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Telescopes at the Herrett Center -- by Apeture
Optical System Apeture
inch (mm)		 f/ fl
DFM 24" Ritchey-Chretien 24.0 (609.6) 8.0 4877
JMI NGT-18 Newtonian 18.0 (457.2) 4.5 2057
Meade 2120 LX6 10" Schmidt Cassegrain 10.0 (254.0) 6.3 1600
Meade LX10 8" Schmodt-Cassegrain 8.0 (203.2) 10.0 2032
Celestron C-8 Schmodt-Cassegrain (Dr. Alan Frost) 8.0 (203.2) 10.0 2032
Takahashi Epsilon 180ED Hypervolic Astrograph 7.1 (177.8) 2.8 504
Questar 7" Maksutov 7.0 (177.8) 13.4 2383
Meade 127ED 5" Apochromatic (finder on DFM 24") 5.0 (127.0) 9.0 1143
Questar 3.5" Maksutov 3.5 (88.9) 14.4 1289
Questar 3.5" Maksutov duplex 3.5 (88.9) 14.4 1289
Asanuma telephoto lens   6.3 400
Nikon Zoom lens   3.5 - 4.8 35 - 75
Olympus 50mm lens 1.1 (27.8) 1.8 50


Telescopes at the Herrett Center - by Focal Length (Magnification)
Optical System Apeture
inch (mm)		 f/ fl
DFM 24" Ritchey-Chretien 24.0 (609.6) 8.0 4877
Questar 7" Maksutov 7.0 (177.8) 13.4 2383
JMI NGT-18 Newtonian 18.0 (457.2) 4.5 2057
Meade LX10 8" Schmodt-Cassegrain 8.0 (203.2) 10.0 2032
Celestron C-8 Schmodt-Cassegrain (Dr. Alan Frost) 8.0 (203.2) 10.0 2032
Meade 2120 LX6 10" Schmidt Cassegrain 10.0 (254.0) 6.3 1600
Questar 3.5" Maksutov 3.5 (88.9) 14.4 1289
Questar 3.5" Maksutov duplex 3.5 (88.9) 14.4 1289
Meade 127ED 5" Apochromatic (finder on DFM 24") 5.0 (127.0) 9.0 1143
Takahashi Epsilon 180ED Hypervolic Astrograph 7.1 (177.8) 2.8 504
Asanuma telephoto lens   6.3 400
Nikon Zoom lens   3.5 - 4.8 35 - 75
Olympus 50mm lens 1.1 (27.8) 1.8 50


Telescopes at the Herrett Center - by f ratio (brightness)
Optical System Apeture
inch (mm)		 f/ fl
Olympus 50mm lens 1.1 (27.8) 1.8 50
Takahashi Epsilon 180ED Hypervolic Astrograph 7.1 (177.8) 2.8 504
Nikon Zoom lens   3.5 - 4.8 35 - 75
JMI NGT-18 Newtonian 18.0 (457.2) 4.5 2057
Meade 2120 LX6 10" Schmidt Cassegrain 10.0 (254.0) 6.3 1600
Asanuma telephoto lens   6.3 400
DFM 24" Ritchey-Chretien 24.0 (609.6) 8.0 4877
Meade 127ED 5" Apochromatic (finder on DFM 24") 5.0 (127.0) 9.0 1143
Meade LX10 8" Schmodt-Cassegrain 8.0 (203.2) 10.0 2032
Celestron C-8 Schmodt-Cassegrain (Dr. Alan Frost) 8.0 (203.2) 10.0 2032
Questar 7" Maksutov 7.0 (177.8) 13.4 2383
Questar 3.5" Maksutov 3.5 (88.9) 14.4 1289
Questar 3.5" Maksutov duplex 3.5 (88.9) 14.4 1289
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