Discover the night sky with ease using the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 5" SCT, a cutting-edge telescope that pairs with your smartphone to provide an effortless guided tour of celestial wonders, no prior telescope experience needed.

Key Features:

Innovative StarSense Technology: This telescope incorporates Celestron's patented StarSense sky recognition technology, which utilizes your smartphone to identify star patterns and determine its position in real-time, offering an intuitive stargazing experience.
Interactive App-Based Exploration: The StarSense Explorer app, powered by SkySafari™, automatically compiles a visible celestial object list. Observe planets, bright nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters from urban areas or venture to darker locations for a glimpse of fainter, deep-sky wonders.
User-Friendly Manual Mount: It features a manual altazimuth mount with smooth, dual-axis slow-motion controls, allowing easy tracking of objects as indicated by the app. A green bullseye on the app signals when the object is perfectly aligned in the telescope’s eyepiece.
Powerful 5” Schmidt-Cassegrain Optics: The telescope is equipped with a 5” Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube and StarBright XLT coatings, providing sufficient light-gathering power to reveal stunning celestial details.
Comprehensive Telescope Kit: The package includes 25mm and 10mm eyepieces, a StarSense smartphone dock, a red dot finderscope for optional manual use, an erect image diagonal, and a sturdy full-height tripod.

The Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 5" SCT is designed for both beginners and seasoned astronomers. The user-friendly interface and comprehensive tutorials make celestial navigation straightforward and enjoyable. Simply dock your smartphone, align it with the telescope's optics, and embark on a celestial adventure.

The 5” Schmidt-Cassegrain optical design is a time-tested Celestron standard, offering bright, sharp views of Jupiter’s moons, Saturn’s rings, the Orion Nebula, and the Pleiades Star Cluster, among others. The StarBright XLT optical coatings enhance light transmission, providing clearer and more contrasted views.

This telescope is suitable for both urban and rural stargazing. Even in light-polluted city skies, you can enjoy views of the solar system's planets and some deep-sky objects. In darker skies, the telescope reveals even more, including distant galaxies and star clusters.

The StarSense Explorer DX 5" SCT is compatible with a wide range of modern smartphones, utilizing patented technology for accurate sky mapping. The sturdy altazimuth mount, coupled with a full-height tripod, provides a stable base for prolonged observations.

Whether you're gazing at the stars from your backyard or a remote dark sky site, this telescope is a convenient and powerful tool for exploring the universe.

Specifications

OPTICAL TUBE INFO:
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:	125x
Barlow Lens:	Not Included
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:	9.6 lbs (4.35 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, and Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software
Total Kit Weight:	14.6 lbs (6.62 kg)
Included Items:	Optical tube Mount and tripod (preassembled) 25mm and 10mm eyepieces Erect image diagonal StarPointer finderscope Accessory tray StarSense Explorer phone dock
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.
California Residents	WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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