Celestron NexStar 6SE 150mm f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain GoTo Telescope

• 150mm Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope
• 1500mm Focal Length, f/10 Focal Ratio
• StarBright XLT Optical Coating System
• Single Fork Motorized GoTo Alt-Az Mount
• 25mm Eyepiece and StarPointer Finder
• SkyAlign Alignment Technology
• NexStar+ Computer Hand Controller
• 40,000+ Object Database with Sky Tours
• Stainless Steel Tripod

Celestron ‘s NexStar 6SE 127mm f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain GoTo Telescope is a powerful, versatile and user-friendly Schmidt-Cassegrain style scope that can be used for observing everything from the Moon and planets to bright deep-sky objects like galaxies and nebulae. Using Celestron’s proprietary StarBright XLT multi-coating system, light transmission is increased throughout the entire optical path with anti-reflection multi-coated lenses, highly reflective multi-coated mirrors, and Crown optical glass elements. While the focal ratio is a relatively slow f/10, the scope’s precision tracking system allows it to be a competent astrophotography/astroimaging platform for the Moon and planets.

Driving the dual servo motors on the mount is the brains of the NexStar 5SE: the iconic NexStar+ computer hand controller. Packed with over 40,000 celestial objects, it can hold up to 200 additional user-defined destinations and is updateable via the Celestron website. It has multiple alignment procedures to get you observing fast – including the super-easy SkyAlign system. Capable of being used in the northern or southern hemispheres, the NexStar has sidereal, lunar and solar tracking speeds to accurately follow near and deep-sky objects, plus nine slew speeds.

Performance

• 6″ aperture
• f/10 focal ratio
• 1500mm focal length
• Crown optical glass primary mirror
• StarBright XLT optical coatings: Multi-layer aluminum/SiO 2 (quartz)/TiO 2 (titanium dioxide)/Si0 2 (silicon dioxide) mirror coatings with flat reflectivity across the light spectrum for both astrophotography/astroimaging and visual observation
• Multi-layer MgF 2 (magnesium fluoride) and HfO 2 (hafnium dioxide) anti-reflective lens coatings
• High-transmission water white glass corrector lens with 97.4% light transmission
• Resolution: Rayleigh: 0.92 arcsec / Dawes: 0.77 arcsec
• Secondary mirror obstruction: 2.0″, 37% by diameter / 14% by area

NexStar Computer Controller

• Two-line, 16-character LCD display
• 19 fiber optic backlit red LED buttons
• Database of over 40,000 celestial objects plus 200 user-defined
• Automatically slew to planets, objects, constellations plus a variety of catalogs, including the Messier, NGC, Caldwell, and SAO brightest stars
• Anti-backlash compensation programs-out play between gears for more precise tracking
• Tour Mode: Shows a selection of the most popular objects for the time and date you are observing
• Pre-programmed alignment systems including SkyAlign, Auto 2-Star, 1-Star, 2-Star, and Solar System for fast and easy set up
• SkyAlign alignment: Takes minutes, with minimal effort or experience – Point the telescope at three bright objects in the sky, and the telescope does the rest
• Pre-set sidereal, solar, and lunar slew speeds for observing the fast-moving Moon, to slower-moving deep space subjects
• Nine slew speeds: 4/sec, 2/sec, 1/sec, 0.5/sec, 2x, 4x, 8x,16x, and 32x
• RS-232 communication port allows for computer control
• Flash updateable via the Celestron website

Mount

• Single fork alt-az
• Dual-axis servo motors with optical encoders allow for precise tracking with virtually no vibration
• Motor resolution: 0.26 arcsec
• Communication ports: Autoguider port, Aux port, hand-controller
• Runs on eight user-supplied AA batteries or optional 12 VDC power supply
• Stainless steel adjustable-height tripod with accessory tray

Eyepiece

• 1.25″ diameter barrel
• 25mm focal length produces 60x magnification
• Anti-reflection multicoated glass improves color rendition and contrast
• Threaded barrel accepts most 1.25″ astronomical filters
• Fold down rubber eyecups for use with or without eyeglasses

Diagonal

• 1.25″ Input and output accepts most 1.25″ astronomical eyepieces and accessories
• 90 angle puts head in a comfortable position when observing at or near the zenith
• Corrects view horizontally, but not vertically

Starpointer

• Projects a single red dot in line of sight
• Un-magnified to make finding objects faster and easier
• Used primarily for alignment process

UPC: 050234110686

In the Box Celestron NexStar 6SE 150mm f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain GoTo Telescope

• StarPointer Finderscope
• The Sky CD-ROM Software for Windows
• NexRemote Control Software CD
• 25mm Eyepiece
• 90 Star Diagonal
• Tripod with Accessory Tray
• Limited 2-Year Warranty

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