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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 10 Inch Dobsonian Telescope
$1,999.00
$2,349.00
-15%
A 10-inch mirror for nights at the eyepiece.
254mmaperture
A parabolic reflector.
Celestron StarSense Explorer 10-inch Dobsonian Telescope is for visual observing of the Moon, planets and brighter deep-sky objects. Darker skies reveal more deep-sky targets.
48xsupplied viewing power
Start with the included eyepiece.
25mm Plossl eyepiece supplies the starting magnification.
24.86kgcomplete 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.
Large aperture, with manual control.
The 254mm reflector sits on a floor-standing Dobsonian base with adjustable altitude tension. The 2-inch Crayford focuser accepts 2-inch eyepieces, with an included adapter for 1.25-inch eyepieces.
- Focuser2-inch Crayford focuser with 2-inch extension tube and 2-inch to 1.25-inch adapter
- Base formatFloor-standing 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 tube13.24kg
Dobsonian base11.6kg
Complete telescope kit24.86kg
Tube: 1117.6mm long x 292.1mm diameter. Base: 673.1 x 533.4 x 533.4mm. Manufacturer kit and component masses are rounded independently; these are not packaged shipping weights.
In the box.
Optical tube and Dobsonian base
25mm Plossl eyepiece
2-inch Crayford focuser, extension tube and 1.25-inch adapter
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 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
254mm
Focal length
1200mm
Focal ratio
f/4.7
Focuser
2-inch Crayford focuser with 2-inch extension tube and 2-inch to 1.25-inch adapter
Included eyepieces
25mm Plossl
Supplied magnification
48x
Mirror coatings
XLT reflective coatings with silicon dioxide and tantalum pentoxide protective overcoats
Mirror material
Pyrex-equivalent low-expansion optical glass
Tube material
Steel
Finderscope
StarPointer red-dot
Mount and handling
Mount
Dobsonian; manual altazimuth
Optical tube dimensions
1117.6mm long x 292.1mm diameter
Base dimensions
673.1 x 533.4 x 533.4mm
Optical tube mass
13.24kg
Base mass
11.6kg
Total telescope kit mass
24.86kg
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A 10-inch mirror for nights at the eyepiece.
254mmaperture
A parabolic reflector.
Celestron StarSense Explorer 10-inch Dobsonian Telescope is for visual observing of the Moon, planets and brighter deep-sky objects. Darker skies reveal more deep-sky targets.
48xsupplied viewing power
Start with the included eyepiece.
25mm Plossl eyepiece supplies the starting magnification.
24.86kgcomplete 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.
Large aperture, with manual control.
The 254mm reflector sits on a floor-standing Dobsonian base with adjustable altitude tension. The 2-inch Crayford focuser accepts 2-inch eyepieces, with an included adapter for 1.25-inch eyepieces.
- Focuser2-inch Crayford focuser with 2-inch extension tube and 2-inch to 1.25-inch adapter
- Base formatFloor-standing 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 tube13.24kg
Dobsonian base11.6kg
Complete telescope kit24.86kg
Tube: 1117.6mm long x 292.1mm diameter. Base: 673.1 x 533.4 x 533.4mm. Manufacturer kit and component masses are rounded independently; these are not packaged shipping weights.
In the box.
Optical tube and Dobsonian base
25mm Plossl eyepiece
2-inch Crayford focuser, extension tube and 1.25-inch adapter
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 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
254mm
Focal length
1200mm
Focal ratio
f/4.7
Focuser
2-inch Crayford focuser with 2-inch extension tube and 2-inch to 1.25-inch adapter
Included eyepieces
25mm Plossl
Supplied magnification
48x
Mirror coatings
XLT reflective coatings with silicon dioxide and tantalum pentoxide protective overcoats
Mirror material
Pyrex-equivalent low-expansion optical glass
Tube material
Steel
Finderscope
StarPointer red-dot
Mount and handling
Mount
Dobsonian; manual altazimuth
Optical tube dimensions
1117.6mm long x 292.1mm diameter
Base dimensions
673.1 x 533.4 x 533.4mm
Optical tube mass
13.24kg
Base mass
11.6kg
Total telescope kit mass
24.86kg
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