Specifications – Orion SKYQUEST XT6 User Manual
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7. Specifications
SkyQuest XT 6"
Primary mirror focal length: 1200mm
Primary mirror diameter: 150mm
Focal Ratio: f/8.0
Focuser: Rack and pinion. Accepts 1.25" eyepieces
Eyepieces: 25mm & 10mm Sirius Plössl, fully coated with
multi-coatings, 1.25" barrel diameter
Magnification with supplied eyepieces: 48x & 120x
Finder scope: 6x power, 30mm aperture, achromatic, 7° field
of view
Finder scope bracket: Dovetail base, spring-loaded X-Y
alignment
Eyepiece rack: Holds three 1.25" eyepieces
Mirror coatings: Aluminum with SiO
2
overcoat.
Minor axis of secondary mirror: 34.5mm
Weight: 38 lbs., 6 oz.
Tube length: 45.5"
Tube outer diameter: 7.25"
SkyQuest XT 8"
Primary mirror focal Length: 1200mm
Primary mirror diameter: 203mm
Focal Ratio: f/5.9
Focuser: Rack and pinion. Accepts 2" eyepieces and 1.25"
eyepieces with adapter.
Eyepieces: 25mm & 10mm Sirius Plössl, fully coated with
multi-coatings, 1.25" barrel diameter
Magnification with supplied eyepieces: 48x & 120x
Finder scope: 6x power, 30mm aperture, achromatic, 7° field
of view
Finder scope bracket: Dovetail base, spring-loaded X-Y
alignment
Eyepiece rack: Holds three 1.25" eyepieces and one 2" eye-
piece
Mirror coatings: Aluminum with SiO
2
overcoat.
Minor axis of secondary mirror: 47.0mm
Weight: 42 lbs., 10 oz.
Tube length: 46.5"
Tube outer diameter: 9.25"