During
your
Night
Sky
Tour
you
will
be
peering
across
our
galaxy—and
beyond—through
a
14-inch
diameter
(0.36-meter)
f/4.6
Dobsonian
telescope.
Its
giant
primary
mirror
is
made
of
low-thermal-
expansion
glass
which,
when
cooled
by
three
attached
fans
at
the
beginning
of
the
evening,
can
quickly reach a stable temperature for producing crisp views of the heavens.
This
telescope's
primary
mirror
is
large
enough
to
capture
light
some
2,567
times
fainter
than
the
average
dark-adapted
human
eye,
enabling
observers
to
view
objects
as
near
as
the
moon
(240,000
miles
away)
and
as
far
as
2.4
billion
light
years
(14
billion
trillion
miles).
Its
optics
can
resolve
detail
as
fine
as
the
width
of
a
dime
seen
from
a
distance
of
nearly
seven
miles
(11.2
km),
and
a
variety
of
eyepieces
make
it
capable
of
magnifying
more
than
500
times
under
optimal
conditions.
With
42,000+
objects
in
its
computer
database,
this
electronically-controlled
instrument
will
robotically
find,
center
and
track
fascinating
objects
around
the
heavens,
allowing
you
to
stand
or
sit comfortably at the eyepiece for extended views of your favorite celestial bodies.
From
under
the
clear
dark
skies
of
California's
only
International
Dark
Sky
Community
,
this
telescopic
time
machine
will
transport
you
to
back
many
millions
or
billions
of
years
to
glimpse
objects as they were long before humans walked the Earth.
ABOUT THE TELESCOPE
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A newer and more powerful telescope will soon be coming…
stay tuned for details!