Never Have Trouble Finding Your Favorite Celestial Objects Again
Having trouble locating your favorite constellation or planet? Search no more! This revolutionary telescope combines electronic motors, an intelligent on-board computer, a digital camera, and StarSense™ technology to create an automatically aligning telescope that is able to locate over 4,000 celestial objects without user assistance.
Perched atop a fully computerized Altazimuth mount, this scope has a 70mm aperture and uses exclusive StarSense™ software to locate thousands of stars with the push of a button. Follow along with the included SkyX First Light Edition CD-ROM to learn fascinating astronomy facts. A stainless steel tripod with accessory tray, and a battery pack with over 30 hours of power let you enjoy endless hours of star study. With the included automatic software updates, you'll always have the most up-to-date view of the sky.
General Features
- Fully Automatic Alignment Procedure
- Fully Computerized Altazimuth Mount
- Quick-Release Fork Arm Mount and Optical Tube for Easy, Quick No Tool Set Up
- Sturdy Stainless Steel Tripod and Accessory Tray
- Battery Pack Providing over 30 Hours of Power
- “TheSkyX – First Light Edition” astronomy software with a 10,000 object database, printable sky maps and 75 enhanced images
Computerized Mount Features
- Proven Computer Control Technology
- Database Allows Telescope to Automatically Locate Over 4,000 Celestial Objects
- Proprietary StarSense Technology Provides a Completely Automatic Alignment Process with No User Intervention Required
- Flash Upgradeable Hand Control Software for Downloading Product Updates Over the Internet
Specs:
| Optical Design |
Refractor |
| Aperture (mm) |
70 mm (2.76 in) |
| Focal Length (mm) |
700 mm (28 in) |
| Focal Ratio |
10 |
| Eyepiece 1 (mm) |
25 mm (0.98 in) |
| Magnification 1 |
28 x |
| Eyepiece 2 (mm) |
9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Magnification 2 |
78 x |
| Finderscope |
StarPointer |
| Mount |
Motorized Altazimuth |
| Accessory Tray |
No Tool, Quick release |
| Tripod |
Steel |
| Weight (lbs) |
14 lbs (6.35 kg) |
| Highest Useful Magnification |
165 x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification |
10 x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude |
11.7 |
| Resolution (Rayleigh) |
1.99 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Dawes) |
1.66 arc seconds |
| Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye) |
100 x |
| Angular Field of View (deg) |
1.7 ° |
| Linear Field of View (@1000 yds) |
91 ft (28 m) |
| Optical Coatings |
Fully-Coated |
| Slew Speeds |
Nine slew speeds: 3.5°/sec, 2°/sec, 1°/sec, .5°/sec, 32x, 16x, 8x, 4x, 2x |
| Tracking Rates |
Sidereal, Solar and Lunar |
| Tracking Modes |
Alt-Az |
| Alignment Procedures |
StarSense Automatic Alignment, Solar System Align, Manual Align |
| Computer Hand Control |
Fully Computerized / Flash Upgradeable |
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