Orion FunScope 76mm Table Top Reflector With Moon Map

Orion FunScope 76mm Table Top Reflector With Moon Map Product Description

A fun telescope indeed! You 39 ll enjoy hours of stellar exploration with this amazing little tabletop reflector telescope. Designed specifically with first time telescope buyers in mind, the FunScope is a great way to test the waters of stargazing affordably!
But what can you see with it The FunScope is no toy, it 39 s a real reflecting telescope with a 76mm 3 diameter polished spherical mirror which allows you to capture 60% more light than a typical 60mm beginner 39 s telescope. More light gathered means the FunScope will provide views of the cosmos that are brighter and clearer than views in smaller diameter telescopes. With the FunScope reflector telescope, the whole family can observe the Moon, Saturn 39 s rings, as well as Jupiter and its 4 brightest moons, all under light polluted skies. Under dark skies, even star clusters, emission nebulas and some of the brighter galaxies are not beyond reach.
The FunScope reflector telescope comes equipped with a red dot reflex sight, smooth adjusting rack and pinion focuser, and 2 quality 1.25 telescope eyepieces 20mm which provides 15x power magnification and 10mm for higher power views with 30x power magnification . You can easily locate and observe objects in the night sky with the accessories included, so you 39 re ready for stargazing action right out of the box!
The FunScope 39 s tabletop mount arrives pre assembled in the box and provides a sturdy and compact foundation for the telescope with smooth motion in altitude up and down and azimuth left and right axes. If there isn 39 t a table located where you want to use the pint sized reflector telescope, the entire FunScope and mount itself can be mounted onto a tripod with a 3/8 or 1/4 20 screw thanks to a built in 3/8 tripod adapter and included 1/4 20 threaded bushing. Tripods are sold separately.

Features

• A fantastic lightweight and portable reflector telescope designed for the beginner to test the waters of stargazing affordably
• Observe craters and mountains of the Moon, bright planets in our solar system, sparkling star clusters, and even some bright nebulas and galaxies
• 76mm diameter reflector optics collect 60% more light than a typical 60mm beginner 39 s telescope to provide brighter, more pleasing views
• Portable and compact table top base can be easily mounted on a tripod equipped with a 3/8 or 1/4 20 threaded post if desired
• Weighs only 4 lbs. can be taken camping, on a field trip, or just out to the backyard with ease

Specifications

• Best for viewing Lunar planetary
• Best for imaging Lunar planetary
• User level Beginner
• Optical design Reflector
• Optical diameter 76mm
• Focal length 300mm
• Focal ratio f/3.9
• Optics type Spherical
• Glass material Soda lime plate
• Eyepieces 3 Element 20.0mm, 10.0mm
• Magnification with included eyepieces 15x, 30x
• Resolving power 1.52arc sec
• Lowest useful magnification 11x
• Highest useful magnification 152x
• Highest theoretical magnification 52x
• Limiting stellar magnitude 12.1
• Finder scope Reflex sight
• Focuser 1.25 Rack and pinion
• Mirror coatings/over coatings Aluminum Silicon Dioxide
• Mount type Altazimuth
• Tube material Steel
• Tripod material Wood
• Length of optical tube 10.2 in.
• Weight, fully assembled 4.0 lbs.

Package Contents

• FunScope 76mm TableTop Reflector Telescope
• 20mm eyepiece, 1.25
• 10mm eyepiece, 1.25
• Red dot reflex sight
• Orion MoonMap 260