Description
- Manual German equatorial mount with setting circles to 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.
- 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
| General | |
|---|---|
| Optical Design: | Newtonian Reflector | Spherical Primary Mirror |
| Aperture: | 114mm (4.49″) |
| Focal Length: | 900mm (35″) |
| Focal Ratio: | f/7.89 |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: | 20mm (.78″) with built-in erect image corrector |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 1: | 45x |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: | 4mm (0.16″) |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 2: | 225x |
| Barlow Lens: | 3x |
| Finderscope: | 5×24 |
| Highest Useful Magnification: | 269x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification: | 16x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude: | 12.8 |
| Resolution (Rayleigh): | 1.22 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Dawes): | 1.02 arc seconds |
| Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): | 265x |
| Apparent Field of View: | 0.9° |
| Linear Field of View (@1000 yds): | 48 ft (15 m) |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction: | 25mm (1″) |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: | 22% |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: | 4.96% |
| Optical Coatings: | Glass mirrors coated with aluminum and SiO₂ |
| Optical Tube Length: | 875mm (34.4″) |
| Optical Tube Diameter: | 139.5mm (5.49″) |
| Optical Tube Weight: | 6.4 lbs (2.9 kg) |
| Dovetail: | CG-3 Dovetail bar |
| Mount Info: | |
| Mount Type: | Manual 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: | 12.3 lbs (5.58 kg) |
| Additional Information | |
| Solar Warning |
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| California Prop 65 |
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