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Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ App-Enabled Telescope – 114mm Newtonian Reflector with Smartphone Dock & StarSense App – iPhone & Android Compatible – Easy-to-Use for Beginners

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Features

  • SMARTPHONE-POWERED SKY TOUR: No experience needed! Just dock your phone, launch the StarSense Explorer app, and follow the on-screen arrows to locate stars, planets, nebulae, and more.
  • PATENTED STARSENSE TECHNOLOGY: Unlike other astronomy apps, StarSense Explorer uses sky recognition technology to turn your phone into a celestial navigation system, analyzing star patterns overhead to pinpoint your telescopes position.
  • TONIGHTS BEST TARGETS, INSTANTLY: The app generates a curated list of the top objects to see based on your time and location. See planets, bright nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters from the cityand even more from dark skies.
  • SIMPLE SETUP, SMOOTH TRACKING: Features a manual altazimuth mount with altitude slow motion adjustment with a sliding rod. Follow the on-screen arrows to your target; when the bullseye turns green, you can view it clearly through the eyepiece.
  • 114MM REFLECTOR WITH IMPRESSIVE VIEWS: The 4.5" Newtonian reflector with high-reflectivity coatings delivers sharp, vivid views of the Moon, planets like Jupiter and Saturn, and deep-sky favorites like the Orion Nebula and Andromeda Galaxy.
  • 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

Celestron’s StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ is the first telescope that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time, making stargazing easier than ever. Perfect for beginners, this app-enabled telescope lets you dock your phone, launch the app, and follow on-screen arrows to planets, stars, galaxies, and more. Unlike other astronomy apps that rely solely on gyroscopes, StarSense uses patented sky recognition technology and a Lost in Space Algorithm (LISA)—like the sophisticated location systems used by satellites—to deliver accurate, real-time guidance. Simply align your phone with the telescope optics, and within minutes, you’ll be exploring with confidence. The app automatically generates a list of the best objects to view based on your exact time and location. Choose one and navigate there by following the on-screen arrows. When the bullseye turns green, your target is ready in the eyepiece. The high-quality 114mm Newtonian reflector with highly reflective coatings provides bright, detailed views of the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and deep-sky favorites like the Orion Nebula and Andromeda Galaxy. Includes two eyepieces (10mm and 25mm), a red dot finderscope, a full- height tripod, and a StarSense smartphone dock. StarSense Explorer works with most modern smartphones; it is compatible with Android 12 and later, as well as iOS 18 and newer, including iPhone XR and newer models.

Brand: Celestron


Model Name: StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ


Optical Tube Length: 24 Inches


Eye Piece Lens Description: 25mm and 10mm eyepieces


Objective Lens Diameter: 114 Millimeters


Telescope Mount Description: Altazimuth Mount


Product Dimensions: 36"D x 36"W x 57"H


Focus Type: Manual Focus


Power Source: Manual


Finderscope: Reflex


Eye Piece Lens Description: 25mm and 10mm eyepieces


Mount: Altazimuth Mount


Focus Type: Manual Focus


Power Source: Manual


Finderscope: Reflex


Compatible Devices: Smartphone


Number of Batteries: 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included)


Coating: Glass mirrors coated with aluminum and SiO₂


Focal Length Description: 1000 millimeters


Field Of View: 2.04 Degrees


Dawes Limit: 1.02 Arc Sec


Zoom Ratio: 175


Additional Features: Unleash the power of your smartphone to take you on a guided tour of the night sky


Optical-Tube Length: 24 Inches


Objective Lens Diameter: 114 Millimeters


Item Dimensions D x W x H: 36"D x 36"W x 57"H


Item Weight: 10.4 Pounds


Exit Pupil Diameter: 5.7 Millimeters


Brand: Celestron


Model Name: StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ


Manufacturer: Celestron Acquisition LLC


UPC: 050234224529


Manufacturer Part Number: 22452


Model Number: 22452


Warranty Description: 2-YEAR WARRANTY


Built-In Media: 25mm and 10mm eyepieces, 2x Barlow Lens, Mount and tripod (preassembled), Optical tube, StarPointer finderscope


