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64 ASTRONOMY • FEBRUARY 2018


5mm
eyepiece
Omegon
Landsberg,
Germany
Omegon’s
Panorama II
5mm Okular
1.25" eye -
piece offers a
100° appar-
ent field of
view. This
product is
waterproof,
has a nine-
element design and 13mm of
eye relief, and fits 1¼" focusers.
It is 4.4 inches (112 millimeters)
long and weighs 11.3 ounces
(320 grams). It has internal filter
threads and an adjustable
eye cup.
Price: 229 euros
(0)8191-94049-0
http://www.omegon.eu

Monopod
Orion Telescopes
& Binoculars
Watsonville, California
Orion’s Tritech II-M
Pro Self-Standing
Monopod has four
sections made of
high-strength alumi-
num and a hidden
mini tripod stand. The
monopod extends to
64¼ inches (163 centi-
meters) and collapses
to 23½ inches (60 cm).
It weighs 2.4 pounds
(1.1 kilograms) and
has a weight rating
of 35 pounds
(15.9 kg).
Price: $69.99
800.447.1001
http://www.telescope.com

14mm eyepiece
Orion Telescopes
& Binoculars
Watsonville,
California
Orion’s
14mm LHD
80-Degree
Lanthanum
Ultra-Wide
Eyepiece
offers 20
millimeters
of eye relief,
an 80° appar-
ent field of
view, and fully
multicoated optics. Its 2" barrel
has threads that accept 2" filters,
and it has a rubber eyeguard.
The body is aluminum and
weighs 21 ounces (595 grams).
Price: $269.99
800.447.1001
http://www.telescope.com

CCD camera
QHYCCD
Beijing, China
QHYCCD’s 24-megapixel
QHY-128C camera offers ultra-low
read noise, more than 14 stops of
dynamic range, a 128-megabyte
image buffer, and two-stage
cooling. The manufacturer
includes USB 3.0 and power
cables, a car power adapter, an
angle adjustment adapter ring,
and an M54-to-2" spacer ring.
Price: $3,499
805.308.6976
http://www.qhyccd.com

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