Celestron 21045 Powerseeker 114EQ Reflector Telescope
Buy your PowerSeeker and Start Scanning the Night-Sky Wonders Yourself! The night sky intrigues both child and adult with its beauty and mystery. It's only natural to want to take a closer look. Share this fascination with the family or feed your own need to explore with this high-quality, economical scope. The PowerSeekers come with a full range of eyepieces plus a 3x Barlow lens, allowing an increase in viewing power hundreds of times greater than that of an unaided eye! A great choice for children and families.
The PowerSeeker 114EQ yields breathtaking views of the moon, Saturn with its ring structure, Jupiter and its belts, and hundreds of deep-sky objects including: galaxies, nebulae and star clusters. Add an optional solar filter and you can observe activity on the sun. Strict adherence to Celestron's tough quality standards for manufacturing, assembly and testing ensures that each telescope performs well.
Features:
- Quick and easy no-tool setup
- Slow motion controls for smooth tracking
- Erect image optics - Ideal for terrestrial and astronomical use
- Fully coated glass optical components with high transmission coatings for enhanced image brightness and clarity
- 3x Barlow lens triples the magnifying power of each eyepiece
- Accessory tray for convenient storage of accessories
Specs:
| Optical Design | Newtonian Reflector |
|---|---|
| Aperture (mm) | 114 mm (4.49 in) |
| Focal Length (mm) | 900 mm (35 in) |
| Focal Ratio | 7.89 |
| Eyepiece 1 (mm) | 20 mm (0.79 in) |
| Magnification 1 | 45 x |
| Eyepiece 2 (mm) | 4 mm (0.16 in) |
| Magnification 2 | 225 x |
| Barlow Lens | 3 x |
| Finderscope | 5x24 |
| Mount | German Equatorial |
| Accessory Tray | No-Tool Tray with Eyepiece holder |
| Tripod | Aluminum |
| Weight (lbs) | 19 lbs (8.62 kg) |
| Highest Useful Magnification | 269 x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification | 16 x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude | 12.8 |
| Resolution (Rayleigh) | 1.22 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Dawes) | 1.02 arc seconds |
| Photographic Resolution | 253 line/mm |
| Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye) | 265 x |
| Angular Field of View (deg) | 0.9 |
| Linear Field of View (@1000 yds) | 48 ft (15 m) |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction | 1 in (25 mm) |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter | 22 % |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area | 4.96 % |
| Optical Coatings | Aluminum |
| Optical Tube Length | 34 in (864 mm) |
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