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Product Details
General Features
Computerized Mount 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
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
Product carries full 2 year Celestron factory limited warranty (within US/Canada only).
Useful Resources
User Manual: Celestron SkyProdigy Telescope Manual (PDF format, 3.65Mb)
Information Sheet: Celestron SkyProdigy Telescope Information Sheet (PDF format, 1.96Mb)
| Manufacturer | Celestron |
|---|
| 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 |
| CD ROM | The SkyX First Light Edition astronomy software |
| 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 | 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 |
