Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ Smartphone-Enabled Telescope

Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope with the StarSense Explorer, the first telescope that utilizes your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real-time. The StarSense Explorer is an ideal choice for beginners, thanks to the user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials provided by the accompanying app. It's like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky.

Gone are the days of complicated star charts, imprecise planetarium apps, and computerized mounts. With the StarSense Explorer, locating celestial objects has never been easier, faster, or more accurate. Within minutes of setting up the telescope, you'll be navigating the sky with confidence. Simply place your phone in the unique StarSense dock and launch the StarSense Explorer app. After a quick, 2-minute alignment process, the app generates a list of the celestial objects currently visible, and you can select the one you wish to observe. Onscreen arrows will guide you as you move the telescope, and when the object is ready to view, the bullseye turns green.

The StarSense Explorer is compatible with most modern smartphones, including iPhone 6 and later, as well as Android devices running 7.1.2 or later, manufactured since 2016. Its patented StarSense Sky Recognition Technology, powered by a Lost in Space Algorithm (LISA) similar to those used by satellites in orbit, accurately matches the star patterns detected overhead to its internal database, providing you with a precise orientation of the telescope's position. Unlike other astronomy apps that rely solely on the phone's gyros and accelerometers, the StarSense Explorer app can accurately tell you when your target is visible in the eyepiece.

Unleash the power of your smartphone and let it guide you on a journey through the night sky. With the StarSense Explorer, you don't need any prior telescope experience to explore the wonders of the cosmos. Simply follow the on-screen arrows, and when the bullseye turns green, you'll be ready to view planets, brighter nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters, even from light-polluted urban areas. For darker sites, you can also observe fainter, deep-sky objects.

The StarSense Explorer features a high-quality 130mm Newtonian reflector with a 5-inch primary mirror that boasts highly reflective coatings, providing enough light-gathering ability to reveal stunning details of the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and deep-sky objects like the Orion Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy, and Pleiades Open Star Cluster.

Buy with confidence from Celestron, a leading telescope brand in California since 1960. Your purchase includes a 2-Year US Warranty and unlimited support from our team of US-based experts, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable stargazing experience.

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