XIX  International  Astronomy  Olympiad

Bishkek - Cholpon-Ata (Kyrgyzstan), October 12-21, 2014.
 

Telescope

Telescope AstroMaster LT 70 AZ will be used at the observational round:

Optical Design	Refractor
Aperture (mm)	70 mm (2.76 in)
Telescope Type	Manual
Focal Length	700 mm (28 in)
Focal Ratio	10
Focal Length of Eyepiece 1 (mm)	20 mm (0.79 in)
Magnification of Eyepiece 1	35 x
Focal Length of Eyepiece 2 (mm)	10 mm (0.39 in)
Magnification of Eyepiece 2	70 x
Finderscope	Built-on StarPointer
Mount Type	Altazimuth
Tripod	1” steel tubes
Highest Useful Magnification	165 x
Lowest Useful Magnification	10 x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude	11.7
Resolution (Rayleigh)	1.99 arc seconds
Resolution (Dawes)	1.66 arc seconds
Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye)	100 x
Apparent Field of View	1.7 °
Linear Field of View (@1000 yds)	89 ft (27 m)
Optical Coatings	Fully-Coated
Optical Tube Length	28 in (711 mm)
Total Telescope Kit Weight	16 lbs (7.26 kg)


Instruction manual AstroMaster LT 70 AZ:   in English ,   in Russian ,   in Italian .

 Updated 24.09.2014.

• Guideline for new participating countries

• The International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO) Web-site

• The X Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO 2014)

Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Founding Chairman of the International Astronomy Olympiad,
ISSP of Russ. Acad. Sci., Academician Ossipyan street 2, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow region, Russia.

URL: http://www.issp.ac.ru/iao/2014/
e-mail: gavrilov@issp.ac.ru
fax: + 7-(496-52)-28-160