The Astronomical Society of the Toms River Area

A.S.T.R.A. Telescopes

A.S.T.R.A. owns two Dobsonian and two refractor telescopes. After suitable training, club members may borrow these telescopes for a month at a time. Contact John Endreson if your interested is using one of our scopes.
6 inch Dobsonian

This is a 6 inch, F/8 Dobsonian with a 1.25" Helical Focuser and TELRAD Finder.
8 inch Dobsonian

This is an 8 inch, f/4 Dobsonian Telescope with a 1.25" Helical Focuser and TELRAD Finder.
Celestron 80mm

This is a Celestron SP-C80 Japanese-made 80mm, f/11 achromatic refractor with a German Equatorial Mount (Vixen Super Polaris). It accepts 1.25" eyepieces and has a 'Red Dot' Finder.
Orion 120mm

This is a 120mm Orion 'AstroView', f/8.3 refractor with an Equatorial Mount. It accepts 1.25" eyepieces and has an optical finder scope.

A range of eyepieces and filters are also available for use with these telescopes. Image magnification and field of view will depend on which eyepiece set and telescope are selected.

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 Last update: 05/05/2011 10:15 am