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Why we love the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ (22460)
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
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) |
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