Brand: Celestron

Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ (22460)

22460

Brand: Celestron

Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ (22460)

22460

We love this scope. Part of it is having s soft spot for refractors, and part of it is being huge fans of the StarSense Explorer technology. This uses your cell phone to help navigate the sky, and is sure to please with it's impressive optics.
  • Unleash the power of your smartphone to take you on a guided tour of the night sky; no telescope experience required.
  • Patent-pending StarSense sky recognition technology uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate its position in real time. Check phone compatibility here.
  • StarSense Explorer app automatically generates a list of objects currently visible. View planets, brighter nebulae and galaxies, star clusters, and double stars from the city. Or take your telescope to darker skies to view faint, deep sky objects.
  • Manual altazimuth mount with smooth, dual-axis slow-motion controls makes it easy to follow the on-screen arrows to your desired target. When the bullseye turns green, its ready to view in the telescopes eyepiece.
  • 102mm (4 ) refractor with high transmission XLT optical coatings and enough light gathering ability to view a the best celestial objects.
  • Includes 25mm and 10mm eyepieces, StarSense smartphone dock, erect image diagonal, a red dot finder scope (in case you want to use the telescope without your phone), and a sturdy, full-height tripod.
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Why we love the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ (22460)

Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope with StarSense Explorer, the first telescope that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. StarSense Explorer is ideal for beginners thanks to the app's user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. Its like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky.

Product Description

Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope with StarSense Explorer, the first telescope that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. StarSense Explorer is ideal for beginners thanks to the app's user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. Its like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky.

Dock, Launch, Explore

Leave complicated star charts, imprecise planetarium apps, and computerized mounts behind. With StarSense Explorer, locating objects has never been easier, faster, or more accurate. Within minutes of setting up the telescope, you be navigating the sky with confidence. Simply place your phone in the unique StarSense dock and launch the StarSense Explorer app. After aligning your phone to the telescopes optics (a quick, 2-minute procedure), StarSense Explorer generates a list of celestial objects currently visible. Make your selection and arrows appear onscreen, guiding you as you to move the telescope. When the object is ready to view, the bullseye turns green.

Smartphone Compatibility

StarSense Explorer works with most modern smartphones, including iPhone 6 and up and most devices running Android 7.1.2 or later manufactured since 2016.

Patent-Pending StarSense Sky Recognition Technology

StarSense Explorer uses patent-pending technology and your smartphone to determine exactly where the telescope is pointed in the night sky. A Lost in Space Algorithm (LISA), like the ones satellites use in orbit to correctly reorient themselves, helps the app match star patterns it detects overhead to its internal database.

While other astronomy apps may claim that they can help you find objects, they rely exclusively on the phones gyros and accelerometers, which aren't as accurate as LISA technology. No other app can accurately tell you when your target is visible in the eyepiece.

High Quality Altazimuth Mount with Slow Motion Control

An ultra-stable altazimuth mount provides a sturdy foundation for StarSense Explorer DX. Slip clutches and geared slow motion controls in both axes help you move the telescope smoothly and zero in your target. As celestial objects appear to drift across the night sky, you be able to follow them with just a turn of the knobs. Its a anchored by an adjustable, full-height tripod.

Dazzling Views with High Quality Optics

With a large 102mm (4") objective lens, this telescope has enough light gathering ability to bring out impressive detail in celestial objects. You can expect sharp, bright views of Jupiter's four Galilean moons, its cloud bands and Great Red Spot, the rings of Saturn, the trapezium in the Orion Nebula, and beautiful Pleaides Open Star Cluster. Celestron's XLT optical coatings improve light transmission, enhancing the views even more. The telescope also includes a 90-degree erect image diagonal, so you can use it during the day to view birds, wildlife, landscapes, and more.

Perfect for the City or Dark Sky Sites

Even if you live in a light pouted city location, StarSense Explorer is advanced enough to be able to pick out Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, the Orion Nebula, double stars, and a few more of the most famous celestial objects.

