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Dock and align.
Fit your compatible smartphone, unlock the StarSense Explorer app with the supplied code and follow its camera-alignment prompts.
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Celestron
Celestron StarSense Explorer 130mm Tabletop Dobsonian Telescope
$799.00
$959.00
-17%
A tabletop reflector with room to explore.
130mmaperture
A parabolic reflector.
Celestron StarSense Explorer 130mm Tabletop Dobsonian Telescope is for visual observing of the Moon, planets and brighter deep-sky objects. Darker skies reveal more deep-sky targets.
26x and 65xsupplied viewing power
Start with the included eyepieces.
25mm and 10mm Kellner eyepieces give you two starting magnifications.
8.71kgcomplete telescope kit
Plan where it will live.
Allow for the tube and base when choosing storage and a route outside. This is telescope kit mass, not packed shipping weight.
Set your viewing height. Then move by hand.
The 130mm tabletop Dobsonian rests on a stable support rather than an included tripod. Its tube cradle lets you rotate the eyepiece position, while adjustable altitude tension helps balance the up-and-down movement.
- Focuser1.25-inch rack-and-pinion focuser
- Base formatTabletop Dobsonian
Your phone guides. You move the telescope.
Official Celestron guidance illustration. Smartphone not included.
2
Choose and push.
Select a target and move the telescope by hand, following the arrows. The green bullseye indicates that the target should be in the eyepiece field after correct alignment.
3
Observe and follow.
Look through the eyepiece. As the object drifts, nudge the telescope to follow it. This mount has no motorised pointing or automatic tracking.
Check the space and the carrying weight.
Optical tube3.72kg
Dobsonian base4.99kg
Complete telescope kit8.71kg
Tube: 615.95mm long x 165.1mm diameter. Base: 482.6 x 482.6 x 419.1mm. Manufacturer kit and component masses are rounded independently; these are not packaged shipping weights.
In the box.
Optical tube and Dobsonian base
25mm and 10mm Kellner eyepieces
StarPointer red-dot finder
StarSense Explorer smartphone dock and app unlock code
Eyepiece rack, collimation cap and dust covers
Starry Night Basic software download
Smartphone and tabletop support not included.
Good to know.
Check your phone first.
App guidance needs a compatible smartphone. Use the StarSense Explorer phone compatibility checker for the current supported devices.
Mirror alignment is part of ownership.
The included collimation cap helps you check the mirrors. Follow the model-specific procedure in the Dobsonian instruction manual when adjustment is needed.
Use it safely around the Sun.
Never point the telescope at the Sun without a proper solar filter over the front aperture. Never use an eyepiece solar filter or Herschel wedge. Adult supervision is essential when children are present.
Specifications.
Optics
Optical design
Newtonian reflector; parabolic primary mirror
Aperture
130mm
Focal length
650mm
Focal ratio
f/5
Focuser
1.25-inch rack-and-pinion focuser
Included eyepieces
25mm and 10mm Kellner
Supplied magnification
26x and 65x
Mirror coatings
Aluminium with silicon dioxide protective overcoat
Mirror material
Standard optical glass
Tube material
Steel
Finderscope
StarPointer red-dot
Mount and handling
Mount
Tabletop Dobsonian; manual altazimuth
Optical tube dimensions
615.95mm long x 165.1mm diameter
Base dimensions
482.6 x 482.6 x 419.1mm
Optical tube mass
3.72kg
Base mass
4.99kg
Total telescope kit mass
8.71kg
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A tabletop reflector with room to explore.
130mmaperture
A parabolic reflector.
Celestron StarSense Explorer 130mm Tabletop Dobsonian Telescope is for visual observing of the Moon, planets and brighter deep-sky objects. Darker skies reveal more deep-sky targets.
26x and 65xsupplied viewing power
Start with the included eyepieces.
25mm and 10mm Kellner eyepieces give you two starting magnifications.
8.71kgcomplete telescope kit
Plan where it will live.
Allow for the tube and base when choosing storage and a route outside. This is telescope kit mass, not packed shipping weight.
Set your viewing height. Then move by hand.
The 130mm tabletop Dobsonian rests on a stable support rather than an included tripod. Its tube cradle lets you rotate the eyepiece position, while adjustable altitude tension helps balance the up-and-down movement.
- Focuser1.25-inch rack-and-pinion focuser
- Base formatTabletop Dobsonian
Your phone guides. You move the telescope.
Official Celestron guidance illustration. Smartphone not included.
1
Dock and align.
Fit your compatible smartphone, unlock the StarSense Explorer app with the supplied code and follow its camera-alignment prompts.
2
Choose and push.
Select a target and move the telescope by hand, following the arrows. The green bullseye indicates that the target should be in the eyepiece field after correct alignment.
3
Observe and follow.
Look through the eyepiece. As the object drifts, nudge the telescope to follow it. This mount has no motorised pointing or automatic tracking.
Check the space and the carrying weight.
Optical tube3.72kg
Dobsonian base4.99kg
Complete telescope kit8.71kg
Tube: 615.95mm long x 165.1mm diameter. Base: 482.6 x 482.6 x 419.1mm. Manufacturer kit and component masses are rounded independently; these are not packaged shipping weights.
In the box.
Optical tube and Dobsonian base
25mm and 10mm Kellner eyepieces
StarPointer red-dot finder
StarSense Explorer smartphone dock and app unlock code
Eyepiece rack, collimation cap and dust covers
Starry Night Basic software download
Smartphone and tabletop support not included.
Good to know.
Check your phone first.
App guidance needs a compatible smartphone. Use the StarSense Explorer phone compatibility checker for the current supported devices.
Mirror alignment is part of ownership.
The included collimation cap helps you check the mirrors. Follow the model-specific procedure in the Dobsonian instruction manual when adjustment is needed.
Use it safely around the Sun.
Never point the telescope at the Sun without a proper solar filter over the front aperture. Never use an eyepiece solar filter or Herschel wedge. Adult supervision is essential when children are present.
Specifications.
Optics
Optical design
Newtonian reflector; parabolic primary mirror
Aperture
130mm
Focal length
650mm
Focal ratio
f/5
Focuser
1.25-inch rack-and-pinion focuser
Included eyepieces
25mm and 10mm Kellner
Supplied magnification
26x and 65x
Mirror coatings
Aluminium with silicon dioxide protective overcoat
Mirror material
Standard optical glass
Tube material
Steel
Finderscope
StarPointer red-dot
Mount and handling
Mount
Tabletop Dobsonian; manual altazimuth
Optical tube dimensions
615.95mm long x 165.1mm diameter
Base dimensions
482.6 x 482.6 x 419.1mm
Optical tube mass
3.72kg
Base mass
4.99kg
Total telescope kit mass
8.71kg
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