Antares Model 9010 VU 90 mm Elite Vixen Refractor

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Antares Model 9010 VU - 90mm (3.5") f/11.1 Elite Series "Vixen Spec" Refractor

$Antares Model 9010 VU 90mm f 11.1 Elite Series Vixen Spec Refractor Telescope$

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Our Price: $340.00 [OTA Package]

No longer available through Agena.

Availability: Currently Unavailable
Product Code: T-AN-9010VU

Select a 9010VU Package

9010VU Package*:

9010VU OTA Package
9010VU EQ2 Package [Add $40.00]
9010VU EQ5 Package [Add $250.00]

Optional Upgrades

60" pedestal replaces ST-2B tripod legs in EQ5 package [Add $80.00]

Dual speed Crayford micro-focuser replaces standard R&P focuser [Add $100.00]

Dual axis motor drive for EQ5 mount (with hand controller and battery pack) [Add $165.00]

ST-3A tripod legs replace ST-2B legs in EQ5 package [Add $50.00]

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Description

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We have discontinued the sale of all Antares telescopes. Please feel free to contact another Antares dealer for this item. Thank you.

Special Information

Note: Antares recently (Apr '08) made significant changes to the price (lowered), accessories, and package combinations. If you see a different price/configuration at another dealer, be sure to check that their info is updated and correct. The info presented below has been updated to reflect Antares' changes.

Note: This telescope tube now comes in a deep blue finish (not the white ones shown in the photos above on this product page). The white tubes have been discontinued.

Product Information

The new Antares 90mm refractor telescope is offered in a focal length of 1000mm. This model features a fully multi-coated, air-spaced Fraunhofer doublet objective for very good optical performance.

The Antares 90mm telescope delivers crisp, high-contrast images with limited false color (chromatic aberration). The longer focal length on this model allows you to push higher magnifications for observations of the moon, planets and double stars, and it also provides very nice views of deep sky objects.

The optical tube features a 2" rack-and-pinion focuser with a 1.25" adapter and a dust cap. Also included with every OTA is a set of tube mounting rings. You will need to supply a dovetail plate for your mount (EQ/CG compatible dovetail plate sold separately). The R&P focuser can optionally be upgraded to a Crayford focuser. The Crayford focusers have brass compression rings on the 2" drawtube as well as in the 1.25" adapter.

What is the difference between the 9010 Regular Model and the 9010 Vixen-Spec Model?
Mechanically, they are identical. The Regular Model uses a Chinese made achromatic objective. The Vixen-Spec Model uses a superior Japanese made achromatic objective that is sourced from the same factory that makes lenses for Vixen and to the same specifications as Vixen. This is not, however, a Vixen lens.

Specifications

Objective lens diameter	90mm (3.5")
Focal length, f ratio	1000mm, f/11.1
Lens specs	* Fully multi-coated * ULDA (Ultra Low Dispersion Achromat) * Air-spaced doublet * "Vixen Spec" * Antares "Fraunhofer Elite" objective (Research grade, 4-faces MgF2 coated)
Focuser	2" rack-and-pinion focuser with a 1.25" adapter (Crayford upgrade available)
Finderscope	6x30mm achromatic finder with eyepiece cross-hairs
Optical tube length	Coming soon
Weight	Coming soon
Warranty	2 year manufacturer's limited warranty

Packages Available

OTA Package:
- Telescope only as specified above (with tube rings)
- Optional 6x30 or 8x50 straight through finder with bracket
- Optional CG/EQ type dovetail plate for rings

EQ2 Tripod Package:
- OTA package as described above, plus
- 6x30mm straight-through finder with bracket
- 1.25" 90-deg Antares mirror diagonal
- Two 1.25" Antares Plossl eyepieces (10mm and 32mm)
- Synta EQ2 equatorial mount and dovetail base for rings
- Antares WT-CP 50" extendible wood tripod with center-pull

EQ5 Tripod Package:
- Same as EQ2 package described above, except that:
* The EQ2 mount is replaced with a Synta EQ5 equatorial mount with illuminated polar finder, and
* The WT-CP tripod is replaced with an ST-2B Steel tripod with center brace (height variable from approx. 28" - 48")
Note: This is not the lighter, smaller, and cheaper ST-2 tripod sold by some other dealers. Please account for this when comparing prices.
- Optional Dual-Axis motor drive available