Details
Features
General Features
- 14" Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Tube Assembly
- Aluminum Optical Tube
- Fastar Compatible
- Celestron's premium StarBright XLT coatings
- 3910 mm focal length (f/11)
- 40 mm 1.25" eyepiece included (98x)
- Visual back allows for use with 2" accessories
- 9x50 finderscope to help accurately find objects
- 2" mirror diagonal provides more comfortable viewing position when observing objects that are high in the sky
- Includes dovetail rail compatible with CGE mount
Additional Information
| Optical Design | Schmidt-Cassegrain |
|---|---|
| Aperture (mm) | 355.6 mm (14 in) |
| Focal Length (mm) | 3910 mm (154 in) |
| Focal Ratio | 11 |
| Eyepiece 1 (mm) | 40 mm (1.57 in) |
| Magnification 1 | 98 x |
| Finderscope | 9x50 |
| Star Diagonal | 1.25 |
| Optical Tube | Aluminum |
| Fastar Compatible | Yes |
| Highest Useful Magnification | 840 x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification | 51 x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude | 15.3 |
| Resolution (Rayleigh) | 0.39 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Dawes) | 0.33 arc seconds |
| Light Gathering Power | 2581 x |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction | 4.5 in (114 mm) |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter | 32 % |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area | 10 % |
| Optical Coatings | StarBright XLT |
| Optical Tube Length | 31 in (787 mm) |
| Optical Tube Weight | 45 lbs (20 kg) |
| Dovetail Compatibility | CGE Mount |
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Knowledge Base
- My images with a CCD camera are showing black or white streaks on the brighter stars. They are all bloomed out. What's wrong with my scope?
- What is the operating temperature range for Celestron's telescopes?
- How much will the addition of a focal reducer increase my scope's field of view?
- What is the size of the threading holding the visual back to my Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope? Is it the same for all Celestron SCTs?
Downloads
Manuals
Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Tube Assembly Manual (895.93 KB | PDF)
Reference Materials
- Astronomy Basics (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) (2.26 MB | PDF)
- Telescope Maintenance (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) (640.68 KB | PDF)
- Telescope Basics (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) (481.61 KB | PDF)
- Celestrial Observing (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) (381.85 KB | PDF)
