It provides many of the features that are found on Celestron’s more sophisticated German equatorial mounts, but at an extremely affordable price. It is designed to provide superior performance for small to mid-size telescopes while taking advantage of Celestron’s most advanced technologies: All-Star Polar Alignment, Celestron PWI telescope control software, SkyAlign, and permanently programmable periodic error correction (PPEC). The mount includes ports for a hand control, an autoguider, and 2 AUX ports for optional accessories (e.g. StarSense). The NexStar+ hand control gives you instant access to all the functions the mount has to offer. With automatic slewing and menu descriptions, any level of astronomer can master this mount in just a few observing sessions. The AVX also has an impressive tripod with 2” diameter steel legs providing an extra-wide stance for improved stability.
The mount can now be used with Celestron's PWI (CPWI) software, co-developed with the PlaneWave Instruments, which is an all-in-one solution offering you many of the same features used on PlaneWave’s observatory-class telescopes. The software features a graphical planetarium interface and includes PointXP advanced mount modelling which allows you to add 100+ points to your alignment model for the mount for the most accurate pointing and tracking possible. this makes the AVX with the CPWI software and ideal solution for remote access observatory setups. The mount can also be controlled via the ASCOM telescope interface so it can be used with third party software applications. For more information on CPWI and to see the user interface, click here. Please note: a new dual CG-5/CGE saddle version is being phased in across the AVX model range as new stocks arrive in the UK. The image below shows the dual saddle.
Features: Celestron Advanced VX 6inches Refractor Telescope
- Moderate f/8 focal ratio
- Long 1200mm focal length
- Refractor-style optical path
- Fully coated optics increase light transmission, and improves contrast and color rendition
- Resolution: Rayleigh: 0.93 arcsec; Dawes Limit: 0.77 arcsec
- Sturdy rack-and-pinion focuser
- 2inch focuser drawtube helps to eliminate vignetting when using wide-field eyepieces for visual observations, or large imaging sensor cameras for astrophotography
- Dovetail plate for easy attachment to mount head
- 4-line, 18-character LCD display
- Pre-loaded 40,000 object database
- Intuitive menu-driven user interface
- Nine selectable slew speeds: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 0.3°/sec, 1.0°/sec, 2°/sec, 4°/sec
- Multiple alignment procedures: 2-Star All-Star Polar Align, Quick Align, 1-Star Align,
- Last Alignment, Solar System Align
- Precise All-Star Polar Alignment with 2-Star alignment mode eliminates the need for conventional and time-consuming Polar Alignment
- Sky Tour mode: Identifies the best objects in the sky based on the current date, time, and location, and automatically slews to those objects
- Multiple tracking rates: Sidereal, Solar, and Lunar
- Permanent periodic error correction (PPEC) allows users to program out tracking errors for more accurate tracking over time
- Backlash compensation trains out play in drive gears for more accurate tracking
- Use in the Northern or Southern hemispheres
- LED-backlit interface buttons
- RS-232 serial communication port for remote PC control
- Dedicated Autoguider communication port
- Selectable languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Flash updateable operating system and database via the Internet
- Have a database Solar system Includes the Moon, sun, and planets
- Star catalogs: Lists of all the brightest stars, binary stars, variable stars, constellations and selected asterism
- Deep sky: Galaxies, Nebulae and Clusters, the complete Messier and select NGC objects, alphabetical list of all deep sky objects by their common name
- 100 user-defined objects for customization
- Enhanced information on more 200 objects including coordinates, history, and mythology
- 30 lb payload capacity
- Dovetail saddle for easy attachment of OTA
- Dual-axis low cog DC servo motors with encoders provide smooth, low-vibration movement
- 7 - 77° latitude range for tracking passed meridian without requiring a meridian flip
- to avoid hitting counterweights or motors
- Includes 12" counterweight bar with one 12 lb counterweights
- Runs on 12 VDC car/vehicle power supply
- Stainless steel legs
- 2" diameter upper legs
- 44 - 64" height adjustment range
- 2 - 1.25" enables the use of smaller eyepieces and accessories in the
drawtube - 20mm focal length eyepieceproduces 60x magnification
1.25" barrel diameter - Accepts most astronomical eyepiece filters
- Fold-down rubber eyecup prevents peripheral light interference
- Diagonal 90° angle puts user's head in a comfortable viewing position when the scope is aimed straight, nearly straight, or upward
- Star diagonal corrects image horizontal, but reversed vertically
- 9x50 Finderscope are Relatively low 9x magnification provides a wide field of view for fast manual acquisition of subjects, and easy star-hopping navigation
Specifications: Celestron Advanced VX 6inches Refractor Telescope
- Optical Design: Refractor
- Aperture: 150 mm / 5.9"
- Focal Length: 1200 mm
- Focal Ratio: f/8
- Resolution: 0.93 Arcsec (Rayleigh)
0.77 Arcsec (Dawes) - Focuser: Rack-and-Pinion
- Eyepiece Barrel Diameter: 1.25", 2"
- Diagonal: 90° Star
- Finderscope: Yes
- Mounting System: Dovetail
- Type: Motorized; German Equatorial
- GoTo Capability: Yes
- Payload Capacity: 30 lb / 13.6 kg
- Altitude Adjustment: 7°
- Latitude Adjustment: 77°
- Counterweight: 2 x 11.0 lb / 5.0 kg
- Type: Adjustable
- Tripod Height Adjustment Range: 44.0 to 64.0" / 1.1 to 1.6 m
- Material of Tripod: Stainless Steel
- Batteries: None
- Adapter: 12 VDC (Included)
- GPS: No
- Wi-Fi: No
- Weight: 19.0 lb / 8.6 kg (OTA)
- 71.0 lb / 32.0 kg (Fully Assembled)
Kit content
Celestron Advanced VX 6" 150mm f/8 Go-To Refractor Telescope
Celestron Advanced VX GoTo German Equatorial Mount
9x50 Finderscope
90° Star Diagonal
2"-to-1.25" Reducer Adapter
20mm Eyepiece
2-Year Warranty
User Manual
Packaging Information
- Package Weight 102 lb / 48 Kg
- Box Dimensions (LxWxH) 0.1 x 0.1 x 0.1"
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