Celestron SkyProdigy 130 Telescope
Specification
Celestron SkyProdigy 130 Telescope
Description
The Sky Prodigy 130 is an amazing telescope for anyone wanting to explore the wonders of space. The beauty of this telescope is that it allows you to view the sky instantly whether you have knowledge of the skies or not, with its StarSense technology.
This incredible technology means that the telescope will automatically align itself, making it easy for beginners to find their way around the night sky. Simply turn on the SkyProdigy 130, the process of the automatic alignment will begin and within minutes you will be taking a tour of outer space.
Featuring a fully computerised Altazimuth Mount and a database to allow the telescope to automatically locate over 4,000 celestial objects, you will be a professional in no time at all.
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
- CD-ROM The SkyX First Light Edition Astronomy Software which provides education about the sky
- Battery pack providing over 30 hours of power
- 2 year warranty
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
Technical Specifications:
- Optical Design: Reflector
- Weight: 18 lbs (8.16 kg)
- Aperture: 130 mm (5.12 in)
- Focal Length: 650 mm (25.59 in)
- Focal Ratio: 5
- Finderscope: StarPointer
- Mount: Motorized Altazimuth
- Eyepiece 1: 25 mm (0.98 in)
- Magnification 1: 26 x
- Eyepiece 2: 9 mm (0.35 in)
- Magnification 2: 72 x
- Accessory Tray: No Tool, Quick release
- Tripod: Steel
- CD ROM: The SkyX First Light Edition astronomy software
- Highest Useful Magnification: 307 x
- Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 13.1
- Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.07 arcsec
- Resolution (Dawes): 0.89 arcsec
- Photographic Resolution: 400 line/mm
- Light Gathering Power: 345 x
- Angular Field of View: 1.9 °
- Linear Field of View (@1000 yds): 103 ft (31.39 m)
- Optical Coatings: Aluminum with SiO2 overcoat
- Secondary Mirror Obstruction: 1.7 in (43.18 mm)
- Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: 11 %
- Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: 33.2 %
- Computer Hand Control: Fully Computerized / Flash Upgradeable
- Slew Speeds: Nine slew speeds: 3°/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
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Celestron SkyProdigy 130 Telescope
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