Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ telescope

StarSense Explorer 102mm telescope - Your smartphone as a guide to the sky

With StarSense Explorer 102mm, your smartphone becomes a veritable guide to the sky.
No need for astronomy experience: the app shows you exactly where to point your telescope.
discover the most beautiful and easy objects in the night sky.

Patented technology StarSense analyzes the star patterns above you with
your phone's camera and calculates the telescope's position in real time.
The application StarSense Explorer (Powered by SkySafari™) automatically generates a
list of objects visible at the moment: planets, bright nebulae, star clusters, galaxies and
double stars. From the city, you can already see many bright targets under dark skies,
you can explore fainter deep-sky objects.

Ultra-simple operation for beginners

The telescope is mounted on a manual alt-azimuth frame with
slow movements on two axes. Simply follow the arrows on your
smartphone. When the crosshairs turn green, the object is centered: all that's left to do is look in the centre of the screen.
the eyepiece.

A bright, versatile 102 mm bezel

The StarSense Explorer is a 102 mm bezel (4″) à 660 mm focal length,
a focal ratio f/6.5. It's bright enough to offer superb views of the Moon,
Saturn's rings, Jupiter's bands, as well as star clusters and bright nebulae.

Lenses benefit from special treatments XLT high transmission,
which increase image brightness and contrast. The telescope is mounted on a tube
in lightweight aluminum, easy to transport and install.

Supplied accessories

Everything you need to get started:

• Eyepiece 25 mm - magnification of approx. 26x, ideal for scanning the sky and finding objects.
• Eyepiece 10 mm - magnification of approx. 66x, perfect for zooming in on the Moon and planets.
• 90° (1.25″) image-straightened angled deflector for comfortable viewing with the image facing the right way.
• StarPointer™ viewfinder (red dot) for rapid aiming, even without using the smartphone.
• StarSense smartphone dock to benefit from automatic guidance.
• Full-height aluminum tripod with stable, adjustable accessory tray.

Main features (summary)

In short, the StarSense Explorer 102mm is a ideal telescope for serious beginners
in astronomy: smartphone guidance, bright optics, easy-to-use mount and all the rest.
needed in the box to enjoy the sky from the very first night.