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Celestron NexStar 5" SE Telescope 11036 will help you find thousands of stars, planets galaxies and more at the touch of a button! In the
tradition of Celestron's famous orange optical tubes, the new Celestron NexStar SE Telescopes combine the classic heritage of the original orange tube telescopes with state-of-the-art features including a fully computerized operating system, flash upgradeable hand control, superior coatings, revolutionary SkyAlign telescope alignment software and much more. With the Celestron Computerized NexStar SE, you are in the driver's seat. Simply choose an object from the menu and the telescope will find it for you. Using patented Celestron Nex-Star technology, the Celestron NexStar 5 SE Cassegrain Telescope has the ability to locate nearly 40,000 objects. All you have to do is look through the eyepiece and enjoy the view! Don't know what object to choose? Let the intelligent Celestron NexStar-SE Telescopes give you a guided tour of the night sky! The "Tour" feature offers a customized list of the best objects in the sky to view for your exact time and location anywhere in the world! Not only can your Celestron NexStar SE 5in Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope find objects, it can teach you about them as well. Information on the most popular objects can be viewed in the LCD screen of your hand control of your Celestron Nexstar 5 Special Edition. Whether you are a seasoned astronomer looking for a portable telescope with advanced features, or just starting your astronomy adventure and looking for an easy way to enjoy the night sky, the Celestron Nexstar 5 will help you take a closer look.
| OPTICAL DESIGN: | Schmidt-Cassegrain |
| APERTURE: | 125 mm (4.92 in) |
| FOCAL LENGTH: | 1250 mm (49.21 in) |
| FOCAL RATIO: | 10 |
| Finderscope: | StarPointer |
| DOVETAIL COMPATIBILITY: | Quick Release Tube Clamp |
| MOUNT: | Single Fork Arm Altazimuth |
| OPTICAL TUBE: | Aluminum |
| EYEPIECE 1: | 25 mm (0.98 in) |
| MAGNIFICATION 1: | 50 x |
| STAR DIAGONAL: | 1.25" |
| OTHER EQUIPMENT: | Camera Shutter Cable |
| TRIPOD: | Steel w/ built-in wedge |
| CD ROM: | NexRemote V1.6.14 & The Sky L1 |
| POWER SUPPLY: | 8-AA batteries (not included) |
| HIGHEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION: | 300 x |
| LOWEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION: | 18 x |
| LIMITING STELLAR MAGNITUDE: | 13 |
| RESOLUTION: | 1.1 arc seconds |
| RESOLVING POWER: | 0.91 arc seconds |
| LIGHT GATHERING POWER: | 329 x |
| ANGULAR FIELD OF VIEW: | 1 Degree |
| LINEAR FIELD OF VIEW (@1000 YDS): | 52.5 ft (16 m) |
| OPTICAL COATINGS: | StarBright XLT |
| SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION: | 1.75 in (44.45 mm) |
| SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY AREA: | 12% |
| SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY DIAMETER: | 35% |
| OPTICAL TUBE LENGTH: | 11 in (279.4 mm) |
| TELESCOPE WEIGHT: | 17.6 lb (7.98 kg) |
| TRIPOD AND MOUNT WEIGHT: | 10 lb (4.54 kg) |
| MOTOR DRIVE: | Integrated D.C. Electronics |
| COMPUTER HAND CONTROL: | Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display w/ 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons |
| SLEW SPEEDS: | Nine slew speeds |
| TRACKING MODES: | Alt-Az, EQ North & EQ South |
| SOFTWARE FEATURES: | Camera Control |
| ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES: | SkyAlign, Auto 2-Star Align, 1-Star Align, 2-Star Align, SolarSystem Align |
| DATABASE: | 38,181 accessible objects |
| SOFTWARE PRECISION: | 24bit, 0.08 arcsec calculations |
| COMMUNICATION PORTS: | RS-232 communication port on hand control, Aux port, Camera Control port |
| TRACKING RATES: | Sidereal, Solar and Lunar |
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