Celestron Starsense DX130AZ App Enabled Telescope
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What the numbers mean
At £2.00 a ticket across 419 tickets, this draw has a Value Ratio of 2.39 — great value. A full sellout returns £838 against a stated prize value of £350.
Based on tickets sold so far, the current Value Ratio is 0.01 — about £2 taken to date. An undersold draw closing soon is where the real odds advantage sits, which is what our value ranking is built to surface.
Paragon Competitions caps entries at 42 tickets per person on this draw. Use the odds calculator to work out your real win probability for any number of tickets.
How it compares
In our latest weekly comparison, this draw placed 64th of 223 live tech competitions on Value Ratio, ahead of 159 of them. Full ranking, updated daily: Tech competitions UK.
Prize details from Paragon Competitions
Features
- 130mm Newtonian Reflector optical tube
- StarSense dock for your smartphone
- Low powered (25mm) and high powered (10mm) eyepiece
- StarPointer red dot finder scope, perfect for using the telescope during the day or without the StarSense Explorer app
- Altazimuth mount with slow motion controls
- Full-height tripod with an accessory tray to keep you organised
Specifications
Optical Design: Newtonian Reflector
Aperture: 130mm
Focal Length: 650mm
Focal Ratio: f/5
Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: 25mm
Magnification of Eyepiece 1: 26x
Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: 10mm
Magnification of Eyepiece 2: 65x
Barlow Lens: None
Finderscope: StarPointer red dot finderscope
Optical Tube: Steel
Highest Useful Magnification: 307x
Lowest Useful Magnification: 19x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 13.1
Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.07 arc seconds
Resolution (Dawes): 0.89 arc seconds
Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): 345x
Optical Coatings: Glass mirrors coated with aluminium and SiO₂
Optical Tube Length: 635mm
Optical Tube Diameter: 165mm
Mount Type: Manual Alt-Azimuth
Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod): Aluminium, 1244.6mm max height
Tripod Leg Diameter: N/A
Accessory Tray: Yes
Slew Speeds: Manual
GPS: Uses phone’s GPS
Dovetail Compatibility: CG-5 Dovetail bar
Power Requirements: None (Recommend PowerTank Glow to keep phone charged while using app)
Alignment Procedures: Use StarSense Explorer app
Software: StarSense Explorer app | SkyPortal app | Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software
Total Kit Weight: 8.165 kg
Note: Smartphone shown in images is not included.
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