Vixen VMC110L Owner's manual

Brand: Vixen

Model: VMC110L

Category: Telescopes

Type: Owner's manual

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VMC95L

Vixen VMC110L is a versatile astronomical telescope suitable for both visual and photographic observations. With its 110mm aperture and 1035mm focal length, it offers bright and sharp images of celestial objects. The VMC110L excels at observing planets, galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. It is also capable of astrophotography with the use of an optional T-ring and camera adapter.

VIXEN

VMC110L

Vixen Optics a Division of MrStarGuy, Inc. www.vixenoptics.com

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PREFACE

ThankyouverymuchforyourpurchaseofaVixenastronomicaltelescope

ThismanualappliestotheVMC110LTelescope.Youmayoccasionallyfinddescriptionsinthetextnot

relevanttoyourparticularmodel.Readtheinstructionsforyourmountalongwiththismanualifyou

purchasedthetelescopeasacompletepackage.

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WARNING!

Neverlookdirectlyatthesunwiththetelescopeoritsfinderorguidescope.Permanent

andirreversibleeyedamagemayresult.

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CAUTION

Donotleavetheopticaltubeuncappedinthedaytime.Sunlightpassingthroughthe

telescopeorfinderscopemaycauseafire.

 Donotusetheproductwhilemovingorwalking,injuriescouldresultfromacollisionwith

objectsorfromstumblingorfalling.

 Keepsmallcaps,plasticbags,orplasticpackingmaterialsawayfromchildren.Thesemay

causeadangerofswallowingorsuffocation.

 Donotusetheproductinawetenvironmentanddonothandlewithwethands.

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HANDLING AND STORAGE

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 Donotleavetheproductinsideacarinbrightsunshineorinotherhotplaces.Keepany

strongheatsourcesawayfromtheproduct.

 Whencleaning,donotusesolventssuchaspaintthinnerorsimilarproducts.

 Donotexposetheproducttorain,water,dirtorsand.

 Avoidtouchinganylensormirrorsurfacesdirectlywithyourhands.Incasealensor

mirrorbecomesdirtywithfingerprints orgeneralsmears,gentlywipeitusinga

commerciallyavailablelenscleanerandalenscleaningpaperorcloth,orconsultyour

localVixendealer.

 Blowoffdustonlensesusingacommerciallyavailable blowerbrush.Donotuse

compressedair.

 Forstorage,keeptheproductinadrypl aceanddonotexposetodirectsunlight.

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SETTING UP THE TELESCOPE-Refertoyourmountinstructionsalongwiththismanual.

AttachingtheTelescopetoyour

Mount

Example:AttachingtotheSKYPOD Example:AttachingtothePORTA Mount

(1)Loosenboththedovetail‐

platelockscrewandsafety

screwuntilthetipsofthese

screwsnolongerextendedinto

theinnerpartofthedovetail

block.Slidethedovetail‐

mountedscopeintothedovetail

mountingblockofthemount

andtightenthedovetaillock

screw(centeredonthenotch)

ontothedovetailtubeplateuntil

snug.

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(2)Firsttightenthedovetaillockscrew,andthentightenthesmallchromesafetyscrewontothedovetail

mountingblockuntilsnug. 

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Example: Attaching to the GP2 Mount

*ChangethepositionofthedovetailtubeplateontheVMC110LopticaltubewiththesuppliedAllen

wrench.IfyouattachitontoaVixenmountotherthantheSKYPODandPORTA,

removethedovetailtubeplatefromthesideoftheVMC110Lopticaltube.

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*Attachthedovetailtubeplatetothebottomofthe

VMC110Lopticaltubeasshowninthefigure.

*Loosenboththedovetail‐platelockscrewandsafetyscrew

untilthetipsofthesescrewsnolongerextendintotheinner

partofthedovetailblock.Slidethedovetail‐mountedscope

intothedovetailmount

ingblockofthemountandtighten

thedovetaillockscrew(centeredonthenotch)ontothe

dovetailtubeplateuntilsnug.

*Firsttightenthedovetaillockscrew,andthentightenthe

smallchromesafetyscrewontothedovetailmountingblock

untilsnug.

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ATTACHING THE FINDER SCOPE

Loosen

the

chrome

finder

bracket

lockscrew

onthe

telescope.

Attachthefinder

scopeasshowninthe

figure.Tightenthe

finderbracketlock

screwsecurely.

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ACCESSORY CHART

VisualConfiguration MagnificationoftheTelescope

Whenusinganeyepiecewithshortfocallength

(smallnumberinmillimeters),theimagewillbe

dimandtherangeofsharpfocuswillbesmall.

Theimagewillbehardertoseesobeginwithan

eyepiecewithlongfocallength.

Dividingthefocallengthofthetelescopebythe

focallengthoftheeyepiecegivesthe

magnification.

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Example:Calculatingtheeyepiecemagnificationofatelescopewith1035mmfocallength.

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EyepieceFocallengthoftelescopeFocallengthofeyepieceMagnification

PL20mm1035mm20mm52x

PL5mm1035mm5mm  173x

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PHOTOGRAPHIC CONFIGURATION

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Photography

withanSLR

Camera

Photography

withaDigital

Camera

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Photography

with

CMOScopeor

CCDVideo

Camera

SomeofoptionalaccessoriesshowninthischartwillbeneededifyoutakepictureswithSLRcamera,digital

cameraorCCDvideocamera.

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SPECIFICATIONS

OpticalSystem  VMC(Vixen'soriginalMaksutov‐Cassegrain)

Primarymirror  Multi‐coatedprecisionsphericalmirror 

Effectiveaperture  110mm     

Focallength(focalratio) 1035mm(f/9.4)    

Resolvingpower  1.05arcseconds   

Limitingmagnitude  12,0     

Lightgatheringpower  247x     

Finder   Dotfinder(nomagnifyingpower) 

Demensions  Outerdiameter:125mm,length:360mm 

Weight   2.1kgs    

Accessories  EyepiecePL‐25mm(31.7mm),Allenwrench

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RE-COLLIMATION

PleasecontactaVixendealerinyourareaforrepairifyourVixentelescopeisoutofcollimation.

CollimatedProperly Mis‐Collimated

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InFocusOutofFocus InFocusOutofFocus

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Vixen VMC110L Owner's manual

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Model: VMC110L

Category: Telescopes

Type: Owner's manual

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