Tasco 10TE-5 - Page 3

OPTICAL
EFFECT
OBJECTIYE
(Frounhofer
tpe,
A.hromotic,
Hord
I,lA6NIFICATION
tongih
tight GotheF
Noked
Eye
RBolving
Double
Std15
Dis.e.nible
Slor,
Originol Wilfi Borlow
L€N3
l200nh
I t8X
11.2m
1.5"
300x, 95x,
&0x,192X
60x
l20x
DESGRIPTION
GENERAL
Every
porl
of
ihe Model loTE-5 Telescope is
constlcred c{
the finen quolily moteriols. lt is
designed
ond monufoclured to
meel the
exocting
req!ireme.ts of criucol osho.omicol obseruoiions.
All
enses ore
hod-cooted wlrh mognesium fluoride to
permit noxlmum lighr lronsmission ond ore fully
coire.ted
for sphericol
ond
chrcmotic obberolioo
oid como.
The resolving power
of
the
obieciive
ens
exceeds
rhe Ddwes imir crirerion necessory ro
secure
o
poini
looge. This ls the most impodori
loctor
in
MA@NIFICATION
The
normo ronge
o{
mogiificorion ls 300X, 96X,
ond 60X. By o|oching the Borlow lens ro the
,ele
.)pe
alep'e.e
<
d
rq
l.e'e
-qe
ronge
ol
nogn
-
Iicorloi is i.creosed to
600X,
I92X,
ond
I20X. In
this woy, lhe Bor
ow
lens mokes possible
six mognifi-
coiions, using only three eyepieces.
EYEPIECES
The
Mode loTE-5
Telescope is equipped with
newly
designed eyepieces wirh hord,cooted lenses
which give
o shorp,
wide,
ond tlor core.ted {ierd.
TELESCOPE
MOUNT
The design of
the Tosco Telescope mount
is exceed-
ingly
proclicol
ond fundionol. The unique combinotion
of oll-ozimuth ond equotoriol mount mokes possible
eosier ond more
voried
operolion. This design ollows
the use o{ the telescope both
os on
eqloioriol tele,
scope for osnonomicol
obseruolion ond
os
on oh-
ozimuth telescope for tetresiridl
observotion.
For dstronomicol
obseruolions,
the
equotoriol
riouni-
ing o lows for complete
odiostmenr of
the
ozinuth
o\is. polo'o{s.
lour
o:,s oad oecl.otion o{is.
The hour
oxG o.d dechnotion oxis
ore designed
fo.
oprionol lse ol monuoloperolion
ond slownolion
odilstmenis with flexible
controis ond eoch oxrs rs
equipped with d sefiirg
cncle,
wilh
opp.opriote
The bose ot
the
equotoriol mounung is equipped
wiih oi dzimuth cncle
groduoled
from
0lo
360".
FOCUSING
There is
o rcck ond
pinion
mechonicisn
ond
on
odiusioble
pull,our
rube
ot ihe eye
e.d oi rhe
re/escope which provides
quick
odiushenr
when
instolli.g new
eyepieces.
USE OF THE TEIESCOPE
IN
TERRESTRIAL
POSITION
To obsdve re(esrriol obiects,
pld.e the
telescope
in
lhe potirion shown ot
lefl. To produce imoges hoving
minimum distortion
ond which ore righr eide
up, u5e
ihe erecting
prisn ond o wide
view
eyepiece.