Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102 Telescope
Brand: Celestron
Reference: CE22460
Description
The StarSense Explorer DX 102mm is the widest refractor version, 102mm, of this revolutionary series of telescopes. Alignment, orientation and searching for any celestial object has never been easier.
Details
Celestron launches a revolutionary new series of telescopes, the StarSense Explorer . With these new telescopes and the StarSense Explorer smartphone app, you can achieve perfect alignment in just 2 minutes. This method, until now related to computerized telescopes, has never been successfully tested in manual-operated telescopes, until the arrival of this new StarSense Explorer range.
The operation of this system is incredibly simple , the user must put their phone in the smartphone holder included in the telescope, start the application, and from there select the point or celestial object to observe . Once communication is established, the application will give you slow and precise movement instructions until the telescope is perfectly aligned with the point to be observed. Then, you can go to the eyepiece and start the observation , with the certainty that in the center of the image you will have the object you want to see.
The StarSense Explorer DX 102mm model is a refractor model with 102mm aperture and 660mm focal length , intended for the initiation of lunar and planetary observation and also in the first steps of deep sky, due to its focal ratio of 6.6 and large luminosity . It incorporates 2 eyepieces , one 26X (25mm) and the other 66X (10mm) 1.25 "and there is always the possibility of expanding the magnification with other types of eyepieces, as well as improving quality. This model is also suitable for terrestrial observation , since it incorporates an inverting prism.
The equipment includes the red light finder and the aluminum tripod, ideal for giving total stability to the telescope. The smartphone holder is also included to use the application.
Characteristics:
- Optical scheme: refractor
- Aperture: 102mm
- Focal length: 660mm
- Focal ratio: f / 6.5
- Eyepiece 1: 25mm
- Eyepiece magnification 1: 26x
- Eyepiece 2: 10mm
- Eyepiece magnification 2: 66x
- Red Point StarPointer ™ Finder
- 90 ° diagonal straightened image
- Limit of magnitude: 12.5
- Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.37 arc seconds
- Resolution (Dawes): 1.14 arcseconds
- Tube weight: 2.26 kg
- Dovetail Bar: CG-5 Vixen
- Mounting type: Manual Altazimuth
- Tripod weight: 4.17 kg
- Manual micrometer movements
- GPS: GPS Smartphone
- Alignment app: StarSense Explorer
- Additional application software: StarSense Explorer
- Application: SkyPortal | Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition
- Total weight: 6.44 kg
- Items Included: Telescope, Tripod, Mount, 25mm & 10mm Eyepieces, Straightened Image Diagonal, Finder, Accessory Tray
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