Description
Highlights:
Manual German equatorial mount with setting circles to locate and track sky objects
Adjustable, full height tripod with deluxe accessory tray
Quick and easy no-tool setup
Accessories include a 20mm and 4mm eyepiece, a finderscope, and a Barlow Lens.
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Manual German Equatorial telescope
The PowerSeeker mount comes with two slow motion control knobs that allow you to make fine pointing adjustments to the telescope in both Right Ascension and Declination axes, also referred to as RA and DEC.
Accessories Included
Accessories include a 20mm and 4mm eyepiece, a finderscope, and a barlow lens. The two eyepieces offer different magnifications for low and high powered views. The 3x Barlow lens triples the magnifying power of each eyepiece.
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Optical Design: Newtonian Reflector
Aperture: 114mm (4.49")
Focal Length: 900mm (35")
Focal Ratio: f/7.89
Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: 20mm (0.79")
Magnification of Eyepiece 1: 45x
Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: 4mm (0.16")
Magnification of Eyepiece 2: 225x
Barlow Lens: 3x
Finderscope: 5x24
Highest Useful Magnification: 269x
Lowest Useful Magnification: 16x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 12.8
Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.22 arc seconds
Resolution (Dawes): 1.02 arc seconds
Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): 265x
Apparent Field of View: 0.9°
Linear Field of View (@1000 yds): 48 ft (15 m)
Secondary Mirror Obstruction: 25mm (1")
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: 22%
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: 4.96%
Optical Coatings: Glass mirrors coated with aluminum and SiO₂
Optical Tube Length: 875mm (34.4")
Optical Tube Diameter: 139.5mm (5.49")
Optical Tube Weight: 6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)
Dovetail: CG-3 Dovetail bar
MOUNT INFO:
Mount Type: Manual Equatorial
Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod): 812.8mm - 1295.4mm (32" - 51")
Tripod Leg Diameter: 31.75mm (1.25") steel
Accessory Tray: Yes
Tripod Weight: 5.9 lbs (2.68 kg) includes weight of mount
Slew Speeds: Manual
Dovetail Compatibility: CG-3 saddle plate
Software: Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software and SkyPortal App
Total Kit Weight: 12.3 lbs (5.58 kg)