fine focus knob 3 The a...

Page 7: ...t for most applications In addition adjustment can be done in a simpler way by tightening a thumb screw not shown in the picture but easy to find under the pinion assembly 7 In the event that different equipment such as an optional Field Flattener not available yet or AP 2 7 threaded End Cap available from Starlight Instruments is needed at the end of the focuser the Draw Tube End Cap fig 6 12 can...

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