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Celestron StarSense Explorer 12" Dobsonian

Celestron StarSense Explorer 12" Dobsonian

SKU: 22472-CGL
£1,299.99 Regular Price
£1,172.59Sale Price
VAT Included
  • Unleash the power of your smartphone to take you on a guided tour of the night sky—no telescope experience required.
  • Patented, award-winning StarSense sky recognition technology uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate the telescope’s position in real-time.
  • A large 12” parabolic primary mirror with XLT coatings helps you make the most of StarSense technology. Locate faint, deep-sky objects in seconds and see them in more detail than ever before.
  • A sturdy, Dobsonian-style base with large diameter bearings and variable altitude tensioning makes it easy to follow the on-screen arrows to your desired target. When the bullseye turns green, it's ready to view in the telescope's eyepiece.
  • StarSense Explorer Powered by SkySafari™ 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 see even more.
  • Includes a 32mm Plössl eyepiece, a 2” Crayford focuser, 2” extension tube, 2” to 1.25” adapter, the StarSense smartphone dock, a StarPointer™ red dot finderscope, an eyepiece rack, and a collimation tool.
3-4 Working days
Optical Design: Newtonian Reflector
Aperture: 305mm (12")
Focal Length: 1500mm (59")
Focal Ratio: f/4.9
Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: 32mm (1.26")
Magnification of Eyepiece 1: 47x
Highest Useful Magnification: 720x
Lowest Useful Magnification: 43x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 14.9
Light Gathering Power: 1895x as compared to the human eye
Optical Coatings: XLT reflective coatings with silicon dioxide and tantalum pentoxide protective overcoatings for primary and secondary mirrors
Mirror Material: Pyrex equivalent for primary and secondary mirrors
Primary Mirror Thickness: 37mm (1.45") (approx. 1:8 thickness ratio)
Secondary Mirror Thickness: 11mm (0.43")
Minor Axis of Secondary Mirror: 70mm (2.75")
Tube Material: Steel
Focuser: 2" Crayford focuser, includes 2" extension tube and 2"-to-1.25" adapter
Finderscope: StarPointer™ red-dot finderscope
Resolution Rayleigh: 0.45 arcseconds
Resolution Dawes: 0.38 arcseconds
Optical Tube Dimensions: 1422.4mm (56") long x 355.6mm (14" diameter)
Optical Tube Weight: 49.8 lbs (22.58 kg)
MOUNT INFO:  
Mount Type: Altazimuth Dobsonian base
Base Material: Particle board with melamine surfaces and edge trim, CARB compliant
Base Dimensions: 635mm x 635mm x 736.6mm (25" x 25" x 29")
Base Weight: 33.8 lbs (15.33 kg)
Slew Speeds: Manual
Software: Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software and StarSense Explorer App
Total Telescope Kit Weight: 83.6 lbs (37.92 kg)
Included Items: Optical tube
Dobsonian Base
32mm eyepiece
2" Crayford focuser
StarPointer™ red-dot finderscope
StarSense Explorer dock
StarSense Explorer unlock code
Eyepiece rack
Collimation cap
Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software
Solar Warning
  • Never look directly at the Sun with the naked eye or with an optic (unless you have the proper solar filter). Permanent and irreversible eye damage may result.
  • Never use your optic to project an image of the Sun onto any surface. Internal heat build-up can damage the optic and any accessories attached to it.
  • Never leave your optic unsupervised. Make sure an adult who is familiar with the correct operating procedures is with your optic at all times, especially when children are present.

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