Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ Refractor Telescope and EclipSmart Solar Filter Kit

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This Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ Refractor Telescope and EclipSmart Solar Filter Kit from Fotohaus Klinger makes exploring the night sky easier with a smartphone app, and adds the ability to observe the sun and solar eclipses through the telescope. Celestron's innovative StarSense Explorer app guides you to fascinating celestial destinations, even when you don't have cell service. Meanwhile, the solar filter is ISO certified safe for viewing the sun and features hook-and-loop straps to securely hold it in place while in use. This Fotohaus Klinger kit allows you to experience a special day with our own sun, then observe other suns and planets far off in the cosmos.

Warning: Viewing the Sun without proper protection can cause permanent eye damage, blindness, and equipment damage. Always use an approved ISO 12312-2 certified solar filter when observing the Sun through optics or cameras. Never use photographic neutral density filters for direct solar viewing, viewing the sun through an optic, or when using cameras with an optical viewfinder.

This Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ Refractor Telescope and EclipSmart Solar Filter Kit from Fotohaus Klinger makes exploring the night sky easier with a smartphone app, and adds the ability to observe the sun and solar eclipses through the telescope. Celestron's innovative StarSense Explorer app guides you to fascinating celestial destinations, even when you don't have cell service. Meanwhile, the solar filter is ISO certified safe for viewing the sun and features hook-and-loop straps to securely hold it in place while in use. This Fotohaus Klinger kit allows you to experience a special day with our own sun, then observe other suns and planets far off in the cosmos.

With the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ 102mm f/6.5 AZ Refractor Telescope, exploring the wonders of the universe is as simple as 1-2-3:

This innovative integration of smartphone and telescope offers beginner astronomers a fast and (more importantly) easy way to discover what's up in the night sky and where to view it. Utilizing similar alignment technology that satellites use when they move out of position, the StarSense Explorer app uses your phone's camera to stream a constant series of images and compare them to an internal database to identify the starfield and determine its location. This "Lost in Space Algorithm" is more precise than typical astronomy apps and does not require a cell signal to work—so you can use it even when you're far off the grid. A holder on the mount, aligned with the telescope, ensures that where the phone is pointed is the same as where the scope is, so that when you follow the onscreen directions to find the object of interest and you look through the eyepiece, it will be there.

Optically, the 102mm objective lens offers clear views of the lunar surface and planetary features with the ability to reach out beyond our solar system to view bright, deep-sky objects—producing accurate color representation and little field curvature at the edges of the view. Supporting the telescope and StarSense holder is a basic manual single-arm alt-azimuth mount outfitted with dual-axis slow-motion control cables that let you move the telescope quickly and easily according to the app's direction to find your object of interest, with the ability to precisely track the object when you want to view it for extended periods. A two-section aluminum tripod provides a wide adjustable height to accommodate a variety of viewing positions and users, while being highly portable for when you have to carry it to remote viewing locations.