Celestron Travel Scope 80 Portable Refractor Telescope – 80mm Aperture, Fully-Coated Glass Optics – Includes Tripod, Smartphone Adapter, Backpack & Software – Ideal for Beginners & Travel
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Style: Travel Scope 80
Features
- BRIGHT, SHARP VIEWS ANYWHERE: Unlike many beginner telescopes, this quality refractor features fully coated glass lenses and a 80mm 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 10mm 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, a smartphone adapter, 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 80 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 80mm 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, and a full-height tripod. You also receive a smartphone adapter to capture stunning, shake-free images and video of your discoveries through the telescope’s eyepiece. 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 80 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 80 Portable Telescope with Smartphone Adapter
Optical Tube Length: 457 Millimeters
Eye Piece Lens Description: Barlow
Objective Lens Diameter: 80 Millimeters
Telescope Mount Description: Altazimuth Mount
Product Dimensions: 22.5"D x 12.7"W x 5.6"H
Focus Type: Manual Focus
Finderscope: 5x24
Item Weight: 4.5 Pounds
Eye Piece Lens Description: Barlow
Mount: Altazimuth Mount
Focus Type: Manual Focus
Finderscope: 5x24
Compatible Devices: Smartphone
Coating: Fully Coated
Focal Length Description: 457 millimeters
Field Of View: 1.7 Degrees
Dawes Limit: 1.45 Arc Sec
Zoom Ratio: 2
Additional Features: Large Aperture, Fully Coated Optics, Portable Design, Includes Backpack, Smartphone Adapter, and Software
EU Spare Part Availability Duration: 2 Years
Optical-Tube Length: 457 Millimeters
Objective Lens Diameter: 80 Millimeters
Item Dimensions D x W x H: 22.5"D x 12.7"W x 5.6"H
Item Weight: 4.5 Pounds
Exit Pupil Diameter: 4 Millimeters
Brand: Celestron
Model Name: Travel Scope 80 Portable Telescope with Smartphone Adapter
Global Trade Identification Number: 09
Manufacturer: Celestron
UPC: 050234220309
Manufacturer Part Number: 22030
Model Number: 22030
Warranty Description: Two Year Limited Warranty
Item Type Name: Telescope
Built-In Media: 20mm and 10mm Eyepiece, 5x24 Finderscope, Backpack, Erect image diagonal, Manual, Mount and tripod (preassembled), Optical tube, Smartphone adapter
Unit Count: 1.0 Count
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Style: Travel Scope 80
We used this telescope for stargazing calculator when glamping all over North and Central America with our cats in our cosmic "Los Gatos Casita" travel trailer. We also developed an easy to use stargazing calculator that we use to assist with our Astrophotography. If interested, this calculator and details of our telescope and travel trailer modifications that we made to accomplish this and photos of some of our travels may found by Googling our travel trailer name. Gayle & Bob "Los Gatos Casita"
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Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2026 Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2026 by Bob Borst
Style: Travel Scope 80
Got this for my 10 year old son. So he'd have a scope light enough for him to bring outside and set up on his own, and cheap enough that it's not a huge loss if it gets messed up. Also, I kinda wanted a travel scope to use for myself too. I have plenty of large scopes that take a lot of time to set up. This is perfect for setting up and taking down quickly and easily. There is lots of chromatic aberration around the edges of the moon, but its pefectly fine for a $100 scope. I've included a couple moon pics taken by my son and a quick single exposure of the Orion Nebula that he took. Both he took with a phone, using the supplied phone attachment. The scopes construction is extremely cheap plastic. But that also makes it very light and portable. The tripod is very light as well, but that makes it the worst item in the bundle. It is very shaky and positioning it on an object, especially with a phone attached, is quite a pain. But as long as you understand and are OK with this being a travel scope, it's a great purchase. I love the little thing as much, if not more, than my kid.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2021 Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2021 by NG
Style: Travel Scope 80
