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Appendix a - technical specifications – Celestron NEXSTAR 4 User Manual

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Appendix A - Technical Specifications

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Design

Maksutov-Cassegrain Catadioptric

Aperture

4 inches (102mm)

Focal Length

52 inches (1325mm)

F/ratio of the Optical System

13

Primary Mirror:

Diameter

Coatings

102mm
Multi-layer coating process

Secondary Mirror Spot Size
Secondary Obstruction

1.25"
34.4% by diameter; 11% by area

Corrector Plate:

Material

Coatings

BK-7 Optical Glass
A-R Coatings both sides

Highest Useful Magnification

240x ( ~ 6mm eyepiece)

Lowest Useful Magnification (7mm exit pupil)

15x

( ~ 80mm eyepiece)

Resolution: Rayleigh Criterion

Dawes Limit

1.36 arc seconds
1.14 arc seconds

Photographic Resolution

140 lines/mm

Light Gathering Power

212x unaided eye

Near Focus standard eyepiece or camera

~ 20 feet

Field of View: Standard Eyepiece

: 35mm Camera

1.0º
1.51º x 1.04º

Linear Field of View (at 1000 yds)

52.5 feet

Magnification: Standard Eyepiece

: Camera

53x
27x

Optical Tube Length

13.5 inches

Weight of Telescope

11 Lbs.

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Input Voltage

Maximum
Minimum

12 V DC Nominal
18 V DC Max.
8 V DC Min.

Batteries Required

8 AA Alkaline

Power Supply Requirements

12 VDC-750 mA (Tip positive)

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Motor: Type

Resolution

DC Servo motors with encoders, both axes
.26 arc sec

Slew speeds

Nine slew speeds: 4º /sec, 2º /sec, 1º/sec, .5/sec, 32x, 16x, 8x, 4x, 2x

Hand Control

Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display
19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons

Fork Arm

Cast aluminum, with integrated hand control receptacle

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Software Precision

16 bit, 20 arc sec. calculations

Ports

RS-232 communication port on hand control

Tracking Rates

Sidereal, Solar, Lunar and King

Tracking Modes

Alt-Az, EQ North & EQ South

Alignment Procedures

AutoAlign (2-star alignment)

Database

25 user defined programmable object.
Enhanced information on over 100 objects

Total Object Database

4,033