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Celestron Travel Scope 50 Portable Refractor Telescope – 50mm Aperture, Fully-Coated Glass Optics – Includes Tripod, Backpack & Software – Ideal for Beginners & Travel

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Size: 50 with Backpack


Style: Travel Scope 50


Features

  • BRIGHT, SHARP VIEWS ANYWHERE: Unlike many beginner telescopes, this quality refractor features fully coated glass lenses and a 50mm aperture for crisp, clear views of the Moon, planets, and daytime sceneryall in a lightweight, travel-ready design.
  • PERFECT FIRST TELESCOPE FOR BEGINNERS: Designed for adults and kids to enjoy together, this beginner-friendly telescope sets up in minutes and delivers rewarding views with no prior experience required.
  • EASY NO-TOOL SETUP: No complicated assembly or tools needed. The full-height tripod and telescope tube set up in seconds and pack neatly into the included backpackso youre always ready to observe on the go.
  • DUAL EYEPIECES FOR VERSATILE VIEWS: Includes 20mm and 8mm eyepieces for wide and close-up views of celestial and terrestrial targets. Spot craters on the Moon at night or wildlife during the day.
  • BONUS BACKPACK AND SOFTWARE: Includes a padded backpack with room for accessories, a finderscope, star diagonal, eyepieces, 3x Barlow lens, and a free download of Starry Night software to help you identify celestial objects and plan your next stargazing session.
  • UNBEATABLE WARRANTY & SUPPORT: Buy with confidence from Celestron, a leading telescope brand in California since 1960. Your purchase includes a 2-Year US Warranty and unlimited support from our team of US-based experts.

Description

The Celestron Travel Scope 50 is a compact, portable refractor telescope designed for beginners and families who want to explore the world around them—from distant landscapes during the day to the Moon and stars at night. It features fully coated glass optics and a 50mm aperture that offers brighter, sharper images than smaller models, all without weighing you down. The scope comes with two eyepieces for both low- and high-power viewing, a star diagonal for a more comfortable viewing angle, a Barlow lens to triple your Travel Scope’s magnification power, and a full-height tripod. Everything fits neatly into the included custom backpack for easy travel and storage. Assembly takes just seconds, and no tools are required. Whether you're observing wildlife, stargazing at a campsite, or learning astronomy in your backyard, the Travel Scope 50 is ready to go. Your purchase also includes a free download of Celestron’s Starry Night astronomy software—perfect for identifying celestial objects and planning your next observing session. Buy with confidence from the telescope experts at Celestron, with a 2-Year Warranty and unlimited support from our US-based team.

Brand: Celestron


Model Name: Travel Scope 70 Portable Telescope


Optical Tube Length: 17 Inches


Eye Piece Lens Description: 20mm and 8mm Eyepiece


Objective Lens Diameter: 50 Millimeters


Telescope Mount Description: Altazimuth Mount


Product Dimensions: 32"D x 32"W x 55"H


Focus Type: Manual Focus


Power Source: manual


Finderscope: 5x24 Finderscope


Eye Piece Lens Description: 20mm and 8mm Eyepiece


Mount: Altazimuth Mount


Focus Type: Manual Focus


Power Source: manual


Finderscope: 5x24 Finderscope


Compatible Devices: Smartphones, tablets, cameras, and computers with appropriate adapters and software


Coating: Fully Coated glass optics


Focal Length Description: 360 millimeters


Field Of View: 1.75 Degrees


Zoom Ratio: 1x - 9x


Additional Features: Includes Travel Backpack, Versatile Eyepieces, and Free Astronomy Software


EU Spare Part Availability Duration: 2 Years


Optical-Tube Length: 17 Inches


Objective Lens Diameter: 50 Millimeters


Item Dimensions D x W x H: 32"D x 32"W x 55"H


Item Weight: 1 Kilograms


Exit Pupil Diameter: 6.67 Millimeters


Brand: Celestron


Model Name: Travel Scope 70 Portable Telescope


Global Trade Identification Number: 86


Manufacturer: Celestron


UPC: 050234210386


Manufacturer Part Number: 21038-CGL


Model Number: 21038-CGL


Warranty Description: TWO-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY


Built-In Media: 20mm and 10mm Eyepiece, 45° erect image diagonal, 5x24 Finderscope, Backpack, Celestron's Starry Night Basic Edition Software, Manual, Mount and tripod (preassembled), Optical tube, SkyPortal app


