Farpoint Astro is proud to introduce the most ROBUST imaging Newtonian telescope on the market today. Our FIN200 is expertly engineered for image quality, ease of use, robust mechanics and features that just make the scope work like you want it to.

Every component is manufactured in-house right here in the USA.  This means we control 100% of the supply chain, quality and specifications all the way down to the coatings on the optics.  We provide ongoing service and support for every component in our telescopes.
 

Specifications

Mechanical:

• Highly Robust Design, no flimsy components
• Rigid Carbon Fiber Truss
• Low Thermal Expansion, zero focus shift over a wide temperature range
• CNC Machined & Laser-Cut Fabrication
• Easy to Collimate
• easy to access adjustment screws
• Complete collimation lockdown
• Telescope will not need re-collimating after transport
• ASCOM compliant Robotic Crayford Focuser
• Focus with precision and ease
• Autofocus using many ASCOM software packages

 Optics:

• Premium parabolic primary mirror made in-house
• Primary Mirror Strehl Ratio of .960 or higher
• Primary P-V wavefront error of 1/8th wave or better
• Aperture - 203mm (8")
• Focal Length - 813mm
• Highly polished glass, ultra smooth figure
• Coatings - Aluminum enhanced dielectric top coatings. 96% reflective
• Secondary mirror by Antares Optics, 1/20th wave
• Secondary obstruction by area - 19.1%

Dimensions:

• Length: 47.5 inches or 1200mm
• Outside Diameter: 11.5 inches or 292mm
• Weight: 36 lbs or 16.3 kg

 We've designed this telescope so you can spend your time imaging instead of tweaking the hardware - Really!