Tec APO140ED User Manual [ru]

TEC APO140

TEC APO140

OWNER’S MANUAL 2013

“This telescope is closer to opcal perfecon more

than any instrument I have ever used before.”

R.Renzi, Italy.

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IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE

USING YOUR TELESCOPE

SAFETY PRECAUTION

Do not look at the sun through the telescope!

Viewing the sun through the telescope without special equipment (Solar Filter, Herschel Wedge)
will cause permanent visual impairment and damage to telescope components.

Do not disassemble!

Disassembly of the telescope could result in personal injury and telescope malfunction.

Do not use hairdryer to remove dew condensation from the front lens!

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions or need assistance - please contact us:
Phone [phone] • Fax: [phone]
E-mail [e-mail]
Web site www.telescopengineering.com
User’s group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tec-scopes
Address Telescope Engineering Co. • 15730 West 6th Ave., Golden CO, 80401. USA

TEC APO 140 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Clear aperture 5.5” / 140 mm
Focal length 980 mm
Focal ratio 7.0
Image scale 3.5 arc min/mm
Resolution (theor.) 0.8 arc sec

Focuser TEC 4” / 96mm ID
Eyepiece holder 2” Collet type (no plastic parts)
Focusing range 4.5” / 114 mm
One turn focus travel:
Coarse 18.3 mm
Fine (small knob) 1.8 mm
Back focus distance 6.70” / 170 mm
Focuser load capacity 12 lb / 5.5kg

Tube assembly dia. 5.9” / 150 mm
Dew shield dia. 7.0” / 178 mm
OTA length (shortest) 34” / 860 mm
OTA weight 19 lb / 8.6 kg (for tube ring add 2lb)
Weight with case 18 lb / 8.2 kg incl. keys

Price 2013 $5700
Includes : Optical tube assembly, front cover, plug.

Note: All prices, specifications and availability subject to change without notice.

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OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT (see www.telescopengineering.com for up to date prices)

Tube rings $280
Finderscope bracket with base $120
TEC 9” narrowed dovetail plate $70
TEC 12” narrowed dovetail plate $90
7X50 VIXEN finderscope with illuminated eyepiece $190
10x60 Baader Planetarium VARIO finder w. prism & illum. EP $290
Eyepiece Turret $500
Field Flattener $750
Transportation case (hard case made in Germany) $460

OVERVIEW

The APO140 ED is TEC’s first production model of apochromatic refractor and it is our “best seller”
telescope, since start in the end of 2002 about 600 telescopes have been sold.

Scope has number of features that in given combination are rarely found in one scope:

• Compact, lightweight tube assembly with retractable baffle and precision adjustable tube rings.

• Case for telescope has “carry-on” dimensions for most airlines (since these dimensions could
change, please double check weight/dimensional limitation prior to your flight).

•Telescope objective being “oiled triplet” by design transmits more light than any other type of
objectives; combination of “oiled \” design and modern coating that makes lenses almost invisible.

• Precision rotatable focuser with coarse and fine focusing, with 2”eyepiece holder.

• The focuser features a specially designed collet made of metal wich is insensitive to temperature
and holds loads with high precision when concentricity of focuser tube and axis of the eyepiece or
camera attained automatically by definition.

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