- Description
- Specifications
General Features
- 6" Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Tube Assembly
- Aluminum Optical Tube
- Celestron's premium StarBright XLT coatings
- 1500 mm focal length (f/10)
- 25 mm eyepiece included (60x)
- Visual back allows for use with 1.25" accessories
- 6x30 finderscope to help accurately find objects
- Star diagonal provides more comfortable viewing position when observing objects that are high in the sky
- Includes dovetail rail compatible with CG-5 Advanced Series mount
| OPTICAL TUBE INFO: | |
|---|---|
| Optical Design | Schmidt-Cassegrain |
| Aperture | 150mm (6") |
| Focal Length | 1500mm (59") |
| Focal Ratio | f/10 |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 1 | 25mm (0.98") |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 1 | 60x |
| Finderscope | 6x30 |
| Star Diagonal | 1.25" Star Diagonal |
| Optical Tube | Aluminum |
| Highest Useful Magnification | 354x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification | 21x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude | 13.4 |
| Resolution (Rayleigh) | 0.93 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Dawes) | 0.77 arc seconds |
| Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye) | 459x |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction | 56mm (2.2") |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter | 37% |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area | 14% |
| Optical Coatings | StarBright XLT |
| Optical Tube Length | 406mm (16") |
| Optical Tube Diameter | 180mm (7.12") |
| Optical Tube Weight | 10 lbs (4.54 kg) |
| Dovetail | Vixen/CG-5 Dovetail bar |
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