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Celestron Travel Scope 80mm Telescope Kit with Backpack, Smartphone Adapter

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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: 45.7 centimeters


Eye Piece Lens Description: Barlow


Objective Lens Diameter: 8 centimeters


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


Optical-Tube Length: 45.7 centimeters


Objective Lens Diameter: 8 centimeters


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


EU Spare Part Availability Duration: 2 years


Brand: Celestron


Model Name: Travel Scope 80 Portable Telescope with Smartphone Adapter


Global Trade Identification Number: 09


Item Highlight: 80mm Refractor Telescope Kit, Large Lens for Planets & Deep-Sky, Includes Smartphone Adapter & Backpack, Beginner-Friendly


Unit Count: 1 Count


Manufacturer: Celestron


UPC: 050234220309


Number of Items: 1


Built-In Media: 20mm and 10mm Eyepiece, 5x24 Finderscope, Backpack, Erect image diagonal, Manual, Mount and tripod (preassembled), Optical tube, Smartphone adapter


Item Type Name: Telescope


Model Number: 22030


Manufacturer Part Number: 22030


Warranty Description: Two Year Limited Warranty


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    • Four for now, up to five.
Style: Travel Scope 80
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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 ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2018 by Peter
    • Great kid's first scope.
Style: Travel Scope 80
Review Image by NG
Review Image by NG
Review Image by NG
Review Image by NG
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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2021 by NG
    • good optics, horrible mount system
Style: Travel Scope 80
I bought this for a camping trip at the last minute to have a portable telescope. Optics are great and in the dark sky I was able to see the Orion Nebula really well. The Pleides also looks great. Comes with a couple eyepieces that I think are worth the value of the scope in itself. Those eyepieces are good ones, not amazing ones, but good to be easy to see. The tripod is a simple camera mount so not very sturdy and wind can easily move. to be expected and I'm okay with that part. However the mount system is horrible for a telescope. Makes it impossible to track sky objects or move from one spot to another easily, doesn't allow for fine adjustments. Overall the mount is horrible and worthless for star observing. That said, if you plan to use for terrestrial use, it will be just fine. I plan on upgrading the mount as that should be easy to change out with something I design and print. Overall I am very happy with the purchase for the price. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2024 by CustomerX
    • Good Scope, Horrible Tripod and Mount
Style: Travel Scope 80
I just got this little telescope. I set it up and calibrated the focus during the day, trying out the eyepieces, the barlow lens I got separately, and the smartphone mount. I got a 90 degree diagonal on it too. The scope works well so far. I can see it has modest, acceptable optical aberration with the stock eyepieces. I'll get a Plossl eyepiece later and see if that improves things VS stock. For the price and for what it is I give the scope alone a 5/5 stars. The finder scope isn't great but it works. I may not use it and just use the low power eyepiece on the scope for that purpose. Then there's the tripod... Es Muy Horrible! Sure, it'll pass for terrestrial viewing and the moon. I was hoping, based on reviews I would at least be able to easily hack or modify it to make it function well. No. It's very shaky even with all adjustments locked tightly. I didn't even extend it beyond about 3 inches vertical and using a camp stool, I didn't extend the lower section of the legs. In short, I did everything possible to give it stability and a chance to work well. God help anybody using it standing fully extending legs and the vertical adjustment. Then there's actually getting the scope on target... Even with the low power lens and its wider field of view, the tripod is hard to aim and adjust. You need extreme patience to aim with the high power lens included. Add a 3x barlow between that high power lens and the diagonal and, good luck! Celestron, your name means telescopes to me and I'm sure many others. It meant that to me long before I ever considered getting one since my youth. You, whose bread and butter is the astronomy hobby should know better than to sell hobby killers. This tripod makes this otherwise decent scope a hobby killer. You know, annoying and frustrating people new to the hobby so much that they give up entirely. That means fewer telescopes and accessories sold yearly and long term (or to perk up your MBA's and revolving door exec's ears: LESS QUARTERLY REVENUE). Beginning astronomy hobbyists will likely stay with it and upgrade equipment over their lifetime in the hobby if their first experience is good. That means more telescopes and accessories sold yearly and long term (again, to perk up your MBA's and revolving door exec's ears: MORE QUARTERLY REVENUE). I'm 100% sure this tripod-shaped-object was chosen for its cost to you and potential profit. No consideration for user experience. No consideration for long term implications to customer retention. Even with included lenses alone (no barlow) it's hard to use for just terrestrial viewing. Whoever chose it has probably never looked through the eyepiece of a telescope and is far less likely to have looked through the eyepiece of this or even similar level budget scopes. Nobody making decisions that affect the function and experience of using your product should be unfamiliar with said product. The mount is the worst part. It's wobbly even fully locked down and adjusting and aiming with the Alt-Az is jerky along with that wobbliness and shakiness. I could CAD up a stamped steel design or even a better plastic one (if you specify a proper grade of plastic) that would be cheap to manufacture and charge you nothing for it, not even giving me credit for doing it. What drunk would choose a cantilevered adjustable alt-az mount (It's clear this is just a light camera tripod)? Easiest would be for you to have someone who cares about the product and customer experience to try out some tripods and pick the one that works best in terms of function (First Priority!) and cost (if it adds $5-10 to the current price customers will still be happy as long as it works well!). ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2025 by G.
    • Great Telescope, recommended!
Style: Travel Scope 80
The telescope is great, easy to use, easy to set up and take down. Bring its own bag where you can store everything very neatly. Great for kids and beginners. Nothing complicated and very intuitive. A point to improve: The tripod. It is not the best, it is practical and small but very flimsy, it does its job but it is frustrating that after a while it becomes very difficult to adjust it so that it is in the place you need. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2022 by Francisco Gonzalez
    • Perfect Camping Telescope!
Style: Travel Scope 80
Review Image by Bob Borst
Review Image by Bob Borst
Review Image by Bob Borst
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" ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2026 by Bob Borst
    • Great Starter Scope
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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2021 by Hugh J.
    • NOT FOR ASTRONOMY
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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2020 by Mrs. Smith

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