Description
- Manual German equatorial mount with setting circles to accurately locate and track sky objects
- Adjustable, full height tripod with deluxe accessory tray
- Quick and easy no-tool setup
- Accessories include a 20mm and 4mm eyepiece, a finderscope, and a Barlow Lens
- 3x Barlow lens triples the magnifying power of each eyepiece
- Download Starry Night Basic Software with a 36,000 object database, printable sky maps and enhanced images including 3D renderings of stars, exoplanets, and galaxies
Specifications
| Optical Tube Info: | |
|---|---|
| Optical Design: | Newtonian Reflector | Spherical Primary Mirror |
| Aperture: | 127mm (5″) |
| Focal Length: | 1000mm (39″) |
| Focal Ratio: | f/7.87 |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: | 20mm (.78″) with built-in erect image corrector |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 1: | 50x |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: | 4mm (0.16″) |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 2: | 250x |
| Barlow Lens: | 3x |
| Finderscope: | 5×24 |
| Highest Useful Magnification: | 300x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification: | 18x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude: | 13 |
| Resolution (Rayleigh): | 1.1 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Dawes): | 0.91 arc seconds |
| Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): | 329x |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction: | 41mm (1.6″) |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: | 32% |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: | 10% |
| Optical Coatings: | Glass mirrors coated with aluminum and SiO₂ |
| Optical Tube Length: | 436mm (17.2″) |
| Optical Tube Diameter: | 139.5mm (5.49″) |
| Optical Tube Weight: | 7.1 lbs (3.23 kg) |
| Dovetail: | CG-3 Dovetail bar |
| Mount Info: | |
| Mount Type: | Manual German Equatorial |
| Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod): | 812.8mm – 1295.4mm (32″ – 51″) |
| Tripod Leg Diameter: | 31.75mm (1.25″) steel |
| Accessory Tray: | Yes |
| Tripod Weight: | 5.9 lbs (2.68 kg) includes weight of mount |
| Slew Speeds: | Manual |
| Dovetail Compatibility: | CG-3 saddle plate |
| Software: | Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software and SkyPortal App |
| Total Kit Weight: | 13 lbs (5.9 kg) |
| Additional Information | |
| Solar Warning |
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| California Prop 65 |
WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm – www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
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