But if you can take the telescope to an even slightly darker location, more objects will become visible. With this 4" refractor and relatively dark skies, the Andromeda Galaxy, Hercules Open Star Cluster, and so many more are easily within your reach.

The entire telescope kit weighs just 14.2 pounds, so its perfectly portable and easy to bring on your next camping trip or to a remote observing site.

What can I see with a Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ (22460)?

Here are some simulated views of common objects. Results with your telescope will vary with viewing conditions, obrits, equipment and more.

Jupiter with

25mm Eyepiece - 26x Magnification

(Included with This Telescope)

Jupiter with

10mm Eyepiece - 66x Magnification

(Included with This Telescope)

Jupiter with

5mm Eyepiece - 132x Magnification

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Moon with 25mm Eyepiece

26x Magnification

(Included with This Telescope)

Moon with 10mm Eyepiece

66x Magnification

(Included with This Telescope)

Moon with 5mm Eyepiece

132x Magnification

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Andromeda with 36mm Eyepiece

18x Magnification

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Andromeda with 25mm Eyepiece

26x Magnification

(Included with This Telescope)

Andromeda with 10mm Eyepiece

66x Magnification

(Included with This Telescope)

What's in the Box

Everything You Need to Observe Immediately

  • 102mm refractor optical tube
  • StarSense dock for your smartphone
  • Low powered (25mm) and high powered (10mm) eyepiece
  • 90-degree erect image diagonal
  • StarPointer red dot finderscope, perfect for using the telescope during the day or without the StarSense Explorer app
  • Altazimuth mount with slow motion controls
  • Fu-height tripod with an accessory tray to keep you organized

  • Telescope tube
  • Mount/tripod (preassembled)
  • 25mm & 10mm eyepieces
  • Erect image diagonal
  • StarPointer finderscope
  • Accessory tray | StarSense Explorer phone dock

Specifications

OPTICAL TUBE INFO:
Optical Design Refractor
Aperture 102mm (4.01")
Focal Length 660mm (25.98")
Focal Ratio f/6.5
Focal Length of Eyepiece 1 25mm (0.98")
Magnification of Eyepiece 1 26x
Focal Length of Eyepiece 2 10mm (0.39")
Magnification of Eyepiece 2 66x
Barlow Lens None
Finderscope StarPointer red dot finderscope
Star Diagonal Erect image 90 ° (1.25")
Optical Tube Aluminum
Highest Useful Magnification 240x
Lowest Useful Magnification 15x
Limiting Stear Magnitude 12.5
Resolution (Rayleigh) 1.37 arc seconds
Resolution (Dawes) 1.14 arc seconds
Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye) 212x
Optical Coatings Fuy XLT Coated glass optics
Optical Tube Length 812.8mm (32")
Optical Tube Diameter 118mm (4.64")
Optical Tube Weight 5 lbs (2.26 kg)
Dovetail CG-5 Dovetail Bar
MOUNT INFO:
Mount Type Manual Alt-Azimuth
Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod) Aluminum, 1244.6mm (49") max height
Tripod Leg Diameter N/A
Accessory Tray Yes
Tripod Weight 9.2 lbs (4.17 kg)
Slew Speeds Manual
GPS Uses phone's GPS
Dovetail Compatibility CG-5 Dovetail bar
Power Requirements None (Recommend PowerTank Glow to keep phone charged while using app)
Alignment Procedures Use StarSense Explorer app
Software StarSense Explorer app | SkyPortal app | Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software
Total Kit Weight 14.2 lbs (6.44 kg)

Customer Reviews

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M
M.F.
Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ

Christmas present for my husband. He loves it! The use of the smartphone makes it so easy for a beginner to set it up and start exploring the sky. The app provides so much information on what you are observing. I anticipate many years of enjoyment of this new hobby.

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F.H.

Easy to use

M
M.S.

Bought this sight unseen. Fast secure shipping. Product arrived as described and in perfect condition. Would highly recommend!

M
M.C.
Celestron Star Sense

Excellent service both with the product and customer relation.

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