Vixen VMC110L with SkyPod Package Telescope and Observatory: DurangoSkies.com

VMC110L with SkyPod Package	$1,099.00
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Package
The Skypod is a unique portable alt-azimuth computer controlled "Go To" mount that evolved from the very successful Vixen Sphinx mount. The Skypod incorporates a compact computer controlled Alt-Az system that automatically slews the telescope from one object to another. The 22,000 plus object data base provides an endless variety of objects to view and is upgradeable.

This new and portable GoTo travel mount uses the modified Starbook S hand controller that offers the same practical user concept of the Sphinx controller. A display will show you a map of the sky so that you always know where you are.

The controller is integrated into the mount. You can take it off for remote control, but you can always put it back for save storage and transport. This means that for transport you can avoid all the separate small parts that are otherwise easily lost.

Because the Skypod it is based on Vixens flexible mounting system, a wide variety of telescopes will easily and quickly attach to this mount. Skypod provides good portability combined with ease of use and versatility. You can store the mount and the telescope separately. For airline traveling you can take the VMC110L along as carry-on luggage while the mount goes with the rest of your luggage.

Optics
The Vixen VMC110L, a 110 mm (4.33 inch) aperture modified Cassegrain f/9.4 optical tube assembly as shown on these illustrations. The VMC110L is intriguing in its own right with interesting features including curved vane Secondary Mirror Spider to reduce diffraction effects, and a correcting meniscus lens just ahead of the Secondary Mirror as its larger cousins the VMC200L and VMC260L incorporate.

Features:

Compact optical tube with VMC optical system having a meniscus in front of a secondary mirror
Curved secondary mirror braces helping to cut down diffraction
Buit-in flip mirror allowing to install two different power eyepieces or to photograph objects

Specifications:

Optical System	VMC (Vixen's original Maksutov-Cassegrain)
Primary mirror	Multi-coated precision spherical mirror
Effective aperture	110mm
Focal length (focal ratio)	1035mm (f/9.4)
Resolving power	1.05 arc seconds
Limiting magnitude	12.0
Light gathering power	247x
Finder	Dot finder (no magnifying power)
Dimensions	Outer diameter: 125mm, length: 360mm
Weight	4.6 lbs
Accessories	Eyepiece PL-25mm (31.7mm), Allen wrench

*** More information on this product is available on the Vixen Optics page.