The GMEQ-SC is mounted on a German Equatorial mount. The mount features solid metal construction, setting circles and locking knobs in declination and right ascension, counter balance shaft and weights, deluxe latitude adjuster, and slow motion controls with detachable flex cables in both axis. A motor drive can also be attached for added tracking capability (motor drive sold seperately). The Mount is attached to a very sturdy, fully adjustable, pre-assembled metal tripod with retractable rubber feet. The telescope attaches to the EQ mount via dove tail mounting system. The telescopes optical tube assembly is finished out with a 360° rotating focus housing for the ultimate in convenience and usability.
The Galileo GMEQ-SC optical tube assembly features a 900mm focal length. The objective lens is an 60mm two element achromat (color correct crown & flint) air spaced objective lens. The tube itself is aluminum, painted flat black internally, and fully baffled for excellent visual and CCD imaging. The objective is fully multi-coated and has a resolving power of 1.9 arc seconds. The optical tube assembly is diffraction limited at λ4 (1/4 wave in Sodium light). The diagonal consists of a 45° Schmidt prism that is fully coated in Magnesium Fluoride (refractive index: n = 1.38). The finderscope is Galileo’s Mars’ Eye electronic Finderscope which helps by getting the observer behind the telescope without losing the surrounding field of view when targeting objects. Included with the GMEQ-SC are an 1¼″ 4mm eyepiece (52° apparent field of view), an 1¼″ 6mm eyepiece (52° apparent field of view), an 1¼″ 20mm eyepiece (52° apparent field of view) and a 3 element 3x Barlow.
- 900mm x 60mm Optical Tube Assembly
- German Equatorial Mount w/Slow-Motion Controls
- Fully Adjustable Heavy Duty, Pre-assembled Metal Tripod w/Accessory Tray
- Galileo Mars Eye Electronic Finderscope
- .965″ 360° Rotating Metal Focuser
- .965″ to 1¼″ Hybrid Diagonal
- 1¼″ 6mm Eyepiece
- 1¼″ 20mm Eyepiece
- Galileo Planetarium CD-ROM w/Instructional Telescope Tutorial
- One Year Warranty
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