Telescope, Focal reducer f/6.3 fits Meade Celestron SCT

HIRSCH F/6.3 SCT FOCAL REDUCER

Description

Converts" f/10 focal ratios to f/6.3.

Speeds up Photographic exposure time as much as 50%

Expands the field of view on your  SCT telescope

Great for both visual and photographic use

fully multi-coated 4 element lenses

Screws onto the rear cell of your Schmidt- or Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope

The Hirsch four element, multi coated f/6.3 focal reducer threads onto the rear cell of any

Celestron Schmidt Cassergrain or Meade LX  series mirror lens telescope or to those of other Schmidt Cassergrain telescopes brands

It reduces the telescope's focal ratio by a factor of 0.63, F/10 telescopes are converted to f/6.3

What this means is the f/6.3 focal reducer enables  a reduction of the photographic exposure time by about 50 %

Our focal reducer will not only shorten the focal length of your telescope,

but will also significantly improve the edge of the field of view by flattening the curved  focal plane inherent in the Schmidt Cassergrain design.

PICTURES BELOW TAKEN USING THE HIRSCH FOCAL REDUCER

TELESCOPE USED WAS A MEADE 12" LX-200 AND CANON XTI DIGITAL CAMERA

CLICK ANY PICTURE BELOW TO ENLARGE

M-42 ORION NEBULA

M-31 ANDROMEDA GALAXY                                                                               M-13 HERCULES CLUSTER

EXAMPLE OF USING A FOCAL REDUCER ON THE MOON BELOW.

THE WHOLE MOON IS ABLE TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED OR VIEWED USING THE FOCAL REDUCER.

WITHOUT THE FOCAL REDUCER JUST A PORTION OF THE MOON COMES INTO VIEW.

THIS IS THE VALUE OF CONVERTING YOUR TELESCOPE FROM F/10 TO F/6.3

MOON COMPARISON

THE MOON

 WITHOUT FOCAL REDUCER USING

8" CELESTRON

MOON COMPARISON

THE MOON

USING FOCAL REDUCER

WITH 8" CELESTRON

Satisfaction  Guarantee

If for any reason you are not satisfied with your purchase,

you may return it for a replacement or refund of the purchase price.

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