Vixen VMC110L Owner's manual

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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