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Product no.: 20043

Maksutov telescope MC 127/1500 NexStar 127 SLT GoTo

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Product description

More about the series NexStar SLT...

The brand new NexStar SLT series with SkyAlign technology offers computerized GoTo telescopes with a multilingual menu and huge database, as well as being excellent value for money.

The fully assembled ready-to-use tripod and quick-release couplings for connection to the fork mount, as well as the OTA on a fork arm allow setting up in just a few minutes - without the need of any tools!

A huge range of celestial objects are available to observe, and the computer can also select the best objects to observe month by month.

Intelligent design

Operation of precision servo motors and electronic position encoders is possible either via 8 AA batteries, 12V/2A power supply ( 821008), power tank ( 821040 for 7AH or 821043 for 17AH) or with a car battery cable ( 821016). The Internet upgradable NexStar hand controller lets you find up to 4000 objects at the touch of a button.

Celestron's revolutionary SkyAlign *

Thanks to 'SkyAlign', you no longer need to know either the positions or names of any stars. Simply type in the date and the time, select the nearest location from the list provided, do a three star alignment (the Sun, Moon and planets may also be used for this) and confirm with the press of a button.

The processor calculates the position of all visible celestial objects within seconds! With Solar system alignment, you simply select the Sun as a reference object (BUT ONLY USING A SAFE SOLAR FILTER AT THE FRONT OF THE TELESCOPE) and you can then even find the brighter stars and planets in the middle of the day - great for working with children.

Standard equipment and accessories include:

- computerized hand control with over 4,000 objects in the database

- quickly detachable, single-arm fork mount, quick mounting of the OTA and accessory tray without tools

- SkyAlign allows alignment on the basis of any three bright celestial objects, which makes polar alignment a breeze

- 'The Sky' level 1 planetarium software and NSOL telescope control software for the control of your computer are included in delivery

Specifications

Optics


Type
Reflector
Type of build
Maksutov
Aperture (mm)
127
Focal length (mm)
1500
Aperture ratio
11,8
Resolving capacity
0,91
Limit value (mag)
12,3
Light gathering capacity
330
Max. useful magnification
254

Eyepiece holder


Type of build
ETX thread
Connection ( to eyepiece)
1,25"

Mount


Type of build
NexStar SLT
Mounting type
Azimuthal
GoTo control
yes
Tracking speed
4 - 2 - 1 - 0,5
Tracking speed
32 - 16 - 8 - 4 - 2 - 1
Power supply
12
Power consumption (mA)
1200
Tracking
yes

GoTo control


Database
4.000
Software
NexStar
Alignment method
SkyAlign, 2-star, 1-star, parallactic, solar
GPS
optional
Tracking modes
altazimuth, equatorial North-South
Tracking speeds
sideral, solar and lunar
Precision
8
GoTo Language
English

Tripod


Type
Tripod
Material
Steel

Included accessories


Software
TheSky
1.25'' eyepieces
25mm, 9mm
Deviating optics
1.25", 90° star diagonal
Finder scope
Red dot finder

General


Series
NexStar SLT
Total weight (kg)
8,16

Area of application


Astrophotography
yes (Moon, Planets)
Moon & Planets
yes
Nature observation
yes
Nebulae & galaxies
yes
Sun
not recommended (Only with appropriate Sun filter)

recommended for


Beginners
yes
Advanced
yes
Experienced amateurs
no

Customer reviews

Perfect scope

Review by westel on 11.08.2012 08:02:28

( 5 / 5 )

I get my scope right from this site,and it was delivered to me without a scratch,and i live 1500km far away from Germany,and believe me it's an excellent telescope,very powerful and very light at the same time,in other word this telescope wants to travel a lot :)
Little bit of examination the first day it is all required,the second day you are able to assemble it all together in 5-8 minutes,and another 5 minutes for aligning the GoTo all together 10 minutes for everything.Or you can skip the goto alignment and do a manual star gazing.
I highly recommend auto 2 star alignment.
You must use other source of power beside AA batteries,i have bought 7amp lead acid battery and a charger for that,from car parts shops,the scope consumption is 1200mA,so you have full 6 hours of star gazing with a 7Amp lead acid battery and it's cheaper.
I also recommend to buy Celestron or Orion pro vibration dumpers which they have on this website,and to put the lead acid battery in the middle of the tripod accessory tray.And never extend the legs until the end,just extend them 20cm most.The reason a mention this is to make your tripod steady like a rock :)
And lets not forget to buy a Dew shield for this product or any other Maksutov telescope.
I highly recommend you to buy this product.

Excellent Scope

Review by RoydeBoy33 on 04.10.2010 19:48:31

( 4 / 5 )

Although I didn't get my 127SLT on this site I'm still gonna leave a review on it. The Celestron 127SLT Mak-Cas telescope is an excellent telescope very easy to use and very well built. I would have given it 5 stars but I have to give it 4 stars because the eyepieces would that come with it would'nt be the best but they're not to bad either. If you wanna do some serious sky viewing you're gonna need to get yourself some upgrade Optics and you should get some wide angle view eyepieces. Hopefully this will help you make up your mind about buying this item.

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