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Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Tube Assemblies (OTA) are available individually for use with your favorite mount. Each OTA is made to the same exacting standards as those used on all our high quality telescopes. All optical surfaces are coated with Celestron’s high efficiency StarBright® multi-layered coating group. These tube assemblies are equipped with the same dovetail mounting bar used on the CGE and Advanced Series for easy attachment to a variety of popular mounts.
GENERAL FEATURES:
- 14" EdgeHD Optical Tube Assembly
- Aluminum Optical Tube
- Celestron's premium StarBright XLT coatings
- 3910mm focal length (f/11)
- 23mm Axiom - 2"
- 9x50 finderscope to help accurately find objects
- 2" diagonal provides more comfortable viewing position when observing objects that are high in the sky
- Mirror Support Knobs hold the mirror in place and reduces image shift during imaging.
- Tube vents with integrated 60 micron mesh filter allowing hot air to be released from behind the primary mirror.
- Fastar Compatible optical tubes are equipped with a removable secondary mirror for fast f/2 ccd imaging
- Includes dovetail rail compatible with CGE mount
SPECIFICATIONS:
OPTICAL DESIGN : Aplanatic Schmidt
APERTURE : 355.6 mm (14 in)
FOCAL LENGTH : 3910 mm (153.94 in)
FOCAL RATIO : 11
FINDERSCOPE : 9x50
OPTICAL TUBE : Aluminum
EYEPIECE 1 : 23 mm (0.91 in)
MAGNIFICATION 1 : 170 x
STAR DIAGONAL : 2" w/1.25" adapter
OPTICAL COATINGS : StarBright / XLT
SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION : 4.5 in (114.3 mm)
OPTICAL TUBE LENGTH : 31 in (787.4 mm)
OPTICAL TUBE WEIGHT : 46 lb (20.87 kg)
DOVETAIL COMPATIBILITY : CGE Mount