Unit Count: 1.0 Count


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    • 50mm Good Scope for the Money
Size: 50 with Backpack
I have 40 years’ experience with telescopes and hope I can help. First, the 50mm is a great first scope. This is designed as a travel scope and so is small (12 inches long) and light. The tube and screws are the only metals pieces, which helps with the portability and backpack use. The tripod included with the 50mm is adequate for most sitting uses but it is not tall for standing or sturdy at high powers. For example using the 3x barlow and the high power eyepiece it would be difficult to have a stable view. In that case a stronger tripod (at the cost of some portability) would be best. A standard camera tripod could be used with better results. The 1.25 eyepieces included with the 50mm are fair but not the best for people with glasses because you have to hold your eye close to the eyepiece. There are better eyepieces with better eye relief if you plan to stay with the hobby or if you are over 50. I would not recommend replacing the eyepieces for the smaller scopes for two reasons, (1) more expensive eyepieces will add more weight to your setup and (2) if you don’t need the portability a larger scope may come with better eyepieces. Many scopes come with low quality eyepieces to cut costs. The 50mm optics produces a sharp image and the scope focuses well with the supplies eyepieces. It is important to know that a law in optics is a larger aperture will produce a brighter image because it is able to capture more light. Example a 90mm scope will provide a better view at night when compared to the 50mm. This is not a big issue for daytime use with the 50mm scope. Also the supplied diagonal is best used as a spotting scope for daytime terrestrial viewing or bird watching. A con is the finder scope which I had to turn the diagonal sideways to use the finder; there is no room for a straight through view. On a clear, dark night the scope will show good images of star fields, a few star clusters and a few other objects. The included 45 degree diagonal is harder to use when viewing objects that are high in the sky; for those items a 90 degree diagonal works better. Expect to see good sharp views of the moon although a moon filter would help cut the brightness when the moon is full. With practice you can see Jupiter’s moons as well as Saturn’s rings but a larger aperture (80-90-102mm) would provide more detail. In a smaller scope don’t expect to see much detail and Mars, Venus and other planets will only appear as small colorful dots even with an 80mm scope. The 50 /60 /70mm will not provide detailed view of any galaxies. Bottom Line: this is a good portable scope but at this price point don’t expect the quality you would get from a larger 102mm scope which is 3 times more expensive. This scope is perfect for daytime and travel use. The scope is good for kids under supervision (don’t ever look at the Sun). If you want to do nighttime astronomy I would look at an 80mm scope for portability or a 102mm which shows more details and is much better but less portable. If you need better eyepieces and a new tripod buying a larger or more expensive scope will be a better choice. If you already know you will stick with this hobby the go with the 80 or 102 mm and replace the eyepieces with better quality ones. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2020 by RWB
    • good for hobby
Size: 50 with Backpack
This was present for my friend and now he is watching Saturn.
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2023 by Elizbar Ramishvili
    • EXCELLENT Starter Telescope for SPACE Viewing and MOON
Size: 50 with Backpack
Seeking telescope for 9 yr to 15 yr ages, to be able to see planets & Galaxy's better than just eyesight. This product is a wonderful tool for that purpose. It comes complete, light weight, excellent lens, easy to setup and fold up, for the CARRY ALL backpack bag. I suggest no one to purchase any lesser products for middle grade schoolers and/or those who do go back packing on short weekend camping trips. As to the MOON viewing it is excellent. It may be possible to capture MOON & SPACE images, but takes some more attachments rigged. The Price Point is the proof it is the minimum SCOPE size for starters of SPACE viewing and it came from AMAZON in excellent safe packaging. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2017 by J S.
    • Good for moon watching and if you have the patience to try and see the stars.
Size: 50 with Backpack
First off, I would like to say, I personally love this telescope. It's not the best telescope, and that is something I do have to give an honest review about, hence the knock of two stars, but I still love it. Now onto the honest review. So, my ex purchased this for the both of us. I had been going out with him for a little over a year then, and honestly, we both talked about having a telescope together. Since this is the first telescope we got to have together, that's why I loved it a lot - it's not the best but it does the very bare minimum, and I like it. Now the pros are that the telescope itself seems to feel of decent quality, however as others have pointed out, it is quite blurry if one tries to look at a star. It took me messing with the telescope for a while to get it to try and focus on a star - when it did, it was great. However, that's one of the cons - the stand is VERY shaky and unstable if you try to move it ever so slightly. So even if I plant this in a spot and force it to stay still with my feet, if you so much as moved away from the telescope, you will have trouble being able to have the telescope be where you had it, because the stand moves that much. Pros: comes with different lens to use, and the travel bag. Cons: is not good for if you're looking to see stars SEVERELY close, like galaxy type close. Just shimmers of light in the distant night sky. Conclusion: good telescope for kids who have never used a telescope before. As for an adults first time telescope? Up to you if you want that. I am personally happy with it despite its flaws, because just being able to see the stars at the extent I have seen them through this telescope is more than I have ever experienced before. So it is still exciting for me. But it wasn't exciting for my ex, who has seen stars through telescopes in the past. He had wanted to return the telescope - I told him that I didn't want him to. (YOU CAN THANK ME CELESTRON FOR YOU BEING ABLE TO KEEP THE MONEY - YOU'RE WELCOME), because I really did/do cherish that it was the first telescope that he ever got for us. I haven't had the chance to use it again, partially because I don't like being outside alone in the dark, but I did spend almost 3 hours using it one night (alone). ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2017 by Artsy
    • Worth it for a starter
Size: 50 with Backpack
I bought this for my daughter to view Mars and she really enjoyed it! It was really great quality for a starter. The tripod was as others rated it in my opinion, that it could have been better. The only thing I wish the barlow magnifier was a bit better it was not as clear as we hoped when compared to another scope we used to view the planets but over all great for a starter. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2018 by angel
    • this is small portable telescope
Size: 50 with Backpack
I didn't realize it's small. I wanted something a lot bigger. The quality is still fantastic despite the small size. The free travel bag is a bonus.
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2023 by Bryan Lee

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