The
Celestron OMNI XLT series offers a range of
equatorial mount manual telescopes with different optical designs, ideal for that amateur observer but wanting to go beyond the simple initiation range, for example the Astromaster or Powerseeker series.
The
Celestron Omni XLT 102mm is a
CG-4 manual equatorial mount refractor optical tube 102mm diameter
telescope , an ideal set for planetary and lunar observation. The
XLT optical treatment of the lenses guarantees higher quality, sharpness and contrast, a notable difference with previous versions.
The aperture is 102mm with a
focal ratio of f / 9.8 . A 25mm eyepiece is included, which gives 40X magnification. The included search engine is 6x30.
The mount is an equatorial
Omni CG-4 type , with a stainless steel tripod and two counterweights. It is designed so that your orientation movements are smooth and precise.
Characteristics:
- optical design: refractor
- 102mm (4.02 ") opening
- Focal length 1000 mm (39 ")
- Focal ratio 9.8
- Eyepiece focal length 1 25 mm (0.98 ")
- Eyepiece magnification 1 40x
- 6x30 finders
- Mount Type Omni CG-4 equatorial
- Tripod Leg Diameter 1.75 "Stainless
- Highest Useful Magnification 241x
- Lowest Useful Magnification 15x
- Limit stellar magnitude 12.5
- Resolution (Rayleigh) 1.37 arc seconds
- Resolution (Dawes) 1.14 arc seconds
- Light gathering power (compared to human eye) 212x
- Apparent field of view 1.25 °
- Linear Field of View (at 1,000m) 66ft (20m)
- StarBright XLT Optical Coatings
- Optical tube length 1003mm (39.5 ")
- Optical Tube Weight 9.5 lbs (4.31 kg)
- Tripod weight 12.5 lbs. (5.67 kg)
- Counterweight Weight 7 lbs. (3.2 kg) and 4 lbs. (1.8 kg)
- Starry Night Special Edition Software