The Daystar 480mm refractor has been selected for use on the National Solar Observatory’s Project “Citizen CATE”For the Total Solar Eclipse of Aug 21, 2017.
* Finely CNC machined aluminum body and focuser
* Deluxe high-gloss anodizing finish
* Retractable sunshade
* Accepts all 2” universal telescope eyepieces
* HALF-BANDWIDTH: The term half-bandwidth refers to an optics industry standard of measure. On a chart depicting the peak where light is transmitted, that peak's width is measured at the point 50% between zero and full transmission. This term is called half-bandwidth.