Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 22461 130 x 650mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope

Why it's a great gift

• Comes with everything they need to start stargazing including a telescope, lenses, and an adjustable tripod
• Companion app's user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials is like having their own personal tour guide of the night sky
• 130mm aperture allows them to clearly the cloud belts of Jupiter, faint comets, and hundreds of star clusters whether you live in the city or the country

Other features

• Newtonian reflector telescope is ideal for stargazing beginners and enthusiasts who want to expand their viewing capabilities
• 130mm aperture and a 650mm focal length ensure sharp, bright views of Jupiter's four Galilean moons, its cloud bands and Great Red Spot, the rings of Saturn, the trapezium in the Orion Nebula, and the beautiful Pleaides Open Star Cluster
• Adjustable, full-height tripod with a manual Altazimuth mount with slip clutches and geared slow motion controls in both axes to help you fine tune the telescope's pointing position and follow targets
• Connects with your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time
• Built-in dock holds your phone securely and is compatible with most modern smartphones including iPhone 6 and later versions, and most devices running Android 7.1.2 or later manufactured since 2016
• Patent-pending sky recognition technology determines where the telescope is pointed in the night sky while a Lost in Space Algorithm (LISA), helps the app match star patterns it detects overhead to its internal database
• Includes 25mm and 10mm eyepieces, a StarSense smartphone dock, a red dot finderscope (so you can use the telescope without your phone), and a full-height tripod
• Take amazing photos by attaching your camera to this telescope with a T-Ring for Canon EOS cameras (10488630) or a T-Ring for Nikon cameras (10488631), as well as a universal 1.25" T-Adapter (10488632)