Overview Unleash the power of your smartphone to take you on a guided tour of the night sky—no telescope experience required. Award-winning and patented StarSense sky recognition technology uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate its position in real time. StarSense Explorer Powered by SkySafari™ app automatically generates a list of objects currently visible. View planets, brighter nebulae and galaxies, star clusters, and double stars from the city. Or take your telescope to darker skies to view faint, deep sky objects. Manual altazimuth mount with altitude slow motion adjustment with a sliding rod makes it easy to follow the on-screen arrows to your desired target. When the bullseye turns green, it’s ready to view in the telescope’s eyepiece. 80mm refractor with fully coated glass optics for bright, sharp views. Includes 25mm and 10mm eyepieces, 2x Barlow Lens, StarSense smartphone dock, erect image diagonal, a red dot finderscope (in case you want to use the telescope without your phone), and a full-height tripod. Description Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope with StarSense Explorer—the first telescope that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. StarSense Explorer is ideal for beginners thanks to the app’s user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. It’s like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky. Dock, Launch, Explore Leave complicated star charts, imprecise planetarium apps, and computerized mounts behind. With StarSense Explorer, locating objects has never been easier, faster, or more accurate. Within minutes of setting up the telescope, you’ll be navigating the sky with confidence. Simply place your phone in the unique StarSense dock and launch the StarSense Explorer app. After aligning your phone to the telescope’s optics (a quick, 2-minute procedure), StarSense Explorer generates a list of celestial objects currently visible. Make your selection and arrows appear onscreen, guiding you as you to move the telescope. When the object is ready to view, the bullseye turns green. Smartphone Compatibility StarSense Explorer works with most modern smartphones; it is compatible with Android 12 and later, as well as iOS 18 and newer, including iPhone XR and newer models. Users with older phones can still use this app, but will not be able to reinstall the app if they uninstall it. For a complete compatibility list, click here. 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. While other astronomy apps may claim that they can help you find objects, they rely exclusively on the phone’s gyros and accelerometers, which aren’t as accurate as LISA technology. No other app can accurately tell you when your target is visible in the eyepiece. Sturdy Altazimuth Mount StarSense Explorer LT’s simple altazimuth mount makes it easy to move the telescope to find your target. An altitude slow motion adjustment with a sliding rod helps you fine tune the telescope’s pointing position and follow targets as they appear to drift across the night sky. It’s all anchored by an adjustable, full-height tripod. Dazzling Views with High Quality Optics You can expect sharp, bright views through this 80mm refractor. Fully coated glass optics provide increased light transmission, enhancing details in celestial objects. The telescope also includes a 90-degree erect image diagonal, so you can use it during the day to view birds, wildlife, landscapes, and more. Perfect for the City or Dark Sky Sites Even if you live in a light polluted city location, StarSense Explorer is advanced enough to be able to pick out Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, the Orion Nebula, double stars, and a few more of the most famous celestial objects. But if you can take the telescope to an even slightly darker location, more objects will become visible. The entire telescope kit weighs just 9.2 pounds, so it’s perfectly portable and easy to bring on your next camping trip or to a remote observing site. Everything You Need to Observe Immediately When you unbox your new StarSense Explorer LT, you’ll find: 80mm refractor optical tube StarSense dock for your smartphone Low powered (25mm) and high powered (10mm) eyepiece 2x Barlow lens to double the power of each eyepiece 90-degree erect image diagonal StarPointer red dot finderscope, perfect for using the telescope during the day or without the StarSense Explorer app Altazimuth mount with slow motion control rod Full-height tripod with an accessory tray to keep you organized Specifications Optical Tube Info: Optical Design: Refractor Aperture: 80mm (3.1") Focal Length: 900mm (35.43") Focal Ratio: f/11 Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: 25mm (0.98") Magnification of Eyepiece 1: 36x Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: 10mm (0.39") Magnification of Eyepiece 2: 90x Barlow Lens: 2x (1.25") Finderscope: StarPointer™ red dot finderscope Star Diagonal: Erect image 90° (1.25") Optical Tube: Aluminum Highest Useful Magnification: 189x Lowest Useful Magnification: 11x Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 12 Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.74 arc seconds Resolution (Dawes): 1.45 arc seconds Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): 131x Optical Coatings: Fully Coated glass optics Optical Tube Length: 965mm (38") Optical Tube Diameter: 90mm (3.54") Optical Tube Weight: 5.4 lbs (2.45 kg) Dovetail: None Mount Info: Mount Type: Manual Alt-Azimuth Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod): Aluminum, 1320.8mm (52") max height Tripod Leg Diameter: 31.75mm (1.25") steel Accessory Tray: Yes Tripod Weight: 3.8 lbs (1.72 kg) Slew Speeds: Manual GPS: Uses phone's GPS Dovetail Compatibility: None Power Requirements: None (Recommend PowerTank Glow to keep phone charged while using App) Alignment Procedures: Use StarSense Explorer App Software: StarSense Explorer App, SkyPortal App, and Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software Total Kit Weight: 9.2 lbs (4.17 kg) Included Items: Optical tubeMount and tripod (preassembled)25mm and 10mm eyepiecesErect image diagonal2x Barlow LensStarPointer™ red dot finderscopeAccessory trayStarSense Explorer phone dock Additional Information Solar Warning Never look directly at the Sun with the naked eye or with an optic (unless you have the proper solar filter). Permanent and irreversible eye damage may result. 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. Make sure an adult who is familiar with the correct operating procedures is with your optic at all times, especially when children are present. California Prop 65 WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
