# 80mm Aperture, 400mm Focal length (F5)
# 10 (40X), 25mm (16X) Super Plossl eyepieces
# 6X30 Finderscope
# AZ3 Alt Azimuth mount with fine motion controls
# Aluminium tripod
# 45 degree erecting prism
# Highest practical power: 157X

The light-weight optical tubes (1.5kg), and the compressed length of about 480mm (18") makes it a "take it with me" telescope.

It is quick and easy to set up and the low- maintenance, enclosed optics come fully collimated from the factory. Alignment of the finderscope and polar alignment of the optional equatorial mount are all that are needed to start viewing. The optical tube assembly is held firmly by hinged, felt-lined "tube mounting rings" which allow easy installation and optical tube rotation and balancing. Mounting on the supplied aluminum alt-azimuth mount or a photographic tripod is quick and simple with the supplied "multi-function mount plate".

It performs well as a fixed aperture lense for both astrophotography and terrestrial photography. The "fast" focal ratio, combined with today's high speed films, make them useful for capturing lunar and solar eclipses as well as nature photographs. With a suitable T-adapter, a camera can be connected directly to the T-mount thread on the eyepiece holder for terrestrial photography.