IDEAL 12/12L

The IDEAL Range

IDEAL 12/12L

From: £1,142.00 excl. VAT

To follow the trend of the description of the other, previous models in the Ideal range, the Ideal 12 and Ideal 12L have 400% more light gathering surface area and exactly double the amount of detail in the image of a Ideal 6 or Ideal 6L

We are now entering the area of large, very serious telescopes which, if used properly will give you both visual and photographic performance to dream of. The performance of the 1/6 PV wavefront optics guarantee you very good images indeed but, optical upgrades are available for each model and are featured in the Buying Options table below.

The Ideal 12 is a very fast f4 system and is one of the most popular optical designs used in Astro Photography of Deep Sky objects. The views of wide field star groups will make you gasp, they are truly amazing. Planets are still well within the capabilities of this telescopes along with views of the moon. Being virtually identical length to the Ideal 10 telescope (both 1200mm focal length) the tube fits comfortably across the back seat of a car.

For some of the best planetary views you will experience, second only to the CT range the Ideal 12L will offer detail which seemingly is too good to be actually possible, but, it actually does offer detail at the top level of the aperture and accuracy of the optical design, a planetary observers dream telescope.

If you purchase the tube assembly alone you will need a dovetail plate. In the options below.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Specification IDEAL6 IDEAL6L IDEAL8 IDEAL8L IDEAL10 IDEAL10L IDEAL12 IDEAL12L IDEAL14 IDEAL16
Primary mirror dia. mm 150 150 200 200 250 250 300 300 350 400
Focal length nominal mm 750 1200 900 1200 1200 1600 1200 1600 1600 1600
Focal Ratio f5 f8 f4.5 f6 f4.8 f6.3 f4 f5.3 f4.6 f4
Tube Weight nominal kg 4.5 5 7 8 11 12 14 16 20 29
Tube Diameter mm 178 178 225 225 280 280 326 326 385 434
Tube Length mm 750 1110 860 1130 1140 1550 1160 1510 1540 1580
Tube Material Alum. Alum. Alum. Alum. Alum. Alum. Alum. Alum. Alum. Alum.
Secondary Size mm 50 36 63 50 63 50 75 63 75 82
Mirror Cell CNC 9 point CNC 9 point CNC 9 point CNC 9 point CNC9 point CNC9 point CNC9 point CNC9 point CNC9 point CNC9 point
Focuser Eris 2″ Rack and Pinion with smooth lock Eris 2″ Rack and Pinion with smooth lock Eris 2″ Rack and Pinion with smooth lock Eris 2″ Rack and Pinion with smooth lock Eris 2″ Rack and Pinion with smooth lock Eris 2″ Rack and Pinion with smooth lock Eris 2″ Rack and Pinion with smooth lock Eris 2″ Rack and Pinion with smooth lock Eris 2″ Rack and Pinion with smooth lock Eris 2″ Rack and Pinion with smooth lock
Mirror / Tube Cooling 12 volt Fan 12 volt Fan 12 volt Fan 12 volt Fan 12 volt Fan 12 volt Fan 12 volt Fan 12 volt Fan 12 volt Fan 12 volt Fan
Tube Type Alum. Alum. Alum. Alum. Alum. Alum. Alum. Alum. Alum. Alum.
Tube Paint Galaxy Silver Galaxy Silver Galaxy Silver Galaxy Silver Galaxy Silver Galaxy Silver Galaxy Silver Galaxy Silver Galaxy Silver Galaxy Silver