80mm Travel Scope – Four Stars I really like this scope. It is light weight [12 lbs. total with new mount & accessories] and portable, it’s a perfect grab-n-go. However, there are three significant things that I changed to make it work better for me personally, and you may want to consider these as well: (1) the finder scope, (2) the tripod and (3) the two eyepieces. I replaced the finder scope with an APOLLO 6x30 Right Angle Finder Scope for $28 (Amazon); I replaced the tripod with a combination of an Orion 52587 VersaGo E-Series Altazimuth for $80 and an Orion 5052 Dovetail L-Bracket for $35 (both from Amazon); and I replaced the eyepieces with a single Celestron 8mm-24mm zoom for $64–now about $80–(Amazon). All totaled, with the original scope at $90, my all-in cost (including shipping) is very near $300 for a very workable scope; and I still have the original travel bag which can be employed for various uses, though it is no longer suitable for carrying the whole revised kit. I now have slow motion control on a stable platform with a single zoom eyepiece and a right angle finder scope so that I do not have to contort my body/neck to use it. (OK, so I did change it up quite a bit [see photos], but the scope itself is still the same!) By way of just a few examples of what can be seen with this modified instrument, I have been able to find and identify the following objects: (1) Moon with good crater views at the terminator, (2) Jupiter with four moons and a hint of the bands, (3) Saturn & rings with dark space between the rings and the planet, (4) Mizar/Alcor resolved into Mizar A, Mizar B and Alcor and (5) Andromeda Galaxy. All this from my suburban house with, in my estimation, class 4-5 Bortle skies (edge of a medium sized city of 100,000). (PS: The scope comes with a 45-degree diagonal, but due to personal preference I switched to a 90-degree. Still, the original 45-degree works fine and some may prefer it. To change this too, the cost is probably around, say, $15-$20.) UPDATE #1: OK, the right angle finder scope is turning out to be a no-go! Cannot focus well, and pretty dim in any case. So I kept the holder from the right angle finder scope and inserted a laser pointer (~$20). But I had to go to Ace Hardware to buy some longer screws (thread = M4-0.70). This works better, but my cost is now up to about $320 +/-, plus some time setting it all up. I will continue to UPDATE as needed. UPDATE #2: As it originally came, the right angle finder scope holder had three concentric screw holes on the back end of the tube, but only one on the front end of the tube. So I took it to the local shop that works on plastic and had them tap in two more holes on the front of the tube (thread M4-0.70). Then, I bought some nylon screws (Scopestuff online) to use on all six holes in the tube of the holder. Then I reinserted the laser pointer into the holder and it now works great! The photos show this latest version. My cost is now about $350+/- (PSS: The pictures also show a cell phone holder (~$20) attached to one of the legs. This type of holder is actually made for bikes, but they work great on tripod legs.) This is a matter of personal preference, and is therefore not included in the discussion/costs above, but it sure is handy when using an astronomy app, e.g. Stellarium, which itself costs about $10.)
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Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2020 Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2020 by mc
Style: Travel Scope 80
So I received this scope today and of course it is raining and supposed to continue and then snow. First things first, there is a lot of plastic yet it doesn’t really seem cheap as the OTA has some weight to it. Perhaps that weight comes from the glass lenses. Focuser seems to be plastic with a faux chrome covering. It’s a little disappointing as I hoped that this would be like the Meade or the old Orion ST80 which are apparently both metal (I don’t own either) and all made by Synta. I might have ordered the Meade but I like the black and since the Travelscope 60 NPF was my first scope I have a soft spot for Celestron and the travelscope. I didn’t even remove the 5x24 finder from the plastic, idk why the description says there is a fixed red dot, I put a Celestron red dot on it, slipped into the fixed dovetail. Comes with Celestron’s standard 10mm and 20mm MA’s. I am most disappointed in the tripod. Sure a Travelscope’s weakness is usually the tripod but my main problem here is the fact that it has a quick release shoe. That totally ruins it. With all of the other joints having tightening mechanisms why make it with a shoe that will always be a little wobbly? I’ve only been able to test optics across a couple of rooms so far but they seem pretty crisp. I used a 7-21mm zoom and the view was crisp throughout albeit a bit dark at 7mm. When I get Firstlight I will update this review. I’m sure the optics will be great in the night sky. But until then... Edit 12/14/2018: I’ve used this scope quite a bit now and I like it a lot. Magnification on the moon up to 100x is clean, albeit tough to get a tight focus. So many stars become visible when viewing through this OTA, even in my heavily light polluted skies. This has quickly moved up the ranks to being one of my favorite scopes to use. I still love my Astromaster 70 though for its long focal length. Thank you Celestron. Update 1/15/2020 I’ve included some images I took this past Sunday 1/12/2020. All are through this Travelscope 80 using an iPhone 11 Pro. 100 frames stacked extracted from 3 second videos using the programs PIPP and RegiStax and a Celestron NeXYZ phone adapter also on my astromaster tripod. I also bumped my review up to 5 stars because of how much I actually use this OTA, just not the tripod. I have that to my roommate for live FB videos
