Pre-assembled, adjustable steel-framed tripods and stands and tubes with quick-release fasteners make the NexStar SLT telescope easy to transport and quick to set up without tools. Observe the surface of the moon, the phases of Venus, the polar ice caps of Mars, Jupiter and its moons, the rings of Saturn and more! Most NexStar SLT series telescopes also work as off-road telescopes.
Powered by 8 AA batteries (not included) or an AC power adapter (sold separately, #18778), NexStar GoTo binoculars love to travel! Thanks to the built-in battery case, the tripod's servo motors are capable of robust, low-vibration performance without having to worry about figuring out the external battery case and power cord. With a simple key command, you can select an object from the catalog, change the rotation speed, read fascinating additional information about the object being tracked, or simply find out if the desired object is visible in the sky.
With Celestron's patented SkyAlign (pat pend) function, you can easily align the telescope: Enter the date, time and approximate location information on the remote control and aim the telescope at three bright celestial bodies. You don't even need to know the names of the celestial bodies you choose - or you can even choose the Moon or bright planets!
- Computer controlled Altazimuth tripod
- The StarPointer finder facilitates orientation and pinpointing targets
- Quick fastening in the steel stand, pipe and accessory tray for quick installation without tools
- Suitable for earth telescope and star telescope
- “TheSkyX – First Light Edition” astronomy software with a database of 10,000 objects, printable sky maps and 75 enhanced images
- A database for aiming the telescope at over 4,000 targets
- SkyAlign allows alignment with any of the three celestial bodies
- Updatable remote controller software with flash memory and motor controllers allow software updates to be downloaded via the internet
- The internal battery case prevents the power cord from twisting during use
- Aux communication port for additional devices such as GPS equipment
- Includes NSOL telescope management software for basic telescope control via computer (using optional RS-232 cable)
- Compatible with NexRemote telescope management software for advanced telescope control via PC
Technical information:
- Optical structure: Maksutov-Cassegrain
- Opening (mm): 127mm (5in)
- Focal length: 1500mm (59in)
- Combustion gap factor: 12
- Eyepiece 1 focal length (mm): 25mm (0.98in)/ magnification: 60x - Eyepiece 2 focal length (mm): 9mm (0.35in)/ magnification: 167x
- I'm looking for: StarPointer
- Corner mirror: 1.25"
- Tripod Type: Motorized Altazimuth
- Accessory tray: Quick release, can be installed without tools
- Highest usable magnification: 300x
- Minimum usable magnification: 18x
- Limiting stellar magnitude: 13
- Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.1 arc seconds/ (Dawes): 0.91 arc seconds
- Light gathering power (compared to the human eye): 329x
- Field of view: 0.83°Linear field of view (@1000 yds): 13m
- Optical coating: Fully-Coated
- Turning speeds: Nine speed selections
- Tracking beats: Sidereal, Solar and Lunar
- Tracking modes: Alt-Az, EQ North & EQ South
- Alignment Options: SkyAlign, Auto 2-Star Align, 1-Star Align, 2-Star Align, Solar System Align
- Communication ports: RS-232 port on remote controller, Autoguider accessory port, Aux port
- Computerized remote control: Fully computerized / Flash upgradeable
- Database: Database of 4,000 items
- GPS: Separate SkySync GPS accessory available (93969)
- Warranty: 2 years
