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Celestron Astro Fi 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain

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Features: Celestron Astro Fi 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

150mm / 6" Large Aperture

Water White Glass

Calculates Object Position Exact Time and Location

Manufacturer Code: 22205

UPC : 05023422205

Brand: Celestron

RRP: £757.00£699.00Inc VAT 20%You Save: £58.00

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The powerful Astro Fi 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain from Celestron comes with a 150mm large aperture ideal for terrestrial and celestial viewing. Features computerised alt-azimuth Schmidt Cassegrain mount. The Astro Fi 6 renders dazzling views of the rings of Saturn, craters on the Moon, the Great Red Spot on Jupiter and drawing in more light to see deeper into space than smaller versions. Through the StarBright® XLT coatings, light transmission is intensified with multi-layer mirror coatings, multi-layer anti-reflective coatings, and high-transmission water white glass. The telescope's engineering and the alt-azimuth mount enables it to move in all directions. You can assemble the telescope, its accessories, and download SkyPortal app within a minute. The telescope features adjustable tripod legs which allow the user to customise the telescope's height to your liking.

To provide easy remote observing, the Astro Fi series release its wireless connection to Celestron's SkyPortal app to replace the traditional telescope hand control for a fully wireless experience. The observe is rapid and effortless. Your telescope calculates its position by just centring any three bright objects in the eyepiece. You can even produce a Sky Tour of all the best celestial objects to view based on your exact time and location. Scan the sky for the desired object, tap the object in SkyPortal and observe your Astro Fi telescope automatically. While observing, SkyPortal provides information about the object you want to observe.

Features: Celestron Astro Fi 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

150mm / 6" Large Aperture

Water White Glass

Calculates Object Position Exact Time and Location

SkyPortal App

Computerised Altitude-Azimuth Single Fork Arm

StarBright® XLT Coatings

StarPointer Finderscope

Terrestrial and Celestial Viewing

Aluminium Optical Tube

12V DC, 1A Power Source

Specifications: Celestron Astro Fi 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

Manufacturer: Celestron

Condition: New

Warranty: 2 Years

Optical Design: Schmidt-Cassegrain

Aperture: 150mm / 6"

Focal Length: 1500mm / 59"

Focal Ratio: f/10

Focal Length (Eyepiece 1): 25mm / 0.98"

Magnification (Eyepiece 1): 38x

Focal Length (Eyepiece 2): 10mm / 0.39"

Magnification (Eyepiece 2): 115x

Finderscope: StarPointer

Star Diagonal: 1.25"

Optical Tube Material: Aluminium

Highest Useful Magnification: 354x

Lowest Useful Magnification: 21x

Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 13.4

Rayleigh Resolution: 0.93 arc seconds

Dawes Resolution: 0.77 arc seconds

Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): 459x

Mirror Obstruction (Secondary): 55.88mm / 2.2"

Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: 14%

Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: 37%

Optical Coatings: StarBright XLT

Optical Tube Length: 406.4mm / 16"

Optical Tube Diameter: 155mm / 6.1"

Optical Tube Weight: 4.5 kg / 4500 g / 10 lb

Dovetail: Vixen / CG-5 Dovetail bar

Mount Type: Computerised Altitude-Azimuth Single Fork Arm

Instrument load capacity: 3.6 kg / 3600 g / 8 lbs

Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod): 863.6mm - 1371.6mm / 34" - 54"

Tripod leg diameter: 31.75mm / 1.25"

Mount Head Weight: 2300 g / 2.3 kg / 5 lb

Accessory Tray: Yes. Includes rubberized smartphone or tablet holder

Tripod Weight: 2300 g / 2.3 kg / 5 lbs

Slew Speeds: max slew rate is 3°/second

Tracking Rates: Sidereal, Solar, and Lunar

Tracking Modes: Alt-Az, EQ North & EQ South

Dovetail Compatibility: Vixen / CG-5 Dovetail

Number of Auxiliary ports: 2x Aux port for optional accessories

Autoguider: No

USB Port: No (only with optional Nexstar+ remote)

Power Requirements: 12V DC, 1A (Tip positive)

Motor Drive: DC servo motor

Alignment Procedures: SkyAlign, 3-Star Align, Solar System Align

Periodic Error Correction: No

Computerized Hand Control: Hand control not included (optional)

NexStar+ Database: Optional Nexstar+ hand remote provides over 4,000 objects in the computer's database

Software: Celestron's Starry Night Special Edition Software, SkyPortal App. Each provide over 100,00 objects in their database

Total Kit Weight: 6710 g / 6.71 kg / 14.8 lb

Kit Content
Celestron Astro Fi 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
Instruction Manual
Computerised Altitude-Azimuth Single Fork Arm
Tripod
Accessory Tray
Battery Pouch
2x Eyepieces
Red Dot Starpointer