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Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2018 Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2018 by Peter
Style: Travel Scope 80
★★★☆☆ (3/5 Stars) The Celestron Travel Scope 80 is a very good beginner telescope, especially for those who want something portable and lightweight. The 80mm aperture provides acceptable views on completely clear nights when using the included stock eyepieces (10mm and 20mm). Under these conditions, I was able to get clear views of the Moon, Saturn, and Jupiter, including 3–4 of Jupiter’s moons, which is impressive for an entry-level scope. The entire setup is easy to transport and comes with a backpack, making it great for travel, camping, or quick backyard sessions. For beginners, the optics are decent and provide a good introduction to astronomy. However, the biggest weakness is the tripod/stand. It’s made from very lightweight aluminum and plastic, and after multiple nights of use, the internal gears stripped completely. When we opened it up, we discovered that all the gears were plastic, which explains the failure. Even before breaking, the stand was not very steady. The issues become especially obvious when using higher magnification with a Barlow lens. The tripod lacked steadiness, and even small adjustments caused noticeable shaking. It became very difficult to manually adjust and track objects, which made observing at higher magnification frustrating and impractical. Final thoughts: The telescope itself is worth keeping, but the stand is not built to last or support upgrades. If you buy this scope, plan on replacing the tripod with something more robust—ideally one with a higher payload capacity and the option to add motorized tracking in the future. Great optics for beginners, but the stand holds this telescope back.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2026 by TheModestZinnia
Style: Travel Scope 80
Like many said you will soon want a 3x Barlow. My biggest issue is the flimsy tripod, I would suggest a better mount but honestly beyond some frustration keeping planets in focus on max zoom- and with the slightest gust of wind destroying your view- it does its job. The small sighting scope was useless, went in the trash. You don't really need that though, this is more of a scope for viewing the inner planets. You can eyeball that pretty easily even at high zoom. 1- You can see the rings of Saturn. That's the biggest thing that made me want a scope. 2- The moon is awesome to look at- but you will need sunglasses so keep that in mind. I suggest a polarization filter. Unscrew the metal tube at the bottom of the lens to thread one in. 3- Daytime views are pretty good too. I can read the name of a large boat from a couple miles. It's portable enough to go bird watching if you have a good vantage point. Definitely would be great for Big Cypress in FL- view the birds coming in at sunset. I will definitely need to upgrade at some point but for the money, it's a good scope to jump into exploring the night sky.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2021 by Hugh J.
Style: Travel Scope 80
a little complicated for a beginner but once you figure it out, it's very cool to look at the moon with. bought for my 5 year old who is OBSESSED with the moon, so we haven't tried to look at anything else yet 😆
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2026 by shyla
Style: Travel Scope 80
You don't know it until you get to the very end of the assembly instructions, but this telescope is NOT for astronomy. There is no way to tilt this thing upward for astronomical observation. You MIGHT be able to see the moon if it's it in a straight line of sight or maybe a 5 degrees above you. Husband purchased this and could not wait for it to arrive. He is so disappointed and went back to the description and reviews several times while putting it back in the box for return. I wish he had read the ONE review that is basically saying the same thing we are. NOT FOR ASTRONOMY AT ALL, only for terrestrial and/or wildlife. Super light, and nice carrying pack, but who cares. You can't take it camping and look at stars. Waste of time and money. NOT TO MENTION MY DISCOVERY UPON TRYING TO RETURN THAT THE SELLER WANTS YOU PAY RETURN SHIPPING FEES.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2020 by Mrs. Smith