Astronomy

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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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