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Included Items:
– Optical Tube
– Single Fork Arm Mount & Tripod
– Accessory Tray
– NexStar+ Hand Control
– 20 mm & 9 mm eyepiece
– StarPointer red dot finderscope
– Star Diagonal
Features:
– 130mm Newtonian Reflector
– Fully computerised Altazimuth mount
– StarPointer finderscope to help with alignment and accurately locating objects
– Quick-release fork arm mount, optical tube and accessory tray for quick no tool set up
– Sturdy stainless steel tripod and accessory tray included
– Perfect for terrestrial and celestial observing
– BONUS Starry Night Special Edition Astronomy Software download with a 36,000-object database, printable sky maps and enhanced images including 3D renderings of stars, exoplanets, and galaxies
Technical Specifications:
– Optical Design: Newtonian Reflector
– Aperture: 130mm
– Focal Length: 650mm
– Focal Ratio: f/5
– Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: 25mm
– Magnification of Eyepiece 1: 26x
– Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: 9mm
– Magnification of Eyepiece 2: 72x
– Finderscope StarPointer: red dot finderscope
– Star Diagonal: N/A
– Optical Tube: Aluminium
– Highest Useful Magnification: 307x
– Lowest Useful Magnification: 19x
– Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 13.1
– Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.07 arc seconds
– Resolution (Dawes): 0.89 arc seconds
– Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): 345x
– Secondary Mirror Obstruction: 43mm (1.7″)
– Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: 33%
– Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: 11%
– Optical Coatings: Aluminium
– Optical Tube Length: TBD
– Optical Tube Diameter: TBD
– Optical Tube Weight: TBD
– Dovetail: CG-5 Dovetail bar
– Mount Type: Computerised Altitude-Azimuth Single Fork Arm
– Instrument load capacity: 8 lbs (3.6 kg)
– Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod): 762mm – 1270mm (30″ – 50″)
– Tripod Leg Diameter: 31.75mm (1.25″) Stainless steel
– Mount Head Weight: 5 lbs (2.3kg)
– Accessory Tray: Yes
– Tripod Weight: 5 lbs (2.3kg)
– Slew Speeds: 9 slew speeds – max speed 3°/second
– Tracking Rates: Sidereal, Solar and Lunar
– Tracking Modes: Alt-Az, EQ North and EQ South
– GPS: N/A
– Dovetail Compatibility: CG-5 saddle plate
– Number of Auxiliary ports: 1x Aux port | 1x hand control port (hand control can use either port)
– Autoguide port: No
– USB Port: Yes, Input on hand control
– Power Requirements: 12 VDC – 8xAA Batteries (not included)
– Motor Drive: DC Servo Motor
– Alignment Procedures: SkyAlign, Auto 2-Star Align, 1-Star Align, 2-Star Align, Solar System Align
– Periodic Error Correction: No
– Computerised Hand Control: 1 Hand Control Port and 1 Aux Port
– NexStar+ Database: Over 40,000 including 220 of the best deep sky and solar system objects
– Software: Celestron’s Starry Night Special Edition Software, SkyPortal App
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