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2.6-inch
telescope
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars
Watsonville, California
Orion’s ED 66 CF Carbon Fiber
Refractor Telescope has a
400mm focal length and a focal
ratio of f/6.1. The objective is an
air-spaced, fully multicoated
doublet made of extra-low-
dispersion glass. The optical
tube weighs 3.8 pounds
(1.72 kilograms) and is 12 inches
(30.5 centimeters) long. Orion
includes a 14mm Plössl eyepiece
and a hard carry case.
$699.99
800.447.1001
http://www.telescope.com

DSLR
JK Imaging
Gardena, California
The Kodak PixPro S-1 contains a
16-megapixel CMOS sensor and
can record full HD 1080p video
at 30 frames per second. The
LCD display is a 3.0-inch articu-
lating screen with 920,000 pix-
els. Shutter speeds range from
¼, second to 30 minutes.
Each battery charge yields more
than 400 exposures. It comes
with two lenses.
$499.99
888.978.0806
http://www.kodakpixpro.com

Solar scope
Meade Instruments
Irvine, California
The Solarmax III 70mm Solar
Telescope with Richview System
and 10mm Blocking Filter is an
achromatic f/5.7 Hydrogen-
alpha telescope with a 400mm
focal length. The filter’s band-
pass is less than 0.7 angstrom.
Meade provides a Sol Ranger
viewfinder and a hard carry case,
and fully multicoats all optics.
$2,399
800.626.3233
http://www.meade.com

Giant
binoculars
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars
Watsonville, California
Orion’s GiantView BT-100
Binocular Telescope features a
pair of 4-inch objective lenses.
The company includes two
18mm eyepieces for a magnifi-
cation of 31x and a true field of
view of 2.1°. Eye relief is 17mm,
and all optics are fully multi-
coated. The binoculars weigh
14.5 pounds (6.6 kilograms).
$1,599.99
800.447.1001
http://www.telescope.com

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