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Celestron - SkyPortal WiFi Module - Control Your Computerized Telescope via Smartphone - Telescope Wi-Fi Accessory

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Features

  • WIRELESS TELESCOPE CONTROL: Align and control your telescope using your smartphone or tablet with Celestrons free SkyPortal app for iOS and Android.
  • 100,000 plus CELESTIAL OBJECT DATABASE: Tap any celestial object you see in the sky to identify it instantly. Tap again and your telescope slews to that object, centering it perfectly in the eyepiece.
  • SKY TOUR FEATURE: SkyPortal automatically generates a list of all the best stars, galaxies and nebulae currently visible based on your exact time and location.
  • ENHANCED CONTENT AND AUDIO DESCRIPTIONS: While you observe, view astroimages and listen to audio descriptions for hundreds of the most popular objects including the planets, Orion Nebula, Hercules Globular Star Cluster, and more.
  • HASSLE-FREE OBSERVING: Does not require batteries or external power.
  • WORKS WITH ALL CURRENT CELESTRON COMPUTERIZED TELESCOPES: Compatible with all current Celestron computerized telescopes and select older models. See below for full list.

Description

Celestron's SkyPortal WiFi Module turns your smartphone or tablet into your own personal planetarium and observatory. Simply plug the WiFi module into your telescope’s hand control or AUX port and connect to its wireless signal with your device. Instantly, your device becomes a wireless hand control for your telescope, guiding you through the alignment process and slewing to any celestial object with a simple tap. As SkyPortal WiFi Module slews your telescope to an object, you can listen to hundreds of included audio descriptions on your device, which explain the history, mythology, and key features of the most popular celestial objects. Not sure what to observe? Select Tonight’s Best in the search menu and the SkyPortal app will display a list of the best objects to view based on your exact time and location. There’s no need to input GPS coordinates or set the time and date—SkyPortal WiFi takes this information directly from your device. SkyPortal WiFi Module makes a great gift for telescope users of all ages and skill levels, from kids to advanced users. Take your family on a guided tour of the universe with SkyPortal WiFi! Abou the Celestron SkyPortal App Celestron’s SkyPortal WiFi Module works with our full featured planetarium app, SkyPortal. Available free on the Apple App Store and Google Play, SkyPortal is your key to the universe—with or without SkyPortal WiFi Module. Developed in collaboration with the experts at SkySafari, SkyPortal offers an intuitive user interface with a robust database of more than 100,000 celestial objects. You can even plan your observing session before you set up your telescope. Find out when transits and other notable celestial events will occur—up to 100 years into the future. Compatibility Information SkyPortal WiFi Module is compatible with the following Celestron mounts: Advanced VX | Astro Fi | CG-5 (with CG-5 Aux. splitter) | CGE | CGE Pro | CGEM | CGEM DX | CGEM II | CGX | CGX-L | CPC | CPC Deluxe HD | LCM | NexStar Evolution | NexStar GT (2015 models and newer with Aux. splitter) | NexStar SE Series | NexStar SLT | SkyProdigy SkyPortal WiFi Module is NOT compatible with the following Celestron mounts: NexStar i Series | NexStar GPS | Ultima 2000 | Early generation GoTo mounts (such as Compustar)

