Manufacturer: Celestron
Product number: CE822120

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Celestron StarSense Explorer 203 mm Dobsonian (8")
Celestron has reinvented the Dobsonian telescope with StarSense Explorer - the first Dobsonian that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real-time. This large-aperture Celestron StarSense Explorer is ideal for serious beginners, thanks to the app´s user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. It´s like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky. The large aperture will ensure that you won’t outgrow the telescope as you continue on in your astronomical adventures.

Dock, Launch, Explore
Leave complicated star charts, imprecise planetarium apps, and computerized mounts behind. With StarSense Explorer, locating 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 aligning your phone to the telescope´s optics (a quick and easy procedure), StarSense Explorer generates a list of celestial objects currently visible. Make your selection and arrows appear on-screen, guiding you as you move the telescope. When the object is ready to view in the eyepiece, the bullseye turns green. As you observe, listen to hundreds of audio descriptions and view detailed information about thousands of objects within the app’s robust database.

High-Quality Altazimuth Base
An ultra-stable Dobsonian base provides a sturdy foundation for StarSense Explorer. It features large diameter altitude bearings with variable tensioning, Teflon azimuth bearings, and braces on the side panels for extra stability (unlike most 8” Dobsonian bases). The altitude bearings provide a smooth up-and-down motion while the integrated altitude "brake" system allows you to adjust the tension along the altitude axis for smoothest motion even with slight imbalances. The panning knob on the telescope tube provides an ergonomic grip so you can precisely point the telescope without introducing heat from your hands into the optical system. As celestial objects appear to drift across the night sky, you´ll be able to easily follow them with minor adjustments to the telescope’s position.

Dazzling Views with High-Quality Optics
With a large 8" Newtonian reflector optical tube, this telescope has enough light-gathering ability to bring out impressive detail in celestial objects while remaining remarkably portable. You can expect sharp, bright views of Jupiter´s four Galilean moons, its cloud bands and Great Red Spot, the rings of Saturn, the gaseous glow of the Orion Nebula, dust lanes in the Lagoon Nebula, and our neighbor galaxy, Andromeda. Compared to the StarSense Explorer DX 130 AZ, the 8" Dobsonian has 240+% more light gathering area, providing better views of faint objects.

All mirror surfaces are coated with Celestron´s XLT optical coatings to visibly increase contrast and light throughput for brighter views. With XLT, you´ll be able to discern subtle details while viewing the Moon and planets, as well as faint galaxies and nebulae. The mirrors are made of low-expansion optical glass, which helps ensure the best images under changing environmental conditions.

This telescope also comes with a high-quality 2” Crayford focuser. The Crayford design provides precise and smooth movements without focus shifting. It also includes a 2” to 1.25” adapter and a 2” extension tube, so you can use virtually any 1.25” or 2” telescope eyepiece with your StarSense Explorer Dobsonian. The focuser also features a thumbscrew so you can lock in the sharpest focus.

Perfect for the City or Dark Sky Sites
Even if you live in a light-polluted city location, the Celestron StarSense Explorer 8” Dobsonian is advanced enough to easily pick out Jupiter, Saturn, open star clusters like the Pleiades, double stars like Albireo, the Orion Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy, and more of the best and brightest celestial objects.

But if you can take the telescope to an even slightly darker location, more objects will become visible. With this 8" Dobsonian and relatively dark skies, hundreds of fascinating objects are well within your reach.

Transporting your StarSense Explorer Dobsonian is easy thanks to the ergonomic carry handles located at the balance point of the tube and base. Dust covers are also included for the front of the tube and the focuser.

Smartphone Compatibility
Celestron StarSense Explorer works with most modern smartphones, including iPhone 6 and up, and most devices running Android 7.1.2 or later manufactured since 2016. For a complete compatibility list, click here.

Patented StarSense Sky Recognition Technology
StarSense Explorer uses patented technology and your smartphone to determine exactly where the telescope is pointed in the night sky. A Lost in Space Algorithm (LISA), like the ones satellites use in orbit to correctly orient themselves, helps the app match star patterns it detects overhead to its internal database.

While other astronomy apps may claim that they can help you find objects, they rely exclusively on the phone´s gyros and accelerometers, which aren´t as accurate as LISA technology. No other app can accurately tell you when your target is visible in the eyepiece.
Telescope series:StarSense Explorer
Optical design:Dobsonian
Aperture:203 mm (8")
Focal length:1200 mm
Focal ratio:f/5.9
Substrates:Pyrex equivalent for primary and secondary mirrors
Coating:StarBright XLT
Focuser:2" Craford focuser with adaptor to 1.25"
Focal length eyepiece 1:25 mm
Magnification 1:48x
Tube design:Full tube
Tube material:Steel
Tube size (max):112 cm x 24 cm
Tube weight:9.3 kg
Mount:Dobsonian alt-azimuth mount
Mount control:Manual
Slewing speed:manual
Mount dimensions:69 cm x 48 cm x 48 cm
Software Features:StarSense Explorer App
Alignment Methods:StarSense Explorer App
Finderscope:StarPointer™ red dot finder
Accessory tray:yes (eyepiece tray)
Total weight:19.6 kg
8" telescope tube with optics
StarSense Smartphone Dock
25 mm Plössl eyepiece (48x magnification), 1.25"
StarPointer illuminated pointfinder for using the telescope during the day or without the StarSense Explorer app
Dobsonian alt-azimuth mount
Eyepiece holder
Collimation mask



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