160

The SV 160 is our largest oil spaced apochromatic telescope designed to be the best on its class. This is a big telescope that can be transported to a remote site when used with an MI-250 mount and pier. It is also a wonderful telescope for permanent installation in an observatory. The objective is our best oil spaced triplet yet providing superior performance in the areas of field flatness, color correction, coma and sphero-chromatism.

Each telescope provides a very wide, highly corrected field. Each lens surface is figured by a master optician to exacting tolerances. The telescope is fully baffled and has an interior tube treatment to eliminate reflections, further enhancing contrast. It is provided with a


	3.5" fully rotating Feather Touch Focuser, solid cnc machined all aluminum tube, retracting dew shield, threaded aluminum lens cover, oversized cnc aluminum rings, F2 multi-reticle finder.

		Heavy duty reinforced and thickly padded travel case now included.

Buy		Description	Price
		Telescope only SV160 comes with heavy duty cnc hinged aluminum rings with five screws top and bottom, F2 multi-reticle finder with quick release base, 3.5" fully rotating Feather Touch dual speed focuser with 2" and 1 1/4" adapter, aluminum covers. No mount, tripod, case or eyepieces. Preorder is limited. Deposit is $2000 and subject to the (wait list policy) Current waiting estimate here. Please note: Your order will be shown at full price but you will not be charged that amount. Your card will only be be charged the $2,000 deposit. The balance will be charged to your card when the telescope is ready to ship. #SV160	$8,990
		SV160 MI-250 The ultimate dream machine package! Get the Stellarvue Telescope above on the Mountain Instruments MI-250 and save $500! This package includes the telescope as described above, the MI-250 mount and transportable pier. Preorder is limited. Deposit for Stellarvue is $2000 and the deposit for the MI-250 is $2500. Please note: Your order will be shown at full price but you will not be charged that amount. Your card will only be charged the deposits on each item until each are ready to ship. Stellarvue will charge $2000 according to our wait list policy and Mountain Instruments will charge a non refundable $2500 deposit. Current waiting estimate for the telescope is here. #SV160/MI250package	~~$17,040~~ SAVE $500! $16,540
ACCESSORIES
		Stellarvue 3" Photographic Field Flattener For use with the SV160 only, this 3" multi-element flattener will fill the SBIG 11K chip. Special high end anti-reflection coatings cover and extremely wide range to eliminate any internal reflections and provide sharp, crisp, wide field astro-photographic images second to none. Includes the mounted flattener and special threaded back for the 3.5" Feather Touch Focuser. #EFF160	$595
		Scopeguard Case Heavy duty case custom made for the telescope above. This case is highly recommended as it allows safer transport of the telescope. We will ship your telescope in this case if ordered with the telescope. #C165SC	$600
TELEVUE EYEPIECES
Add other Televue eyepieces here. Recommended Eyepieces: Nagler 20, Nagler 13, Nagler 7, Nagler 3-6 Zoom

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	These telescopes are made by hand one at a time. Objectives take a full year to produce. When you order you will be charged a deposit and placed on our wait list. Please read the wait list policies before placing your order. Our goal is to produce the very finest telescopes attainable and we can only do this by making each one by hand, one at a time.

SPECIFICATIONS	SV160
Objective	160 mm (6.3") clear aperture, 1320 mm focal length, oil spaced, super ed apochromat using Ohara FPL-53 optical glass, fully multicoated with advanced broadband optical coatings covering from 400 - 1000 nm! This apochromat is designed for the highest quality visual and most advanced photographic imaging using new ccd cameras.
Lens mount	Temperature compensating push pull lens cell with front adjustments.
Tube	Lathe turned 1/8" thick aluminum tube maintains precise optical alignment free of flexure while providing the fastest cool-down. Exterior is powder coated with a beautiful Starlight White pearl finished exterior and highly polished black anodized fittings. Five deep knife edge light baffles in the main tube, 12 baffle ridges in the focuser and all interior surfaces painted ultra flat black. This is the highest contrast tube assembly we can make.
Approx. Tube Diameter	7"
Dewshield Dimension	8" diameter X 11" length
Retracting Dewshield	Dewshield retracts over main tube. Uses a lock screw with internal compression ring to maintain squareness when extended
Overall Length	43" with dew shield retracted, 49.75" with dew shield extended.
Mounting Rings	Stellarvue hinged, cnc machined aluminum with rubber grip on knob, five threaded 1/4-20 holes top and bottom. Black anodized finish. The finest mounting rings on the market made in the USA.
Weight of Telescope	Optical Tube Assembly - 30 pounds. Tube assembly with rings and long TP19 plate: 34.5 pounds.
Optical Performance	True apochromatic performance in all production models meeting the technical criteria. The objective provides a wide, flat field, perfect star test and no false color. Rapid cool down time. Extremely high contrast full multi-coatings result in exceptional high contrast performance both visually and photographically.
Mechanical Performance	3.5" Feather Touch Focuser provides smooth, black lash free motion with adjustable tension mechanism. Will lift all eyepiece/camera systems commonly employed, will operated with binoviewers without optical correctors and operate in normal single eye mode with provided threaded extension.
Case	Heavy Duty Nylon Padded Travel Case included that will hold the ota, extension, 2" Diagonal and some eyepieces. Scopeguard hard case optional.

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