iOptron 8500 Appendix A. Technical Specifications, SmartStar Goto Mount, Refractor Telescope

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Appendix A. Technical Specifications

SmartStar® GOTO Mount

Mount

AltAzimuth Mount

Body Materials

Die-cast Aluminum

Motor

Dual-Axis DC Servo motor with encoders

Gear

Acetal worm wheel/Nylon 6 worm gear

Bearing

4 steel ball bearings

Slew Speed

Dual-Axis, 5-Gear, Electronic

(2×,8×,64×,256×,MAX)

 

GOTO System

GoToNova® automatic goto and tracking

Hand Controller

GoToNova® 8403

Processor

32bit ARM

Object in Database

3,500+

GOTO accuracy

1 Arc Min. (Typical)

Tracking

Automatic

Payload

7 lbs

Battery

AA x 8Not Included

Power Requirement

DC 12V±2V, >1.2A

Operating Temperature

0 ~ 40ºC

Weight with tripod

5.5 lbs (without OTA)

 

 

Refractor Telescope

Optical Design

Achromatic Refractor

Clear Aperture

80 mm

Focal Length

400 mm

Focal Ratio

f/5

Resolving Power

1.4 arc sec

Weight

2.2 lbs

 

 

Newtonian Reflector Telescope

Optical Design

Reflector

Clear Aperture

114 mm

Focal Length

1000 mm

Focal Ratio

f/8.8

Resolving Power

1 arc sec

Finderscope

Red dot

Weight

4 lbs

 

 

Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope

Optical Design

Maksutov-Cassegrain

Clear Aperture

90 mm

Focal Length

1200 mm

Focal Ratio

f/13.3

Resolving Power

1.3 arc sec

Finderscope

Red dot

Weight

4 lbs

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Contents SmartStar CubeTM-E Series Mount and Telescopes Table of Content Never USE a Telescope to Look AT the SUN SmarStar CubeTM-E Series Overview SmartStar CubeTM-E Series FeaturesFor Model 8502 SmartStar Cube-E R80 Assembly Terms Attaching the Mount Telescope AssemblyMount or accessories IOptron accessories into the unit to avoid damagingFor 90mm Maksutov-Cassegrain #8504………………………………… Key Description GoToNova 8403 Hand ControllerLCD Screen Initial Positions Getting StartedLevel and Align the Mount Level the MountSet Up Time and Site Setting Up the MountAligning Finderscope Using your telescopeFocusing Telescope Selecting an EyepieceSlew to an Object Use SmartStar Cube-E TelescopesTurn Off the Mount Manual Operation of a TelescopeLand Objects Edit One Data Goto LandmarkRecord New Landmark Add a new LandmarkAlign Set Up ControllerSync to Target Add a new object User Object ListTwo Star Alignment 1. R.A. and DECEdit one comet Delete allAdd a new comet Park Scope Reset all cometsWatch List Set Telescope CoordStorage and Transport Maintenance and ServicingMaintenance TroubleshootingCannot seem to focus No image appears in the eyepiece IOptron Customer ServiceNewtonian Reflector Telescope Appendix A. Technical SpecificationsSmartStar Goto Mount Refractor TelescopeMenu Appendix B. GoToNova 8403 HC Menu StructurePage GoToNova Deep Sky Object List Appendix C. GoToNova Star ListLagoon Nebula 6523 Messier Gotonova Named Star List Modern Constellations Gotonova Double Star List Ioptron ONE Year Limited Warranty
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8500, 8502, 8504, 8503 specifications

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