Unit Count: 1.0 Count


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    • Good telescope
Straight amazing I saw far and beautiful pictures of space.lens are good definitely will recommend buy on your first time.
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2026 by Amazon Customer
    • Great Telescope for the price or beginners!!!
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Ok so got this yesterday around 5 pm put it together and boom was watching the moon, arrived just in time for the Lunar Eclipse Blood Moon, pics attached. No collimation needed, easy setup and Star Sense App worked immediately with no issues. Red dot finder worked amazingly well and am super happy with my purchase. This is a great scope for beginners for the money or if you don’t want to spend on an equatorial telescope. You are ready right out of the box immediately ready to star gaze!!! I was also able to use my iPhone to take these pics!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2025 by RubenM
    • Works like it says it does, although a little bit wobbly and setup requires patience
Works as it says it should, with a few things to know ahead of time so that you get the best out of it. Make sure to download the app and use the included card to register the software properly. The phone mount has a COVER over the mirror, don't forget to remove it when you put your phone on (which I absolutely didn't do and have issues realizing) Don't enable advanced camera controls (at least on Android, specifically the Galaxy 25 ultra) as it adds a massive delay and over exposure making everything basically white The tripod and mount isn't rock solid, and so expect some image jiggle if you bump or put your eye physically on the eyepiece (or if explaining to a 7 year old you don't slam your eye into it) Take your time to calibrate the red dot and camera cross hairs. Doing so makes using the software to locate stars easy. While my chances to use it have been limited by cloud cover and a massive outbreak of vicious tiger mosquitoes (if you know them, you know) it operated amazingly, and being able to see the massive amount of stars around the stars you can visably see is amazing. Even from within a larger city on a partially cloudy evening, it let us see stars invisible otherwise, and let us locate and identify everything that was available in the sky. Before the mosquitos had just about drained us of all life blood. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2025 by Troy Rogers
    • Excelente estado
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Se ve en excelente estado aun no lo hemos probado esperamos estén todas las partes. Donde puedo conseguir una funda para llevar el Telescopio?
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2026 by Guillermo Martin
    • The App does not work.
I had no experience with astronomy, but thought I would try this because the app seemed like it will really help the novice user. First the unlock code for the Starsense app that came with telescope wasn't valid. It took a few days of back and forth emails with IT to get a valid code. The quality of telescope is okay, however calibrating the red dot in the finder scope was not easy at all, as the screws to adjust it are plastic and cheap and despite my best efforts it just would not align properly. The movement of the dot was not consistent due to the cheap threads on the elevation and lateral adjustments for the red dot. Also, you really need to tighten the thumb screws down super tight where the finder scope mounts to the telescope. On mine they kept coming loose and it would go out of calibration. The last straw really was once I finally got a valid code for star sense app, torqued down the the finder scope, I was ready to view the night sky! Well the app never was able to find the telescope and kept giving me an error. I was really patient with this hole process, but I tried it several times and it just would not work. In the end I returned the whole thing. I'll guess I'll wait to develop a new hobby till I can afford a cope with its own software and motorized for finding objects. The other thing here I learned is this scope isn't very powerful and is best served only looking at planets and the moon. But I don't know for sure because mine never worked. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024 by Jacqueline Taylor
    • So totally for a dad
Dad loves it
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2026 by Aaron
    • Good for viewing the moon not much else
Claims of being a good first telescope i disagree with them. Where to begin? I bought the telescope based on some the reviews and the feature using the phone app to help view different celestial bodies. I also wanted something that was more compact. And instead of having to look from the end of the barrel, I could look from the side of the barrel. I found the packaging to be sufficient to protect it and it came in good shape. Putting the telescope together was very easy, and I had no problems. Some of the flaws that I ran into that made me give this a less than stellar rating, start with the adjustments and the tightening of certain screws. The lock screw that helps tighten the telescope and prevent it from revolving, where it connects to the tripod. As soon as you attempt to tighten it a little bit, it automatically forces the telescope to shift just a little bit, but takes it off of the celestial body you happen to be viewing. This was very frustrating because I was trying to keep it from shifting, as I was looking through the eyepiece. The other 2 features causing me great frustration in trying to be able to locate any celestial body. The star sense app does not give an accurate view or assistance in locating the celestial body you're hoping to find. I attempted multiple times to adjust The Star sense locator, but to no avail. The other thing I found was every time I mount and unmount the cell phone into the star sense, locator device, it forces it out of alignment immediately. There's a red dot locator also mounted on the telescope. I've had no luck in trying to adjust the red dot into any manner where it will help me. Pinpoint the celestial body that I'm hoping to view. It has become a waste of time for me to use that at all. In order to locate anything, it has to be of a larger celestial body. Like the moon so far, that's been the only celestial body that I've been able to identify and to locate it, I've had to actually use the eye peace viewing tube without the magnifying eyepiece in place. I will compliment that the construction of the telescope and tripod and all feel of a good quality and sturdy and for the price. It was not bad based on pricing of other telescopes out there of this same design. Once I was able to focus on the moon, I found the image to be clear. At this moment, I'm indecisive if I want to keep it or send it back. I'm leaning towards sending it back because of the frustrations that i've had trying to locate celeste body's using what was supposed to be an easy design feature with the star sense app. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2024 by BikeWolf

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