Celestron Astro Fi 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

The Celestron Astro Fi 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope is a computerized alt-azimuth Schmidt Cassegrain telescope perfect for terrestrial and celestial viewing on the go. The Astro Fi offers dazzling views of craters on the Moon, the rings of Saturn, the Great Red Spot on Jupiter, the Orion Nebula, the Hercules Globular Cluster and so much more at night.

Setting up the telescope is a breeze and will have you observing in no time. Even on your first time out, you can assemble the telescope, its accessories, and download SkyPortal app in just a few minutes. The adjustable tripod legs allow you to customize the telescope’s height to your liking. The telescope kit is lightweight and portable, perfect for impromptu observing sessions or transporting wherever life’s adventures take you.

For even more fun, Astro Fi’s lens cap does double duty as a smartphone adapter. Position your smartphone inside the adapter and then secure it over the Astro Fi’s eyepiece to capture images and video of all your discoveries.

The Celestron Astro Fi 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope comes with a 6” optical tube, a great multi-use telescope with 1500 mm focal length (f/10). The Celestron C6 is equipped with patented StarBright® XLT coatings which visibly increase contrast on subtle lunar, planetary, and nebula details and higher light transmission for brighter deep space images and shorter exposure times. For this application, observers can use the C6 Celestron optical tube to view the night sky or as a terrestrial spotting scope. The Celestron Astro Fi 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope has the best balance of portability, handling ease, light grasp and price ever offered to the amateur astronomer. It is an advanced level instrument that is as easy to use as any intermediate level, and most entry level, telescopes.

StarBright XLT coatings – Schmidt-Cassegrain optical system offers bright, sharp views with StarBright XLT optical coatings—a great choice for visual observers and budding astroimagers alike. StarBright XLT is Celestron’s revolutionary optical coating system that outperforms any other coating in the commercial telescope market. There are three major components that make up our StarBright XLT high-transmission optical system design: Unique enhanced multi-layer mirror coatings, multi-layer anti-reflective coatings, and high-transmission water white glass. These three components of our StarBright XLT coatings result in one of the finest coatings available. For more information about our patented StarBright XLT coatings, visit here.

Take in the sky with the computerized alt-azimuth telescope. This straightforward design allows the telescope to move in all directions.

Control your telescope using your smart device. The Celestron Astro Fi 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope emits its own wireless connection to Celestron’s SkyPortal app to provide easy remote observing. Celestron’s SkyPortal app replaces the traditional telescope hand control for a 100% wireless experience. Scan the sky for an object you would like to view, tap the object in SkyPortal and watch your Astro Fi telescope automatically slews to the object. While observing, SkyPortal provides information on the object; it’s never been more fun to explore the universe!

FEATURES

• 6″ Schmidt Cassegrain with fully coated glass optics.
• Control your computerized telescope via integrated WiFi using Celestron’s free SkyPortal app
• Observe in no time with a quick and easy, no-tool setup.
• Accessories include: two eyepieces (25mm and 10mm), star diagonal, StarPointer finderscope, and a NEW smartphone adapter.
• Adjustable height tripod includes an accessory tray.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Optical Design: Schmidt-Cassegrain
• Aperture: 150mm (6″)
• Focal Length: 1500mm (59″)
• Focal Ratio: f/10
• Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: 25mm (0.98″)
• Magnification of Eyepiece 1: 38x
• Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: 10mm (0.39″)
• Magnification of Eyepiece 2: 115x
• Finderscope: StarPointer red dot finderscope
• Star Diagonal: 1.25″
• Optical Tube: Aluminium
• Highest Useful Magnification: 354x
• Lowest Useful Magnification: 21x
• Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 13.4
• Resolution (Rayleigh): .93 arc seconds
• Resolution (Dawes): 0.77 arc seconds
• Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): 459x
• Secondary Mirror Obstruction: 55.88mm (2.2″)
• Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: 14%
• Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: 37%
• Optical Coatings: StarBright XLT
• Optical Tube Length: 406.4mm (16″)
• Optical Tube Diameter: 155mm (6.1″)
• Optical Tube Weight: 4.8 lbs (2.17 kg)
• Dovetail: CG-5 Dovetail bar