Celestron OMNI 127mm XLT with free DVD: £449.23 [Free Carriage]

Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope with XLT Coatings

The new Omni� XLT Series features refractor, reflector and Schmidt-Cassegrain optical designs coupled with our new Omni CG-4 heavy-duty German Equatorial mount and sturdy tripod featuring 1.75" stainless steel legs and center tray for superior rigidity and vibration dampening.

Along with the stable platform of the CG-4 mount the Omni XLT series features high quality optics. Using aspheric shaping technology in conjunction with hand-figuring the optics the Omni XLT presents an image with virtually no spherical abberation. We also added our famous StarBright XLT coating system to further enhance light transmission.

With superior optics and a stable platform the Omni XLT series is a great choice for astrophotography. Use the optional dual-axis motor drive (#93522) and polar axis finder (#94221) to track objects for long exposure photography.

General Details:

- High quality optics start with each lens and(or) mirror being hand selected so only the finest grade of optical glass is used
- StarBright XLT coatings provide maximized light transmission
- 25mm multi-coated eyepiece - 20mm eye relief, 50o FOV
- 1.25" star diagonal
- CG-4 German Equatorial Mount with setting circles and slow motion controls - to accurately locate and track sky objects
- Ball bearings in both axis of the mount for smooth performance
- Heavy-duty pre-assembled stainless steel tripod featuring 1.75" legs, accessory tray and bubble level
- Easy no-tool setup
- The Sky Level 1 planetarium software with 10,000 object database and enhanced images

Technical Details:

OPTICAL DESIGN: Schmidt-Cassegrain
APERTURE: 127 mm (5 in)
FOCAL LENGTH: 1250 mm (49.21 in)
FOCAL RATIO: 9.84
EYEPIECE 1: 25 mm (0.98 in)
MAGNIFICATION 1: 50 x
FINDERSCOPE: 6x30
OPTICAL COATINGS: StarBright XLT
MOUNT: Omni CG-4 Equatorial
TRIPOD LEGS: 1.75" Stainless
COUNTERWEIGHTS: 7lbs (3.2 kg) and 4lbs (1.8 kg)
HIGHEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION: 300 x
LOWEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION: 18 x
LIMITING STELLAR MAGNITUDE: 13.1
RESOLUTION: 1.1 arc seconds
RESOLVING POWER: 0.91 arc seconds
LIGHT GATHERING POWER: 329 x
ANGULAR FIELD OF VIEW: 1 °
LINEAR FIELD OF VIEW (@1000 YDS): 53 ft (16.15 m)
OPTICAL TUBE LENGTH: 11 in (279.4 mm)
OPTICAL TUBE WEIGHT: 6.5 lb (2.95 kg)
EQ MOUNT WEIGHT: 21 lb (9.53 kg)
TRIPOD WEIGHT: 12.5 lb (5.67 kg)
WEIGHT: 40 lb (18.14 kg)

**** Package Also Includes ****

Beginners guide to equatorial mounted telescopes

Learn how to use your equatorial mounted telescope in 45 minutes! Ian Littlewood, an avid astronomer for over 20 years, presents this instructional DVD video with easy step-by-step guidance for the novice. If you are completely new to equatorial mounts or simply baffled by them, then this DVD is an ideal learning aid.

You will learn how to:

Assemble your tripod

Balance your telescope

Align your finder scope

Polar align your mount (approximate settings)

Precise polar alignment setting (with polar scope)

Precise polar alignment setting (drift method)

Find objects using setting circles

Use eyepieces & filters

Please Note that these instructional DVD's can be bought seperately at a price of £14.99. Please see home page for details

All this for ONLY £449.23