Highlights
- 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
- Battery pack providing over 30 hours of power with user supplied 8 x D Cell batteries
- Download Starry Night Basic Software with a 36,000 object database, printable sky maps and enhanced images including 3D renderings of stars, exoplanets, and galaxies
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!
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 center 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.
*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.
Specifications
| Optical Tube Info: | |
|---|---|
| Optical Design | Newtonian Reflector |
| Aperture | 130mm (5.12") |
| Focal Length | 650mm (26") |
| Focal Ratio | f/5 |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 1 | 25mm (.98") |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 1 | 26x |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 2 | 9mm (.35") |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 2 | 72x |
| Finderscope | StarPointer red dot finderscope |
| Star Diagonal | None |
| Optical Tube | Aluminum |
| Highest Useful Magnification | 307x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification | 19x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude | 13.1 |
| Resolution (Rayleigh) | 1.07 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Dawes) | 0.89 arc seconds |
| Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye) | 345x |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction | 38mm (1.5") |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter | 29% |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area | 8.6% |
| Optical Coatings | Aluminum with SiO2 overcoat |
| Optical Tube Length | 635mm (25") |
| Optical Tube Diameter | 162mm (6.4") |
| Optical Tube Weight | 8 lbs (3.6 kg) |
| Dovetail | CG-5 Dovetail bar |
| Mount Info: | |
| Mount Type | Computerized Altitude-Azimuth Single Fork Arm |
| Instrument load capacity | 8 lbs (3.6 kg) |
| Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod) | 762mm - 1270mm (30" - 50") |
| Tripod leg diameter | 31.75mm (1.25") Steel |
| Mount Head Weight | 7 lbs (3.2 kg) |
| Accessory Tray | Yes |
| Tripod Weight | 5 lbs (2.3 kg) |
| Slew Speed | 9 slew speeds |
| Tracking Rates | Sidereal, Solar and Lunar |
| Tracking Modes | Alt-Az |
| GPS | N/A |
| Dovetail Compatibility | CG-5 dovetail |
| Number of Auxiliary ports | 2 Aux ports (Hand Control can use any of the Aux ports) |
| Autoguide port | No |
| USB Port | Yes, on hand control |
| Power Requirements | 12V DC, 2A (Tip positive) |
| Motor Drive | DC servo motor |
| Alignment Procedures | StarSense Automatic Alignment, Solar System Align, Manual Align |
| Periodic Error Correction | No |
| Computerized Hand Control | Fully Computerized |
| NexStar+ Database | Starsense hand remote 40,000 objects |
| Software | Celestron's Starry Night Special Edition Software, SkyPortal App |
| Total Kit Weight | 20 lbs (9.1 kg) |
| Included Items | Telescope OTA | Single Fork Arm Alt/Az Mount | Tripod w/accessory tray | Battery Pack | 2x Eyepieces | 2" to 1.25" Adapter | 2" Adapter | Starsense Hand Remote | StarPointer red dot finderscope |