Details
The Ambassador Brass Refractor Telescope is an ideal decorative showpiece for the home, office, or anywhere you may want to incorporate its vintage style. Featuring a classic Altazimuth Mount and beautiful mahogany wood tripod, the Ambassador telescope is designed especially for terrestrial observing but is also capable of casual astronomical observing.
Additional Information
| Optical Design | Refractor |
|---|---|
| Aperture (mm) | 80 mm (3.15 in) |
| Focal Length (mm) | 800 mm (31 in) |
| Focal Ratio | 10 |
| Eyepiece 1 (mm) | 25 mm (0.98 in) |
| Magnification 1 | 32 x |
| Finderscope | 6x30 |
| Weight (lbs) | 28.5 lbs (13 kg) |
| Highest Useful Magnification | 189 x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification | 11 x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude | 12 |
| Resolution (Rayleigh) | 1.74 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Dawes) | 1.45 arc seconds |
| Light Gathering Power | 131 x |
| Optical Coatings | Fully Coated |
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Knowledge Base
- Why do I only see stars as points of light even when using my highest power eyepiece?
- What is back focus? What problems does it cause for visual and photographic use of my scope? What are related focus issues?
- I need to box up my scope and ship it. What's the best way to pack it?
- Why won't my image erecting eyepiece or image erecting diagonal always give right side up images with my scope?
- What is field rotation? How does it affect my scope's viewing and imaging?
- What is a star party? Where do I find information on star parties in and around my area?
- I "accidentally" took apart my eyepiece, removing the lens that goes closest to my eye. Help! How do I put it back together?
- Will the brass on my Ambassador telescope need special care?
- What is seeing? Does it affect terrestrial viewing? How does it affect my target spotting, bird watching and surveillance?
Downloads
Manuals
Reference Materials
Telescope Maintenance (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) (640.68 KB | PDF)- Telescope Basics (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) (481.61 KB | PDF)
- Celestrial Observing (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) (381.85 KB | PDF)
- Astronomy Basics (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) (2.26 MB | PDF)
