The Celestron Astro Fi 6" Schmidt-Cassegrain is a fully featured telescope that can be controlled with your smartphone or tablet using the free Celestron SkyPortal app. Celestron’s SkyPortal app replaces the traditional telescope hand control for a 100% wireless experience. Just hold your smart device up to the night sky. When you find an object you’d like to view, tap the screen. Your Astro Fi telescope automatically slews to the object, while the screen displays information about it.
The Astro Fi 6" Schmidt-Cassegrain creates its own wireless connection, so it can communicate with your device even in remote locations where Wi-Fi or cellular networks aren’t available. Getting ready to observe is quick and painless thanks to Celestron’s award-winning SkyAlign technology. Center any three bright objects in the eyepiece, and your telescope calculates its position. You can even generate a Sky Tour of all the best celestial objects to view based on your exact time and location.
The Astro Fi 6" comes with two eyepieces (25 mm and 10 mm), a star diagonal, a smartphone adapter, and a StarPointer finderscope. The two eyepieces offer different magnifications to view your intended object. The star diagonal provides a right-side-up viewing for a more comfortable viewing angle when looking up at the sky. The StarPointer finderscope will help you quickly centre an object in your eyepiece for easier observing.
Features
- Control your telescope via integrated Wi-Fi using the free Celestron SkyPortal app for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.
- 150 mm (6"), F/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube with XLT fully multi-coated optics provides outstanding views of the Moon and planets, as well as bright deep space objects beyond our solar system
- 1500 mm Focal Length
- Accessory tray holds 2 x 1.25” eyepieces, miscellaneous accessories, including a rubber-lined area for a smartphone or small tablet.
- Includes a StarPointer finderscope, 2 Kellner eyepieces and mirror star diagonal and Smartphone Adapter
Technical Specifications Optical Tube Info:
Optical Design: Schmidt-Cassegrain
Aperture: 150 mm (6")
Focal Length: 1500 mm (59")
Focal Ratio: f/10
Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: 25 mm (0.98")
Magnification of Eyepiece 1: 38x
Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: 10 mm (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: 55.88 mm (2.2")
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: 14%
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: 37%
Optical Coatings: StarBright XLT
Optical Tube Length: 406.4 mm (16")
Optical Tube Diameter: 155 mm (6.1")
Optical Tube Weight: 2.17 kg (4.8 lbs)
Dovetail: CG-5 Dovetail bar
Technical Specifications Mount Info:
Mount Type: Computerized Altitude-Azimuth Single Fork Arm
Instrument load capacity: 3.6 kg (8 lbs)
Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod): 863.6 mm - 1371.6 mm (34" - 54")
Tripod leg diameter: 31.75 mm (1.25") Aluminium
Mount Head Weight: 2.3 kg (5 lbs)
Accessory Tray: Yes. Includes rubberized smartphone or tablet holder
Tripod Weight: 2.3 kg (5 lbs)
Slew Speeds: max slew rate is 3°/second
Tracking Rates: Sidereal, Solar, and Lunar
Tracking Modes: Alt-Az, EQ North and EQ South
GPS: N/A
Dovetail Compatibility: CG-5 Dovetail
Number of Auxiliary ports: 2x AUX port for optional accessories
Autoguider port: No
USB Port: No (only with optional Nexstar+ remote)
Power Requirements: 12V DC, 1A (Tip positive)
Motor Drive: DC servo motor
Alignment Procedures: SkyAlign, 3-Star Align, Solar System Align
Periodic Error Correction: No
Computerized Hand Control: Hand control not included (optional)
NexStar+ Database: Optional Nexstar+ hand remote provides over 40,000 objects in the computer's database
Software: Celestron Starry Night Special Edition Software and SkyPortal App. Each provide over 100,00 objects in their database
Total Kit Weight: 6.71 kg(14.8 lbs)
Warranty 2-years
What's included in the box:
Optical tube
Mount and tripod
Accessory tray
25mm and 10mm eyepieces
StarPointer red dot finderscope
Battery pouch
