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Telescope N 300/1200 CT12 Carbon OTA

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Product description

More about the series CT Ultra...

The CT Ultra series offers Newtonian telescopes with different apertures and focal lengths, equipped with a carbon tube.

The primary mirror of the CT Ultra has a surface accuracy of 1/10 Lamda (peak-to-valley) and a high reflectivity of 97% thanks to the HiLux coating. Each telescope is delivered with exact optical specifications and a ZYGO interferogram.

The telescopes are supplied without a mounting rail (prism rail) but with tube clamps. The tube clamps are flattened at the top and bottom and allow the mounting of rails and accessories, such as a guidescope, via M6 internal threads.

Carbon Fibre Tube

This apochromat is well suitable to visual observing but was, in fact, developed especially for astrophotography. Use the advantages of a carbon fibre tube: it is particularly light and so even perfectly suitable for using on smaller mounts. The tube also offers a very high inherent stability and only minimal thermal expansion. These advantages are particularly useful for astrophotography, as the focus remains stable for the whole night. The dew shield is also carbon fibre and can be extended easily. In addition, the tube is lined with black felt.

Mirror Cells: The best optics in the world can be literally ruined unless they are supported correctly in a telescope’s body. Badly designed mirror supports (cells) are more than capable of turning the image from a 1/10PV wavefront mirror into worse than a whole wavelength of inaccuracy. This telescopes comes with a computer optimised, anodised aluminium surface cell with built in cooling fan (12V DC).
It has a 9 point, nylon66 tipped suspension system which spreads the ‘load’ of the mirror as evenly as possible over those 9 points at the back of the mirror.

Focuser ACU-2S: This is a high quality 2” (50.8mm) Crayford focuser. The actual mechanism is ultra smooth, both in its normal focusing speed and, in its lower geared 10:1 ratio micro adjustment for precise focusing with an eyepiece or camera. For photography it is ideal for small to medium sized cameras, including DSLR and medium format CCD chips. Looking the knurled knob will tighten the draw tube in the chosen position and no movement is produced to offer, sharp, flawless images.

Standard or Long? The telescopes in this series have a short focal length which, with the addition of a camera adaptor and camera, can give you some spectacular photographic performance, primarily on Deep Sky objects. The L-Version has a higher focal length. It can provide you with stunning visual images at higher magnifications and be extremely useful in photographing the planets and the Moon.

It not only matters which telescope you buy but also where you buy it. Our additional services:

  • We are a leading telescope dealer and know the devices we sell. Our customer service team will gladly help you after your purchase if you have problems with assembly or operation.
  • We provide a copy of the 80-page Telescope ABC beginners handbook with every telescope.

Our expert comment:

Note: All telescopes from Orion Optics UK are handmade in England and are therefore unique items that are not mass-produced. As a result, they may have individual external differences or minor cosmetic marks, which in no way affect the optical imaging quality of the telescopes! Rather, such marks are the result of individual production and subsequent optical testing in the Orion Optics UK workshop.

(Jan Ströher)

Specifications

Optics


Type
Reflector
Type of build
Newton
Aperture (mm)
300
Focal length (mm)
1200
Aperture ratio (f/)
4
Resolving capacity
0,46
Limit value (mag)
14,2
Light gathering capacity
1840
Max. useful magnification
600
Tube weight (kg)
22
Tube material
Carbon
Tube length (mm)
1100
Coating
Hilux
tube diameter (mm)
350
Tube construction
Full tube

Reflector


Secondary mirror diameter (mm)
75
Primary mirror - Material
Suprax
finish quality
1/10
reflectivity
97
Ventilation for central mirror
yes
Adjustable
yes
secondary mirror spider legs (piece)
4
mirror cell support points
9

Focuser


Connection ( to eyepiece)
2
Type of build
Crayford
Ring clamp
yes
Gear reduction
1:10 fine focusing
Adjustment range (mm)
23
Free aperture (mm)
50,9

Mount


Type of build
OTA
Mounting type
no mount

Included accessories


Finder scope
8x50
Tube clamps
yes
Eyepiece adaptor
2" / 1.25"
2'' eyepieces
without
1.25'' eyepieces
without
Extension tubes
yes

General


Series
CT Ultra
Total weight (kg)
13

Area of application


Moon & Planets
yes
Nebulae & galaxies
yes
Nature Observation
no
Astrophotography
yes (very good)
Sun
no (Only with appropriate Sun filter)

Recommended for


Beginners
no
Advanced
yes
Observatories
no

Product safety

Manufacturer: OOUK Ltd, Brymbo Road Lymedale Ind Est, ST5 9HX Newcastle under Lyme, http://www.orionoptics.co.uk/
Responsible person: NIMAX GmbH, Otto-Lilienthal-Str. 9, 86899 Landsberg am Lech, DE, [email protected]

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Orion Optics UK Telescope N 300/1200 CT12 Carbon OTA
Mirror Cell
Orion Optics UK Telescope N 300/1200 CT12 Carbon OTA
Focuser

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