The StarSense Explorer is a tabletop Dobsonian telescope that uses a smartphone to analyse constellations in the night sky and calculates the telescope\u2019s orientation in real time. The app\u2019s clear user interface and step-by-step guidance are particularly suitable for beginners, and no previous experience with telescopes is required. Take a look at our other products too astronomical telescopes in our range<\/a>.<\/p>\n Place your phone in the StarSense dock, and the StarSense Explorer Powered by SkySafari\u2122 app will compile a list of the celestial objects currently visible. Once an object has been selected, the arrows on the screen guide you in moving the tube, and the crosshairs turn green when the object is visible through the eyepiece. The patented LISA algorithm (Lost in Space Algorithm) compares the observed constellations against a database, so positioning is not based solely on the phone\u2019s gyroscopes and accelerometers. The app also features hundreds of audio descriptions and information on thousands of objects.<\/p>\n The low-profile altimeter stand can be used on a table, on a car bonnet or on the optional tripod, and even children can easily reach the eyepiece. The Teflon bearings move smoothly on both axes, and the height brake is used to adjust the tension of the axis to the correct level. The carrying handles make it easy to move the telescope to the observation site.<\/p>\n The 130 mm parabolic primary mirror reveals Jupiter\u2019s Galilean moons, cloud bands and the Great Red Spot, Saturn\u2019s rings, and the Trapezium in the Orion Nebula. Even in a city with light pollution, you can see, amongst other things, the Pleiades, the double star Albireo and the Andromeda Galaxy, whilst hundreds more objects become visible in a darker sky.<\/p>\nYour smartphone will guide you to your destination<\/h4>\n
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Views of the city and beneath the dark sky<\/h4>\n
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