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Kansas Wind Power-W, 13569 214th Road, Holton, KS 66436 Phone: 785-364-4407, Fax: 785-364-5123

Schmidt-Cassegrains & Maksutov-Cassegrain (Catadioptrics)

Description	NexStar 4	NexStar 5	G-5	G-5 with Motor Drive	G-8	Celestar-8	NexStar 8	NexStar 8 GPS	G-9.25	CM-1100	NexStar 11 GPS	CM-1400
Standard Equipment
Optical tube	4" Maksutov- Cassegrain	5" Schmidt Cassegrain	5" Schmidt Cassegrain	5" Schmidt Cassegrain	8" Schmidt Cassegrain	8" Schmidt Cassegrain	8" Schmidt Cassegrain	8" Schmidt Cassegrain	9.25" Schmidt Cassegrain	11" Schmidt Cassegrain	11" Schmidt Cassegrain	14" Schmidt Cassegrain
Focal Length / F#	1325mm F/13	1250mm F/10	1250mm F/10	1250mm F/10	2032mm F/10	2032mm F/10	2032mm F/10	2032mm F/10	2350mm F/10	2800mm F/10	2800mm F/10	3910mm F/11
Finderscope	Star Pointer	Star Pointer	6x30	6x30	6x30	6x30	Star Pointer	9x50	6x30	9x50	9x50	9x50
Mount	Fork Arm	Fork Arm	Equatorial	Equatorial	Heavy Duty Equatorial	Fork Arm with Wedgepod	Fork Arm	Dual Fork Arm	Heavy Duty Equatorial	Heavy Duty CI-700 Mount	Dual Fork Arm	Heavy Duty CI-700 Mount
Motor Drive	Integrated D.C. Electronics	Integrated D.C. Electronics	n/a	P/N: 93515 Included	n/a	Integrated D.C. Electronics	Integrated D.C. Electronics	Integrated D.C. Electronics	n/a	Integrated D.C. Electronics	Integrated D.C. Electronics	Integrated D.C. Electronics
Eyepiece	25mm SMA (53x)	25mm Plössl (50x)	25mm SMA (50x)	25mm SMA (50x)	25mm SMA (81x)	25mm SMA (81x)	40mm Plössl (51x)	40mm Plössl (51x)	26mm Plössl (90x)	26mm Plössl (108x)	40mm Plössl (70x)	26mm Plössl (150x)
Star Diagonal	1.25" with Flip Mirror System	1.25"	1.25"	1.25"	1.25"	n/a	1.25"	1.25"	1.25"	n/a	1.25"	1.25"
Accessory Tray	n/a	yes	yes	yes	yes	n/a	yes	n/a	yes	n/a	n/a	yes
Tripod	n/a	NexStar Tripod # 93497	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Wedgepod #93498	Aluminum	Heavy Duty Adjustable	Aluminum	CI-700 Mount/Tripod #91525	Heavy Duty Tripod #93499	CI-700 Mount/Tripod #91525
AC Adapter	n/a	Included	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Included	Included	n/a	n/a	Included	n/a
Car Battery Adapter	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Included	n/a	Included
CD ROM	The Sky L1	The Sky L1	The Sky L1	The Sky L1	n/a	n/a	The Sky L1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Computer Hand Control	Fully Computerized	Fully Computerized	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Fully Computerized	Fully Computerized w/ GPS	n/a	n/a	Fully Computerized with GPS	n/a
Database	4,000 Object Database	18,000 Object Database	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18,000 Object Database	40,000 Object Database	n/a	n/a	50,000 Object Database	n/a
Technical Specifications
Highest Useful Magnification	240x	300x	300x	300x	480x	480x	480x	480x	555x	660x	660x	840x
Lowest Useful Magnification	15x	18x	18x	18x	29x	29x	29x	29x	34x	40x	40x	51x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude	12.5	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14.4	14.7	14.7	15.3
Resolution: Rayleigh	1.36 arc seconds	1.1 arc seconds	1.1 arc seconds	1.1 arc seconds	.68 arc seconds	.68 arc seconds	.68 arc seconds	.68 arc seconds	.59 arc seconds	.50 arc seconds	.50 arc seconds	.39 arc seconds
Dawes Limit	1.14 arc seconds	.91 arc seconds	.91 arc seconds	.91 arc seconds	.57 arc seconds	.57 arc seconds	.57 arc seconds	.57 arc seconds	.49 arc seconds	.42 arc seconds	.42 arc seconds	.33 arc seconds
Photographic Resolution	154 line/mm	200 line/mm	200 lines/mm	200 lines/mm	200 lines/mm	200 lines/mm	200 lines/mm	200 lines/mm	200 lines/mm	200 lines/mm	200 lines/mm	182 lines/mm
Light Gathering Power	212x unaided eye	329x unaided eye	329x unaided eye	329x unaided eye	843x unaided eye	843x unaided eye	843x unaided eye	843x unaided eye	1127x unaided eye	1593x unaided eye	1593x unaided eye	2581x unaided eye
Field of View: standard eyepiece	1.0°	1.0°	1.0°	1.0°	.64°	.64°	1.0°	1.0°	.55°	.46°	.46°	.33°
Linear FOV (@1000 yds)	52.5 ft	52.5 ft	52.5 ft	52.5 ft	33.6 ft	33.6 ft	52.5 ft	52.5 ft	29 ft	24 ft	24 ft	17.5 ft
Optical Coatings	Aluminum	Starbright Coating	Starbright Coating	Starbright Coating	Starbright Coating	Starbright Coating	Starbright Coating	Starbright Coating	Starbright Coating	Starbright Coating	Starbright Coating	Starbright Coating
Secondary Mirror Obstruction	1.38" (11% by area)	2" (16% by area)	2" (16% by area)	2" (16% by area)	2.7" (11% by area)	2.5" (10% by area)	2.5" (10% by area)	2.7" (11% by area)	3.35" (13% by area)	3.75" (12% by area)	3.75" (12% by area)	4.5" (10% by area)
Optical tube length	13.5 inches	14 inches	14 inches	14 inches	21 inches	21 inches	21 inches	21 inches	24 inches	24 inches	24 inches	31 inches
Telescope Weight	11 lbs	24 lbs	24 lbs	24 lbs	43 lbs	41 lbs	24 lbs	42 lbs	58 lbs	118 lbs	91 lbs	164 lbs

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