Harkening back to the days when sailing ships ruled the waves, Celestron 's Ambassador Executive 15-45x50 Brass Telescope is designed with vintage nautical styling and modern glass and coatings to make it as elegant as it is useful. Built with a polished brass optical tube and mount, and a mahogany tripod, this telescope is an ideal accent to any room and a certain conversation piece, that is also extremely functional.
The telescope is equipped with a factory-installed 15-45x zoom eyepiece, anti-reflection fully coated optics, and an integrated erecting prism to allow its use for both celestial and terrestrial observations. A manual cradle-style alt-az mount is simple to use and makes finding and tracking objects easy. A helical focuser gives the scope a streamlined look by replacing focusing knobs and bulky focusing mechanisms with a simple twist collar located forward of the eyepiece. The beautiful mahogany tripod, featuring brass details and accessory tray, adjusts in height from 39-62" so just about anyone can use it standing or sitting.
Features
Optical Performance
- Integrated permanent 15-45x zoom eyepiece
- 50mm refractor configuration
- Anti-reflection fully multicoated optics
- Built-in internal erector prism corrects images horizontally and vertically for terrestrial viewing
- Helical focuser streamlines the profile, and focuses with a simple twist of the collar
Mount
- Manual cradle-style alt-azimuth mount
- Axis locks to fix the position
Tripod
- Mahogany legs with brass details Matching brass accessory tray accentuates the mount and scope
- Height, fully extended: 62.0"
- Height, lowered completely: 39.0"
- Footprint, fully extended: 34.0 x 29.0"
- Footprint, fully lowered: 21.0 x 19.0"
Specifications
| Optical Design | Refractor |
| Aperture | 50 mm |
| Eyepiece Barrel Diameter | N/A |
| Diagonal | None |
| Finderscope | None |
| Tripod | Mahogany with a brass tray Height, fully extended: 62.0" / 157.5 cm Height, fully lowered: 39.0" / 99.1 cm Footprint, fully extended: 34.0 x 29.0" / 86.4 x 73.7 cm Footprint, fully lowered: 21.0 x 19.0" / 53.3 x 48.3 cm |
| Mount Type | Manual alt-azimuth |
| Power Source | None |
| Optical Tube Length | 17.0" / 43.2 cm |
| Weight | 12.7 lb / 5.8 kg, fully assembled |