Celestron NexStar 4SE - Customers Review | (4) Maksutov-Cassegrain
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Say Hello to Celestron NexStar 4SE a perfect combination of advanced features and excellent optics. The 4-inch Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope provides impressive views of the solar system. Featuring a precision optical system with a 1325mm focal length (f/13) this telescope offers more light gathering. Furthermore, with 241x Maximum Magnification you’ll see hundreds of pinpoint stars in the Hercules Globular Cluster, the spiral arms of the Whirlpool Galaxy, and more.
Head positions hurting you? NexStar 4SE got you covered! With 1.25-inch Star diagonal this scope provides a more comfortable viewing position when observing objects that are high in the sky. While revolutionary Single Fork Arm Altazimuth Mount improves tracking and GoTo accuracy with maintaining alignment when moved manually. The NexStar 4SE comes with SkyAlign Technology allowing you to align on any 3 bright celestial objects, making for a fast and simple alignment process. Thanks to the included Star Pointer Finderscope, the telescope can easily locate celestial objects in the night sky by projecting a single red-dot in the center of the field of view.
StarBright XLT Optical Coating! This coating Improves color rendition, contrast, sharpness, resolution, and brightness. While ultra-sturdy steel tripod with an accessory tray makes it easy to keep telescope peripherals within reach. The Celestron 11049 also includes NexStar+ hand control. This offers a tour of the night sky and allows you to locate planets, galaxies or any of the 40,000 celestial objects in its database. Ideal for weekend camping trips or excursions to dark sky sites Celestron NexStar 4SE provides the best stargazing experience for beginners and experienced observers alike.
- 4.02 Inch Aperture (102mm)
- StarBright XLT Multcoated Optics
- 241x Maximum Magnification
- Focal Length: 1325mm, f/13.0 Focal Ratio
- NexRemote Provides Full Computerized Hand Control
- StarPointer Finderscope
- StarBright XLT
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SkyAlign Technology
- Allows To Align On Any 3 Bright Celestial Objects
- Making Fast & Easy Alignment Process - Steel Tripod w/ Built-in Wedge
- Single Fork Arm Altazimuth Mount
11049 Specifications:
- Optical Design: Maksutov-Cassegrain
- Aperture (mm): 102 mm (4.02 in)
- Focal Length: 1325 mm (52 in)
- Focal Ratio: 13
- Focal Length of Eyepiece 1 (mm): 25 mm (0.98 in)
- Magnification of Eyepiece 1: 53 x
- Finderscope: StarPointer
- Star Diagonal: Internal Flip mirror for straight thru or 90 viewing angle
- Mount Type: Single Fork Arm Altazimuth
- Tripod: Steel with built-in wedge
- Power Requirements: 8-AA batteries (not included)
- Highest Useful Magnification: 241 x
- Lowest Useful Magnification: 15 x
- Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 12.5
- Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.37 arc seconds
- Resolution (Dawes): 1.14 arc seconds
- Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): 212 x
- Apparent Field of View: 1 °
- Linear Field of View (@1000 yds): 53 ft (16 m)
- Secondary Mirror Obstruction: 1.38 in (35 mm)
- Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: 0.34
- Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: 0.12
- Optical Coatings: StarBright XLT
- Optical Tube Length: 13.5 in (343 mm)
- Total Telescope Kit Weight: 11 lbs (4.99 kg)
- Tripod Weight: 10 lbs (4.54 kg) lbs (4.54 kg)
- Slew Speeds: Nine slew speeds
- Tracking Rates: Sidereal, Solar and Lunar
- Tracking Modes: Alt-Az, EQ North & EQ South
- Alignment Procedures: SkyAlign, Auto 2-Star Align, 1-Star Align, 2-Star Align, SolarSystem Align
- Communication Ports: RS-232 communication port on hand control, Aux port, Camera Control port
- Computer Hand Control: Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display with 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons
- Database: 38,181 accessible objects
Celestron 11049 Includes:
- E-Lux 25.0mm 1.25" Eyepiece
- Star Pointer Finderscope
- Computerized Altazimuth Mount w/ Handset
- Tripod w/ Accessory Tray
- The Sky CD-ROM Software for Windows
- RS-232 to Serial Port Cable - For GPS 16 Accessory
Fantastic
This really is a great telescope for many reasons. It is very easy to use and alignment is almost fool proof. You spend your tme looking at things in the sky, not setting up or adjusting your machine. That’s the point.
Great Scope
I highly recommend this as a telescope for a young astronomer or as a starter's telescope.I've had this telescope for quite a while now and I'm happy to say that I have managed to get it to align properly. The only alignment method that's worked great for me was the Solar System Align which allows you to choose any Solar System object (like the moon) and work off of that. It does work well and while what I slew to may not be perfectly centered in the eyepiece, it's still pretty close and you can adjust it with the remote control. Also I found the tracking to be very handy and accurate for at least an hour before the object drifts off.
Excellent
For the price, this is a great telescope. I was able to quickly find items like the andromeda galaxy and perseus cluster. Getting used to alignment was tricky but after some practice I figured it out.
Kudos To Celestron
This telescope is a great entry level piece that offers some high end features. quality of lens/magnification is very good. computer accessory is a nice add-on.
