14.5″ Imaging Dall Kirkham Quartz
Telescope Name: 14.5″ Imaging Dall Kirkham
Telescope Price: $14,500 with quartz optics/heaters/temp sensors
Item #: 145iDKTCSHO
Optical Tube Assembly
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Optical System
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- Carbon fiber optical truss tube assembly
- Losmandy “D” mount dovetail
- Primary and secondary dust covers
- Primary mirror cooling fans with power cable
- Primary and secondary mirror heaters and temperature sensors
- Low expansion substrate optics with enhanced aluminum coatings
- All stainless steel fasteners and springs
- Backplate carrying handles
14.5″ Imaging Dall Kirkham Spot Diagram
- .425 through .7 microns wavelength (LRGB)
- 10 micron pixel
- 70mm image circle (on-axis to 35mm off-axis)