Celestron 6" SCT Optical Tube Assembly

The night sky has always fascinated individuals and with good reason. The heavens are teeming with life, but sadly, most of it is not visible to the naked eye. Now with the study of Astronomy and the invention of telescopes, the moon, stars and planets are all now within reach. With the right instruments, there's no telling what you might see. The Celestron 6" SCT Optical Tube Assembly is ideal for capturing breathtaking views of galaxies, star clusters, nebulae and planets. Celestron 6" SCT Optical Tube Assembly has a number of features that provide you with optimum light transmission and brighter, crisper images ideal for the astronomy enthusiast. The night sky is now in your hands. Features With an optical tube that measures a mere 16-inches in length and weighs just 10 pounds, this mid level optical instrument meets the demands of observers and astrogimagers who want a telescope that's more portable than a reflector or refractor.The scope offers a large 6" aperture and a long focal length of 1500 mm. Celestron's unique StarBright XLT optical coatings dramatically increase light transmission by up to 97 percent on its Schmidt corrector lenses. Vew pinpoint stars across the largest imaging sensors in bright, crisp detail and capture breathtaking, sharp, flawless astroimages. The 6" Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Tube Assembly has an aluminum optical tube and comes with a 25 mm eyepiece and a visual back which allows for use with other 1.25" accessories. The 6x30 finderscope helps accurately find objects in the night sky and the star diagonal provides more comfortable viewing position when observing objects that are high in the sky. The 6" OTA includes a dovetail rail compatible with CG-5 Advanced Series mount.

Optical Design Schmidt-Cassegrain Aperture 150 mm (5.91 in) Focal Length 1500 mm (59.06 in) Focal Ratio 10 Eyepiece 1 25 mm (0.98 in) Magnification 1 60 x Finderscope 6x30 Star Diagonal 1.25 Optical Tube Aluminum - black Fastar Compatible No Highest Useful Magnification 354 x Lowest Useful Magnification 21 x Limiting Stellar Magnitude 13.4 Resolution 0.92 arc seconds Resolving Power 0.77 arc seconds Light Gathering Power 459 x Angular Field Of View 0.83 � Linear Field Of View (@1000 Yds) 43.8 ft (13.35 m) Secondary Mirror Obstruction 2.2 in (55.88 mm) Secondary Mirror Obstruction By Diameter 37% Secondary Mirror Obstruction By Area 14% Optical Coatings StarBright XLT Optical Tube Length 16 in (406.4 mm) Optical Tube Weight 10 lb (4.54 kg) Dovetail Compatibility CG-5 Mount / Orange Warranty Celestron 2 year warranty