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Celestron Omni XLT 150

FEATURES

General

  • 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, 50° FOV
  • 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
DESCRIPTION
Omni XLT series features the stable platform of the CG-4 mount and 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.
SPECIFICATIONS
OPTICAL DESIGN Newtonian Reflector
APERTURE 150 mm (5.91 in)
FOCAL LENGTH 750 mm (29.53 in)
FOCAL RATIO 5
EYEPIECE 1 25 mm (0.98 in)
MAGNIFICATION 1 30 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 360 x
LOWEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION 21 x
LIMITING STELLAR MAGNITUDE 13.4
RESOLUTION 0.92 arc seconds
RESOLVING POWER 0.76 arc seconds
LIGHT GATHERING POWER 459 x
ANGULAR FIELD OF VIEW 1.67 °
LINEAR FIELD OF VIEW (@1000 YDS) 88 ft (26.82 m)
OPTICAL TUBE LENGTH 26.5 in (673.1 mm)
OPTICAL TUBE WEIGHT 12 lb (5.44 kg)
EQ MOUNT WEIGHT 21 lb (9.53 kg)
TRIPOD WEIGHT 12.5 lb (5.67 kg)
WEIGHT 45.5 lb (20.64 kg)