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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Star Hopper
®
6
#10600
Star Hopper
®
8
#10800
Star Hopper
®
10
#10110
Star Hopper
®
12
#10112
Aperture 6
”
8
”
10
”
12
”
Focal Length
48" (1219mm)
48" (1219mm)
50" (1270mm)
60" (1500mm)
f/#
f/8 f/6 f/5 f/5
Eyepieces
25mm - 1.25”
25mm - 1.25”
32mm - 2"
32mm - 2"
Magnification
49x 49x 40x 47x
Secondary Size
1.5 “
1.95”
2.5”
2.75”
Obstruction
25% by diameter
6.3% by area
24% by diameter
5.9% by area
25% by diameter
6.3% by area
23% by diameter
5.3% by area
Primary Mirror
BK7 BK7 BK7 BK7
Cooling
N/A N/A Fan Fan
Mirror Cell
3-point 3-point 9-point 9-point
Azimuth Bearing
Roller track
Roller track
Roller track
Roller track
Altitude Bearing
Nylon Bearing
Nylon Bearing
Nylon Bearing
Nylon Bearing
Tension System
Variable friction clutch Variable friction clutch Variable friction clutch Variable friction clutch
Highest useful power
359x 480x 600x 721x
Lowest useful power
22x 29x 36x 44x
Resolution: Rayleigh Criterion
Dawes Criterion
.91 arcsec
.76 arcsec
.68 arcsec
.57 arcsec
.54 arcsec
.46 arcsec
.45 arcsec
.38 arcsec
Field of view with standard eyepiece
1.03
°
1.03
°
1
°
.83
°
Exit pupil with standard eyepiece
3.1mm 4.2mm 5mm 5.1mm
Light gathering power (times the
unaided eye)
472 843 1317
1898
Limiting visual magnitude
13.4 14 14.5 14.9
Optical tube length
45” 45” 48” 58”