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Standard Features and Accessories Include:
• Adjustable roller track bearing on the azimuth surface provides
a smooth motion
• Variable tension clutch system for proper balance and control
in both altitude and azimuth
• Optical quality BK7 annealed glass provides better thermal
expansion properties than standard plate glass mirrors
• Built-in cooling fan improves mirror cooling time and reduces damaging
tube currents (for StarHopper 10" and 12" models)
• 9-point flotation mirror cell gives equal support of the primary mirror
to minimize mirror deflection (for StarHopper 12" model)
• Quick release finder bracket with spring loaded pivot and x-y
adjustments
• Carrying handle and eyepiece holder for convenience
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C11 • Saturn • Image courtesy of Damian Peach
StarHopper 10
The StarHopper
Configuration is
a Newtonian Optical
Tube Mounted on an
Altazimuth Mount.
This optical system is characterized by
a large primary mirror at the bottom of
the tube which collects light and
concentrates it onto a small secondary
mirror. The light is then reflected out the side
of the tube and into the eyepiece. Best of all,
StarHopper Dobsonians are easy to observe with. The user
navigates through the night sky by simply moving the tube up or down,
or side to side, by hand.
All Celestron StarHoppers use optical quality BK-7 glass. This is the same
high-quality glass used in most binocular prisms and refractor telescope
lenses. All StarHoppers use a roller track bearing on the azimuth surface
providing dozens of support points for smooth swivel motion. They also
use a variable tension clutch system for proper balance and control in
both altitude and azimuth. The 10" & 12" StarHoppers have cooling fans
built into the rear cell to decrease cooling times.
The 8", 10" and 12" models come standard with 2" focuser and 1.25"
adapter. The 10" & 12" models come standard with a 32mm 2" eyepiece.
12" StarHoppers use a 9-point flotation mirror cell for equal support of the
primary mirror.
10" & 12" StarHoppers have
cooling fans built-in to the rear cell
to decrease cooling times.
Celestron’s StarHopper series of Dobsonian telescopes
are available in 6", 8", 10" and 12" apertures. Dobsonian
telescopes are recognized by amateur astronomers as an
excellent value for the aperture size, and our StarHopper line
is as rich in features as it is in value.
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