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William Optics Fluorostar AP 156/1217 Blue OTA Specs
| Brand | William Optics |
| Full Model Code | William Optics Fluorostar 156 Apochromatic Refractor Optical Tube Assembly - Blue Edition |
| Country of Origin | Taiwan (Design, Precision Engineering, Structural Fabrication, and Optical Assembly) |
| Optical Design | Apochromatic Refractor (3-Element Air-Spaced Triplet Lens Layout with fully baffled tube matrix) |
| Aperture | 156 mm (6.14 inches) |
| Focal Length | 1217 mm |
| Focal Ratio | f/7.80 |
| Optical Coatings | Ultra-Pure Multi-Layer Anti-Reflective coatings (STM Coating) applied across all structural air-to-glass lens borders |
| Glass Material | Premium FPL-53 Synthetic Fluorite Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) Japanese Glass substrate paired with high-index matching lenses |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction | 0 mm (Unobstructed Optical Path Setup) |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter | 0% |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area | 0% |
| Resolving Power | 0.74 Arcseconds (Dawes), 0.89 Arcseconds (Rayleigh) |
| Limiting Visual Magnitude | 12.9 |
| Highest Useful Magnification | 312x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification | 22x |
| Optical Tube Material | CNC-Machined High-Grade Aluminum Alloy Tube Body finished in powder-white with premium hard-anodized blue accent panels |
| Focuser Style & Mechanism | 3.7-inch Professional Heavy-Duty Rack and Pinion Focuser featuring a 10:1 dual-speed micro-adjustment drive wheel |
| Mirror Lock Mechanism | No (Fixed structural lens elements prevent manual cell shifting or focus mechanics tilt) |
| Optical Tube Dimensions | 168 mm x 1030 mm (Tube Outer Diameter x Minimum Collapsed Structural Length with retracted dew shield) |
| Optical Tube Weight | 17.00 kg (37.48 lbs) (Total weight rating inclusive of heavy-duty CNC rings and structural Losmandy-style rail) |
| Mount Attachment Type | Dual CNC Heavy-Duty Mounting Rings linked to a standard large Losmandy-style D-Series Dovetail Mounting Plate |
| Finder Scope Specification | Integrated Patented Bahtinov Focus Mask configured inside the structural aluminum slide-out dew shield cap assembly |
| Included Accessories | 156mm Triplet Optical Tube, Heavy CNC Rings, CNC Handle Bar, Losmandy Dovetail Rail, Integrated Bahtinov Mask Cap |
| Standard Warranty | 2-Year Limited Warranty |
| Application | Flagship observatory astrophotography and high-magnification planetary research, implementing a massive 6.1-inch color-free triplet lens layer for supreme resolving capability. |

























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