Vixen VMC260L Maksutov-Cassegrain (code X000309)

Vixen VMC260L Maksutov-Cassegrain

Description

The Vixen VMC260L is a modified Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope designed for advanced users and professionals. It features a 260 mm aperture and a 3000 mm focal length, yet remains compact at only 650 mm in length. Unlike traditional SCTs, it uses a corrector lens in front of the secondary mirror and has an open tube design, allowing for quick thermal equilibration.

With dielectric-coated mirrors, it delivers extremely bright and sharp images, and its optical quality surpasses that of standard Schmidt-Cassegrain systems. Optimised for imaging, it supports a 0.62x focal reducer (optional) to achieve f/7.1, reducing exposure times and expanding the field of view.

Despite its performance level, the system remains portable at 12.1 kg. It includes a standard Vixen-style dovetail, a dual-purpose carry handle (which also serves as a camera mount), a finder bracket shoe (finder not included), and an EA60 mm to 2" adapter.

Ideal for imaging the Moon, planets, and faint deep-sky targets, the VMC260L offers professional-grade performance for serious amateurs and researchers alike.

Technical specifications

• Optical type: Modified Maksutov-Cassegrain

• Primary mirror diameter: 260 mm

• Focal length: 3000 mm

• Aperture ratio: f/11.5

• Angular resolution: 0.45 arcsec

• Visual limiting magnitude: 13.8

• Total weight: 12.1 kg

• Tube length: 650 mm

• Output thread: 60 mm

• Backfocus without reducer: 149.4 mm

• Backfocus with reducer: 63.5 mm

• Tube material: Aluminium

• Colour: White

Included accessories:

• VMC260L optical tube

• Multi-purpose carry handle

• Vixen-style dovetail bar

• Finder bracket shoe

• EA60 mm to 2" SX adapter

Not included:

• Finderscope

• Vixen Flip Mirror diagonal