Jeremy Lerner, a longtime club member, designed this 5″ F/5.5 refractor telescope to make exploring the night time sky truly accessible to everyone. Best used with 2″ eyepieces, but 1 1/4″ eyepieces work just fine as well.
Telescope technical characteristics include:
Objective lens: Istar Optical – 2 element, achromatic hand figured
Lens Diameter: 151mm
Clear Aperture: 127mm
Focal Length: 700mm
Focal-Ratio: F/5.5
Light Gathering power: 330X
Lens Coating: Broadband
Designed for wide field: 80 degrees
Body tube material: PVC
Focuser: Crayford type, no backlash