The StarSense Explorer DX 5 integrates with award-winning and patent-pending StarSense sky recognition technology, that uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate its position in real time.
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Add to cartThe DX models include a improved heavy duty tripod slow motion controllers to move and glide through the cosmos and keep track of your favourite night sky object.
Optical Tube Info: | |
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Optical Design: | Schmidt-Cassegrain |
Aperture: | 125mm (5″) |
Focal Length: | 1250mm (49.21″) |
Focal Ratio: | f/10 |
Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: | 25mm (0.98″) |
Magnification of Eyepiece 1: | 50x |
Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: | 10mm (0.39″) |
Magnification of Eyepiece 2: | 150x |
Barlow Lens: | None |
Finderscope: | StarPointer™ red dot finderscope |
Star Diagonal: | Erect image 90° (1.25″) |
Optical Tube: | Aluminum |
Highest Useful Magnification: | 295x |
Lowest Useful Magnification: | 18x |
Limiting Stellar Magnitude: | 13 |
Resolution (Rayleigh): | 1.11 arc seconds |
Resolution (Dawes): | 0.93 arc seconds |
Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): | 329x |
Secondary Mirror Obstruction: | 51mm (2.0″) |
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: | 16.6% |
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: | 40% |
Optical Coatings: | StarBright XLT |
Optical Tube Length: | 330mm (13″) |
Optical Tube Diameter: | 171.45mm (6.75″) |
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, 1320.8mm (52″) max height |
Tripod Leg Diameter: | 31.75mm (1.25″) steel |
Accessory Tray: | Yes |
Tripod Weight: | 3.8 lbs (1.72 kg) |
Slew Speeds: | Manual |
GPS: | Uses phone’s GPS |
Dovetail Compatibility: | CG-5 |
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: | 9 lbs (4.08 kg) |
Included Items: | Telescope tube | Mount/tripod (preassembled) | 25mm & 10mm eyepieces | Erect image diagonal | StarPointer finderscope | Accessory tray | StarSense Explorer phone dock |
Solar Warning |
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