Vixen Telescope AXD2-AX103S

Specifications
Mount
	
	
R.A slow motion
	
Worm and wheel gears with 270-tooth whole circle micro movement, 135mm in diameter, made of brass
	
	
	
Dec slow motion
	
Worm and wheel gears with 216-tooth whole circle micro movement, 108mm in diameter, made of brass
	
	
	
Worm shaft gear
	
14.5mm in diameter, made of brass
	
	
	
R.A axis
	
50mm in diameter, made of A7075 super aluminum-alloy
	
	
	
Dec. axis
	
50mm in diameter, made of A7075 super aluminum-alloy
	
	
	
Number of bearings
	
21 pieces
	
	
	
Counterweight bar
	
25mm in diameter, retractable
	
	
	
On-screen R.A display / Setting circle
	
10 arc minute increments / 1 arc minute increment with vernier
	
	
	
On-screen Dec display / Setting circle
	
2 degrees increments / 10 minutes (0.167 degrees) increments with vernier
	
	
	
Polar axis scope
	
Pre-installed 6X20mm finder scope, 8 degrees field of view, automatic turning off dark-field illuminator, 3 degrees or less setting accuracy, Battery: CR2032 (supplied for checking purpose), 3 stars alignment (Polaris, delta UMI and 51 Cep for northern hemisphere, or Sigma, Tau and Chi in Octantis for southern hemisphere) with precession correction until the year 2040.
	
	
	
Altitude adjustment
	
Latitude adjustable between 0 degree and 70 degrees (devided in 3 zones for high, middle and low latitude and adjustable +/- 15 degrees per zone), altitude scale in 2 degrees increments, Fine adjustments with two tangent screw bolts about 0.5 degrees per rotation
	
	
	
Azimuth adjustment
	
Fine adjustments with twin screw knobs about 1.0 degree per rotation, adjustable range about +/- 7 degrees
	
	
	
Motor drive
	
Pulse motors with micro-step motion control (400 pps)
	
	
	
Star chart go-to
	
Automatic go-to slewing and high precision tracking with STAR BOOK TEN, 800× of sidereal rate at maximum slewing speed
	
	
	
Photographic loading weight
	
30 kg (Maximum torque load: 750 kg/cm at a point of 25cm from the place where the R.A and Dec axes cross.
	
	
	
Controller port
	
D-sub9pin male connector
	
	
	
Power port
	
DC12V EIAJ RC5320A Calss4 (center plus), Electricity consumption between 0.45A and 2.5A (from 0.45A to 2.2A at 15kg loading weight)
	
	
	
Dimensions
	
457mm×465mm×152mm
	
	
	
Weight
	
25 kg (without counterweight)
	
	
	
Counterweights
	
1.5kg×1,　7kg×1
	
Optical tube assembly
	
	
Objective lens, effective aperture
	
103mm, triplet SD apochromatic, multicoated
	
	
	
Focal length (Focal ratio)
	
825mm (F8.0)
	
	
	
Resolving power / Limiting magnitude
	
1.13 arc seconds / 11.8
	
	
	
Light gathering power
	
217×unaided eye
	
	
	
Dimensions / Weight
	
115mm dia×762mm long (retractable to 670mm long), 6.4kg (Net 4.6kg)
	
	
	
Finder scope
	
7×50mm with dar-field illuminated reticle, 7 degrees field of view
	
Eyepiece part
	
	
Adapter threads / Visual back
	
60mm, 42mm for T-ring / 50.8mm and 31.7mm push fitwith flip mirror diagonal
	
	
	
Eyepiece (31.7mm)
	
Optional
	
Tripod
	
	
Tripod legs
	
Large aluminum pipe legs 55mm thick, extendable
	
	
	
Size / Weight
	
Pipe legs adjustable from 760mm to 1080mm in length, from 690mm to 915mm in height, set up circle from 440mm to 570mm in radius / 10.3kg
	
Others
	
	
Photography
	
Usable with Prime focus, Eyepiece projection and Afocal imaging
	
	
	
Solar observation
	
Available with Sun projection screen set B
	
	
	
Total weight
	
55.3kg