Celestron SkyProdigy 130 Telescope: £745.00

The smartest telescope in the universe!

A truly revolutionary product with ground breaking technology, SkyProdigy™ is the product of a culmination of decades of telescope advancements. It combines electronic motors, an intelligent on-board computer, a digital camera and StarSense™ technology to create an automatic, instant alignment telescope that requires no input from the user. Simply turn it on, push a button and enjoy the view! It’s that easy.

The SkyProdigy’s automatic alignment process takes only a few minutes, then you will be ready to select from thousands of objects to view. Not sure what to look at? Select the Sky Tour option; this feature offers a customized list of the best objects in the sky to view for your exact time and location anywhere in the world!

No knowledge of the night sky is required. One touch innovation turns anyone into an instant astronomer!

HOW DOES SKYPRODIGY WORK?

SkyProdigy incorporates Celestron's proprietary StarSense™ technology, a dramatic evolution in telescope alignment technology. StarSense completely circumvents the often frustrating alignment process of current “go-to" telescopes. StarSense allows the telescope to automatically align itself without any user intervention.

To begin, the user simply turns the telescope on. SkyProdigy automatically points to three different locations in the night sky using the electronic motor drives.
At the three locations the "eye“ of the telescope (i.e. integrated digital camera) "looks" at the night sky and automatically determines where the telescope is pointed.
StarSense technology allows SkyProdigy to recognize the sky by comparing the images from the three locations to an internal database of star positions. This is all accomplished in approximately three minutes, dramatically faster than other technologies.
Unlike other "automatic alignment" technologies for telescopes, StarSense does not require input of external date, time, or location to align itself. It eliminates the need for expensive hardware such as an internal GPS, electronic compass or an accelerometer, which makes SkyProdigy much more affordable.
StarSense makes SkyProdigy the most intelligent, easy to use auto-alignment telescope on the market.

SkyProdigy 130 - General Features:

Fully Automatic Alignment Procedure
Fully Computerized Altazimuth Mount
Quick-Release Fork Arm Mount and Optical Tube for Easy, Quick No Tool Set Up
Sturdy Stainless Steel Tripod and Accessory Tray
CD-ROM The SkyX First Light Edition Astronomy Software Which Provides Education About the Sky
Battery Pack Providing over 30 Hours of Power

SkyProdigy 130 - Computerized Mount Features:

Proven Computer Control Technology
Database Allows Telescope to Automatically Locate Over 4,000 Celestial Objects
Proprietary StarSense Technology Provides a Completely Automatic Alignment Process with No User Intervention Required
Flash Upgradeable Hand Control Software for Downloading Product Updates Over the Internet

SPECIFICATIONS:

OPTICAL DESIGN : Reflector
WEIGHT : 18 lbs (8.16 kg)
APERTURE : 130 mm (5.12 in)
FOCAL LENGTH : 650 mm (25.59 in)
FOCAL RATIO : 5
FINDERSCOPE : StarPointer
MOUNT : Motorized Altazimuth
EYEPIECE 1 : 25 mm (0.98 in)
MAGNIFICATION 1 : 26 x
EYEPIECE 2 : 9 mm (0.35 in)
MAGNIFICATION 2 : 72 x
ACCESSORY TRAY : No Tool, Quick release
TRIPOD : Steel
CD ROM : The SkyX First Light Edition astronomy software
HIGHEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION : 307 x
LIMITING STELLAR MAGNITUDE : 13.1
RESOLUTION (RAYLEIGH) : 1.07 arcsec
RESOLUTION (DAWES) : 0.89 arcsec
PHOTOGRAPHIC RESOLUTION : 400 line/mm
LIGHT GATHERING POWER : 345 x
ANGULAR FIELD OF VIEW : 1.7 °
LINEAR FIELD OF VIEW (@1000 yds) : 91 ft (27.74 m)
OPTICAL COATINGS : Aluminum
SEONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION : 1.7 in (43.18 mm)
SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY AREA : 11 % Secondary
MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY DIAMETER : 33.2 %
COMPUTER HAND CONTROL : Fully Computerized / Flash Upgradeable
SLEW SPEEDS : Nine slew speeds: 3°/sec, 2°/sec, 1°/sec, .5°/sec, 32x, 16x, 8x, 4x, 2x
TRACKING RATES : Sidereal, Solar and Lunar
TRACKING MODES : Alt-Az Alignment Procedures : StarSense Automatic Alignment, Solar System Align

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