Description
- Blast off and explore the universe with this captivating Moon mission-themed telescope!
- 70mm refractor telescope with fully coated glass optics delivers great views of all the best celestial objects: the Moon and planets, Andromeda Galaxy, Orion Nebula, and more.
- Navigate the sky and point to objects easily with the smooth pan-handle alt-azimuth control with clutch.
- The entire kit packs into an included on-the-go adventure backpack, offering a place to store your telescope and accessories comfortably.
- Accessories include a full-height tripod, two eyepieces (20mm and 10mm), a 3x Barlow lens, a 45° erect image diagonal, a Moon filter, a Moon map, and a 5×24 finderscope.
- Set up the telescope and all its accessories in minutes, even if you’ve never used a telescope before.
- Includes Starry Night astronomy software download for PC and Mac, a full-featured planetarium with information on thousands of celestial objects, plus Celestron’s SkyPortal Powered by SkySafari™ mobile app for Apple and Android devices for quick identification of any celestial object on the go.
Specifications
| Optical Tube Info: | |
|---|---|
| Optical Design: | Refractor |
| Aperture: | 70mm (2.8″) |
| Focal Length: | 400mm (15.74″) |
| Focal Ratio: | f/5.7 |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: | 20mm (0.78″) |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 1: | 20x |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: | 10mm (0.4″) |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 2: | 40x |
| Barlow Lens: | 3x |
| Finderscope: | 5×24 |
| Star Diagonal: | Erect Image, 45° 1.25″ |
| Optical Tube: | Aluminum |
| Highest Useful Magnification: | 168x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification: | 10x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude: | 11.7 |
| Resolution (Rayleigh): | 1.98 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Dawes): | 1.66 arc seconds |
| Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): | 100x |
| Optical Coatings: | Fully Coated glass optics |
| Optical Tube Length: | 431.8mm (17″) |
| Optical Tube Diameter: | 98.4mm (3.87″) |
| Optical Tube Weight: | 1.5 lbs (.68 kg) |
| Dovetail: | Vixen/CG-5 Dovetail bar |
| Mount Info: | |
| Mount Type: | Manual Alt-Azimuth |
| Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod): | 558.8mm – 1320.8mm (22″-52″) |
| Tripod Leg Diameter: | 31.75mm (1.25″) Aluminum |
| Accessory Tray: | Yes |
| Slew Speeds: | Manual |
| Tripod Weight: | 1.8 lbs (0.81 kg) |
| Dovetail Compatibility: | Vixen/CG-5 Saddle plate |
| Software: | Celestron’s Starry Night Basic Edition Software and SkyPortal App |
| Total Kit Weight: | 3.3 lbs (1.5 kg) |
| Included Items: | Optical tube Mount and tripod (preassembled) 20mm and 10mm Eyepiece 3x Barlow Lens 45° erect image diagonal 5×24 Finderscope Moon Map Moon Filter SkyPortal app Celestron’s Starry Night Basic Edition Software Manual Backpack |
| Additional Information | |
| Solar Warning |
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| California Prop 65 |
WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm – www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
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