An adjustable height aluminum tripod provides a stable platform for sky-watching, a nd the included 90° star diagonal makes looking through the scope more comfortable, especially when aiming the telescope toward the zenith.
Optical Tube
50mm aperture
600mm focal length
f/12 focal ratio
Refractor-style optical design
Anti-reflection multi-coated optics improves light transmission, color rendition, sharpness, and contrast
Resolution: 2.79 arc sec, Raleigh; 2.32 arc sec, Dawes
0.96" rack-and-pinion focuser
Mount and Tripod
Alt-Azimuth mount with altitude lock
2-Stage adjustable height aluminum tripod
Tray holds accessories such as
Eyepieces and Accessories
Eyepieces: 0.96" diameter barrel
20mm eyepiece yields 30x magnification, 51° apparent angle of view, 72' field of view at 1000 yards
12mm eyepiece yields 50x magnification, 4mm eyepiece yields 150x magnification
Barlow lens:
3x magnification effectively triples the power of each eyepiece for wider viewing options
Diagonal:
90° angle provides a more comfortable viewing position
Star diagonal vertically corrects images for land use
5x24 Finderscope
5x magnification produces a wide field of view to make finding subjects easy and star-hopping navigation faster
Straight-through viewing, Includes mounting bracket