StarSense Explorer 10" Smartphone App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope
Celestron
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The StarSense Explorer 10" is the first Dobsonian telescope that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real-time, ideal for serious beginners. This 10-inch (254mm) parabolic primary mirror delivers views at a fast f/4.7 focal ratio with a 1200mm focal length, combining generous light-gathering power, rock-solid simplicity, and unbeatable value. The patented StarSense sky recognition technology uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate the telescope's position in real-time, enabling observers to locate faint deep-sky objects and enjoy detailed views of planets without prior telescope experience.
Specifications
| Optical design | Newtonian Reflector |
| Light Gathering Power | 1317 |
| Primary Mirror Thickness | 30 mm |
| Optical Coatings | XLT reflective coatings |
| Included Accessories | 25mm eyepiece, 2" Crayford focuser, StarSense smartphone dock, StarPointer red-dot finderscope, eyepiece rack, collimation tool, 2" extension tube, 2"-to-1.25" adapter |
| Aperture | 254 mm |
| Highest Useful Magnification | 600 |
| Optical Tube Weight | 13.24 kg |
| Optical Tube Length | 1117.6 mm |
| Rayleigh Resolution | 0.55″ |
| Eyepiece Included | 25mm Plössl |
| Focuser | 2" Crayford |
| Secondary Mirror Thickness | 11.5 mm |
| Mirror Material | Pyrex equivalent |
| App Technology | StarSense Explorer with Lost in Space Algorithm (LISA) |
| Focal ratio | f/4.7 |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude | 14.7 |
| Total Weight | 24.86 kg |
| Base Dimensions | 673.1 mm |
| Mount type | Altazimuth Dobsonian |
| Focal length | 1200 mm |
| Lowest Useful Magnification | 36 |
| Base Weight | 11.6 kg |
| Optical Tube Diameter | 292.1 mm |
| Dawes Resolution | 0.46″ |