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Celestron - Advanced VX 6" Refractor Telescope

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Celestron - Advanced VX 6" Refractor Telescope

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For planetary imaging and brighter deep-sky objects, many astroimagers say there’s no better choice than a refractor. Unlike Schmidt-Cassegrain or Newtonian telescopes that have a secondary mirror, refractors offer no obstruction of the aperture, giving you the highest possible contrast. This refractor setup features an f/8 objective lens, which can be paired with one of our Nightscape CCD cameras to image brighter deep-sky objects or our NexImage 5 Solar System Imager to create dazzling images of the planets. About the Mount The new Advanced VX mount was specifically designed to provide optimum imaging performance for smaller telescopes. Now your smaller telescope can take advantage of All-Star Polar Alignment and autoguider support. You’ll be able to track through long exposures using permanently programmable periodic error correction. Image across the meridian without doing a meridian flip, so you can seamlessly image the best part of night sky. Advanced VX features significantly larger base castings than our previous design, improving stability under heavier loads. Improved motors offer more torque and can handle slight load imbalances with ease.

Product Series

Advanced VX

Advanced VX Computerized Telescopes

Engineered from the ground up with astroimaging in mind, the new Advanced VX series from Celestron sets a new standard in mid-level telescopes. Advanced VX provides you with many of the features found on Celestron’s most sophisticated German equatorial mounts, at an extremely affordable price.

The new Advanced VX mount was specifically designed to provide optimum imaging performance for smaller telescopes. Now your smaller telescope (30 lbs. and under) can take advantage of all the features of our larger telescope mounts. You’ll be able to track through long exposures using permanently programmable periodic error correction. Image across the meridian without doing a meridian flip, so you can seamlessly image the best part of night sky. Advanced VX features a significantly larger base than our previous design, improving stability under heavy loads. Improved motors offer more torque and can hande slight load imbalances with ease.

Experienced imagers will love taking this portable mount to a dark sky site, with all the performance of their larger observatory mount. Or, if you’re new to imaging, this mount will help you get started with the hobby and keep up with your needs for years to come.

Additional Information

Manufacturer Celestron
Model 22020
Custom Stock Status In Stock
Alignment Procedures 2-Star Align, Quick Align, 1-Star Align, Last Alignment, Solar System Align
Aperture 150 mm (5.91 in)
Communication Ports 2x AUX ports, Autoguider port, RS-232 port (on hand control)
Counterweights 1 x 11 lbs
Counterweight Bar 12" Length, 0.75" Diameter lbs (5.44 kg)
Database 40,000+ objects, 100 user defined programmable objects. Enhanced information on over 200 objects
EQ Mount Weight 17 lbs (7.71 kg)
Eyepiece 1 20 mm (0.79 in)
Finderscope 9x50
Focal Length 1200 mm (47 in)
Focal Ratio 8
GPS Optional SkySync GPS Accessory
Height Max: 64" in (1626 mm) Min:44" in (1118 mm)
Highest Useful Magnification 354 x
Internal Clock Yes
Latitude Range 7-77 deg
Light Gathering Power 459 x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude 13.4
Lowest Useful Magnification 21 x
Magnification 1 60 x
Motor Drive Low cog DC Servo motors with encoders, both axes
Optical Design Refractor
Optical Tube Aluminum
Optical Tube Length 51" in (1295 mm)
Optical Tube Weight 19 lbs (8.62 kg)
Payload Capacity 30 lbs (14 kg)
Power Requirements 12V DC 3.5A (tip positive)
Power Supply Car battery adapter
Resolution (Dawes) 0.77 arc seconds
Resolution (Rayleigh) 0.93 arc seconds
Secondary Mirror Obstruction 2.2" in (56 mm)
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area 14 %
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter 37 %
Slew Speeds Nine slew speeds, 4 deg/sec maximum
Tracking Modes EQ North and EQ South
Tracking Rates Sidereal, Solar and Lunar
Tripod Adjustable, Stainless Steel
Tripod Legs 2"

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