The StarSense Explorer 100 DX Lunar Edition is a groundbreaking telescope, perfect for beginner astronomers, offering a seamless stargazing experience by integrating your smartphone. Using StarSense technology, the telescope calculates its position in real-time and presents a list of visible celestial objects for you to explore. Simply dock your phone, align it with the telescope, and follow the app’s guided directions to effortlessly locate stars, planets, and nebulae. With its 100mm aperture, the StarSense Explorer provides bright, sharp views of celestial wonders like Jupiter, Saturn, and deep-sky objects such as the Orion Nebula, making it an excellent choice for both city and dark-sky locations.
The telescope’s ultra-stable altazimuth mount with slow-motion controls ensures smooth, precise movements, allowing easy tracking of celestial objects as they drift across the sky. This special Lunar Edition comes with essential accessories, including two eyepieces, a Moon filter, and a detailed lunar surface map. Weighing just 6.8kg, the telescope is lightweight and portable, perfect for taking on camping trips or to remote observing locations. Compatible with most smartphones, the StarSense Explorer 100 DX simplifies stargazing, providing an easy-to-use and high-quality viewing experience.
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.
Features:
- Quick and easy setup
- Includes 2 eyepieces (25mm, 26x and 10mm, 66x)
- The Alt-Az control provides smooth and accurate motion
- Optical Design: Refractor
- Focal Length: 660 mm
- Focal Ratio: f/6.6
- Eyepiece 1: 26x (25 mm)
- Eyepiece 2: 66x (10 mm)
- Finderscope: StarPointer™ red dot finderscope
- Tripod: Yes, adjustable
- Aperture: 100 mm
- Mount: Manual Alt-Azimuth
- Optical Coatings: Fully coated glass optics
- Optical Tube Length: 812.8 mm
- Dimensions: H 153 x W 91.4 x D 91.4 cm
- Weight: 6.8 kg
Solar Warning: Never look directly at the sun with the naked eye or with an optic (unless you have the correct solar filter). Permanent and irreversible eye damage may result of this. Never use your optic to project an image of the sun onto any surface. Internal heat build-up can damage the optic and any accessories attached to it. Never leave your optic unsupervised and make sure an adult who is familiar with the correct operating procedures is with your optic at all times, especially when children are present.
