telescope
Celestron
C6 SCT
150mm Schmidt-Cassegrain · 1500mm f/10.0
Compact SCT.
Best for
- Small galaxies, planetary nebulae, lunar & planetary detail
- High-resolution long-exposure work
Specifications
| Optics | |
| Type | sct |
| Optical design | Schmidt-Cassegrain |
| Aperture | 150mm |
| Focal length | 1500mm |
| Native f/ratio | f/10.0 |
| Image circle | — |
| Full-frame support | No |
| Physical | |
| Weight | 4.5kg |
Typical FOV & image scale
With Full-frame (36×24mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 1.38° × 0.92°
Scale 0.52″/px
With APS-C (23.5×15.7mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 0.90° × 0.60°
Scale 0.52″/px
With IMX533 square (11.3×11.3mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 0.43° × 0.43°
Scale 0.52″/px
Recommended accessories
- Tele Vue Powermate 2.5xfocal_extender · 2.5× focal lengthcommonly used
- Tele Vue Powermate 4xfocal_extender · 4× focal lengthcommonly used
Typical targets
- Messier M55 — Globular Cluster M55Globular Cluster · 19′
- Messier M106 — Spiral Galaxy M106Galaxy · 19′
- NGC NGC 6888 — Crescent NebulaEmission Nebula · 18′
- Messier M3 — Globular Cluster M3Globular Cluster · 18′
- Messier M15 — Great Pegasus ClusterGlobular Cluster · 18′
- NGC NGC 7023 — Iris NebulaReflection Nebula · 18′
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