Celestron SkyProdigy 130 Features:
No knowledge of the night sky is required. One touch innovation turns anyone into an instant astronomer!
Celestron's SkyProdigy telescopes use an integrated imaging camera and patented StarSense Technology to automatically align with the night sky and determine where the telescope is currently pointing. The camera automatically captures an image of the sky, which is processed internally to positively identify the stars in the image. Once a positive match is found, SkyProdigy determines the coordinates of the centre of the captured image. The process is automatically repeated two more times so that the system has three known alignment points that can be used to make an accurate model of the night sky. From this information the user can select any celestial object in the hand controller's database, and SkyProdigy will automatically move itself to the correct position.
Please note: The SkyProdigy's internal camera does not have an external output allowing users to view or save the captured images. The captured images are used internally solely for the purpose of self-aligning the SkyProdigy telescope.
SkyProdigy 130 - General Features:
- Fully Automatic Alignment Procedure
- Fully Computerised 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 - Educational SkyX First Light Edition Astronomy Software
- Battery Pack Providing over 30 Hours of Power
SkyProdigy 130 - Computerised 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
Specification:
- Optical Design: Reflector
- Weight: 8.16 kg
- Aperture: 130 mm
- Focal Length: 650 mm
- Focal Ratio: f/5
- Finderscope: StarPointer
- Mount: Motorised Altazimuth
- Eyepiece 1: 25 mm
- Magnification 1: x26
- Eyepiece 2: 9 mm
- Magnification 2: x72
- Accessory Tray: No Tool, Quick release
- Tripod: Steel
- CD ROM: The SkyX First Light Edition astronomy software
- Highest Useful Magnification: x307
- Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 13.1
- Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.07 arcsec
- Resolution (Dawes): 0.89 arcsec
- Photographic Resolution: 400 line/mm
- Light Gathering Power: x345
- Angular Field of View: 1.9 °
- Linear Field of View (@1000 yds): 103 ft (31.39 m)
- Optical Coatings: Aluminum with SiO2 overcoat
- Secondary Mirror Obstruction: 43.18 mm
- Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: 11 %
- Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: 33.2 %
- Computer Hand Control: Fully Computerised / 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