Brand: Celestron


Model Name: SkyPortal WiFi Module


Objective Lens Diameter: 1E+2 Millimeters


Product Dimensions: 2"D x 1.29"W x 2.51"H


Focus Type: Manual Focus


Power Source: Internal rechargeable battery


Finderscope: Reflex


Compatible Devices: Telescopes, Tablet


Focal Length Description: 700-2032 inches


Global Trade Identification Number: 37


Product Dimensions: 2 x 1.29 x 2.51 inches


Item Weight: 1.44 ounces


Item model number: 93973


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: November 10, 2014


Manufacturer: Celestron


Country of Origin: China


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    • Wow! This works amazingly well! (SkyQ with 2 year old IPad, the free SkyPortal App and a Celestron CPC1100 11" telescope)
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Oh my goodness! This device with the free SkyPortal app from Celestron (by Sky Safari) makes nighttime astronomy with my CPC 1100 telescope an incredible amount of fun. The old hand controller doesn't begin to compare to how easy this is to use, continue to learn and navigate about the sky. Quickly learning about star names, features, constellations and finding all those allusive deep nebula and clusters. Detailed information about anything in the sky is just a couple touches away, including full narration about what your looking at. Neptune and Uranus were awesome to see and the alignment procedure of my telescope is now so easy. Not sure what your looking at? Just point the telescope and the SkyPortal app (through the skyQ) Shows you the star name, particular information and the constellation you looking at all right on the screen. The app also had night time viewing (dim red) to keep your night vision in tact. The guys at Celestron definitely hit a home run with this one! This works with any of the Celestron go-to telescopes. I had some issues at first. It seems I was experiencing a conflict between the original hand controller and the SkyQ/SkyPortal App). I did not see in the instructions were told me to not have my hand controller plugged in but they must conflict somehow. Once I unplugged the hand controller and restarted everything, the telescope quickly becomes aligned everything worked perfectly. Update 10 June 2016. I upgraded my telescope to an 11" Edge HD telescope on a CGEM DX mount and have lots more use to report on. In warmer weather I still regularly use and prefer the WIFI Skyportal. When it's really cold I use the hand controller as I can wear gloves when operating. I did also upgrade to SkySafari Pro 5 and really like the extra features including comets, asteroids and identifying various satellites including alerts when the ISS International Space Station as well as Iridium flares will occur overhead. Just a note for no matter what kind of mount you have- be sure to balance your scope to maintain dead on goto accuracy. Update-22Nov 16. I am now using an Ipad Pro with Sky Safari 5 and it continues to work great and totally love it! EVERYONE- DONT FORGET TO UNPLUG YOUR HAND CONTROLLER when using Skyportal as the two do not work well together! I did add a photo of the compatibility list below: ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2015 by Scott H. Scott H.
    • A definite upgrade for my Celestron NexStar-4SE telescope
After finding out about this product in an Astronomy magazine ad, I decided to give it a try for my Celestron NexStar-4SE telescope (which I power with a Celestron external AC-to-DC power supply). I watched a couple of YouTube videos about this WiFi module and the SkyPortal App that works with it and was pleased with how I could control the NexStar-4SE telescope via the SkyPortal WiFi module that plugged into my telescope's Aux port and the App that I downloaded to my Android smartphone. At first I had difficulties getting the telescope aligned, but after I upgraded the red dot finderscope that came with my NexStar telescope to Celestron's StarPointer Pro finderscope, I found it easier to center bright stars in the telescope and achieve alignment. Note that the SkyPortal alignment process is different from the NexStar telescope's normal alignment process because SkyPortal requires aligning with three bright stars, not three bright objects (although using a bright object like the moon to manually align the finderscope with the view in the telescope eyepiece before doing the star alignment process helps, which one can do in Connect mode before running Connect and Align). After getting the NexStar telescope successfully aligned, the SkyPortal App that controls the telescope has some great features in the Search menu that enabled me to select celestial objects for the telescope to Go To from submenus including Tonight's Best, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and deep sky objects. These add-ons provided an enhanced celestial object observing experience (after your session, don't forget to turn off the finderscope red light switch so that you don't run out the battery). ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2024 by Carol the Dabbler
    • This is what the original Evolution on-board wifi should be
I purchased an 8” Evolution scope in 2018 with 2nd gen on-board wifi. Could never get it to work with my home wifi and in the direct access mode the scope was very slow to respond to commands from SkySafari on iOS, and would disconnect periodically. Reading up on this the 1st gen wifi was crappy, but the new one was supposed to be quite good. I figured it was my wifi or my phone or just bad Celestron quality control, but couldn’t be bothered to ship the whole thing back to Celestron to check it out. After more research I decided to try this dongle, just to confirm what was up. Turns out the external module works a treat - instant and stable access to home wifi and in direct connect mode too. Quick response to controls. Faultless. Worth every penny in making my scope what it should have been out of the box. If your Evolution mount wifi is not up to expectations, try this. One star off for Celestron headaches. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2019 by J. Price
    • Great with Starsense Autoalign
This not only allows the StarSense Autoalign to use my phones GPS, with the skyportal app it makes alignment as easy as tapping one button. Even without the Autoalign it made aligning my Advanced VX with the 8" newtonian a breeze to align. Great product. Connect to your phone or tablet's wifi, open the Skyportal App, tap connect, and you are ready to go. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024 by Bbells
    • Telescope Wi-Fi
I have mixed reviews for this item it's easy to connect but not easy to make it Work your Wi-Fi and connect to the telescope at the same time I was having issues getting this task done and the first one of these I purchased the orange light went out and the item stopped working so I had to return it so would I recommend this item yes and no it works moving the telescope with your phone but doesn't allow the Wi-Fi to pass through without jumping through hoops so I would look into something else maybe there's something newer that works better ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2023 by David Weiss

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