{"product_id":"vixen-vc200l-cassegrain-8","title":"Vixen VC200L Cassegrain OTA - 8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Vixen VC200L Cassegrain is a very versitile telescope and an ideal instrument for both planetary and deep sky astrophotography. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts impressive 1800mm focal length will reveal some exceptionally sharp details on the moon and planets, especially under favorable sky conditions when coupled with an additional barlow or extender. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever where the VC200L really excels is in the field of deepsky astrophotography, especially smaller or more distant galaxies and nebula. At a native f\/9, and at 1800mm focal length, the additional details which can be seen on a wide range of deep space targets can be truly breath-taking, but just take note, a sturdy mount is essential to allow for the longer exposures needed at f\/9 and at this long focal length.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe VISAC spherical primary mirror (Vixen Sixth-Order Aspheric Cassegrain) has been specially designed by Vixen for astrophotography and also provides a fully-flat and true-colour image over the entire image frame. Thanks to the three-element field corrector in front of the convex secondary mirror, there is no spherical aberration, coma or field curvature whatsoever. There is also an 0.71 optical reducer (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.horizonastronomy.ie\/products\/vixen-focal-reducer-for-vc200l-x0-71\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esold separately here\u003c\/a\u003e) which will drop the f-ratio to a very impressive f\/6.4 while still maintaining a focal length of 1278mm - making this a truly incredible deepsky astrophotography telescope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptimised for Astrophotography with a Flat-field edge to edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevolutionary Vixen coating technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional reducer available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackfocus without Reducer: 142.9mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackfocus with Reducer: 63.5mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOTA Specs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptical Design: Cassegrain \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAperture: 200mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocal Length: 1800mm (1278mm with Reducer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF-Ratio: f\/9 (f\/6.4 with Reducer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 6.9 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDovetail: Vixen\/EQ5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhats included:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVC200 OTA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7x50 finder scope (illuminated)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiagonal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVixen\/EQ5 Dovetail adapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Vixen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42653384802547,"sku":"X010570","price":2425.43,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0596\/1924\/6275\/products\/VixenVC200LCassegrainTelescope.jpg?v=1649711722","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonastronomy.ie\/en-dk\/products\/vixen-vc200l-cassegrain-8","provider":"Horizon Astronomy • Telescope Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}