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Celestron – StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ Smartphone App-Enabled Telescope – Works with StarSense App to Help You Find Stars, Planets & More – iPhone/Android Compatible

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Size: 80 Refractor


Features

  • PATENTED STARSENSE SKY RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY: This one-of-a-kind telescope uses patented, award-winning StarSense sky recognition technology and your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate its position in real time.
  • STARSENSE EXPLORER APP: The app generates a lis tof the best objects to view based on your exact time & location. View planets, brighter nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters from the city PLUS fainter, deep sky objects from darker sites.
  • EASY TO SET UP AND USE: Manual altazimuth mount with slow motion rod makes it easy to follow the on-screen arrows to your desired target. When the bullseye turns green, its ready to view in the telescopes eyepiece.
  • HIGH-QUALITY 80MM REFRACTOR: Fully coated glass optics provide bright, sharp, clear views of craters on the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and deep sky objects like the Orion Nebula.
  • 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 has reinvented the manual telescope with the StarSense Explorer. This telescope uses patented sky recognition technology and your smartphone to analyze the sky and calculate its position in real time. Thanks to the app’s user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials, it’s like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky. Leave complicated star charts, imprecise planetarium apps, and computerized mounts behind. With the StarSense Explorer, locating objects has never been easier, faster, or more accurate. Within minutes, you’ll be navigating the sky with confidence. Place your phone in the unique StarSense dock and launch the app. After a simple, 2-minute alignment procedure, StarSense Explorer generates a list of celestial objects currently visible. Make a selection, and arrows appear on-screen, guiding you as you move the telescope. When the object is ready to view, the bullseye turns green. With a 80mm (approx. 3”) objective lens equipped with XLT optical coatings, this telescope has enough light gathering ability to deliver impressive views, especially when you bring it to a dark sky location. Enjoy sharp, bright views of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons, its cloud bands, Great Red Spot, the rings of Saturn, the trapezium in the Orion Nebula, and the beautiful Pleiades Open Star Cluster. An ultra-stable altazimuth mount with full-height tripod anchors the telescope. Slip clutches and geared slow-motion controls in both axes help you scan the sky smoothly, following objects with just a turn of the knobs. The Celestron StarSense Explorer works with iPhone 6 and up and most devices running Android 7.1.2 or later manufactured since 2016. For a complete compatibility list, visit celestron.com/sse

Brand: Celestron


Model Name: StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ


Eye Piece Lens Description: Barlow


Objective Lens Diameter: 80 Millimeters


Telescope Mount Description: Altazimuth Mount


Product Dimensions: 38.98"D x 18.03"W x 11.02"H


Focus Type: Manual Focus


Finderscope: Reflex


Item Weight: 9.2 Pounds


Compatible Devices: Smartphone


Product Dimensions: 38.98 x 18.03 x 11.02 inches


Item Weight: 9.2 pounds


Item model number: 22451


Batteries: 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included)


Date First Available: January 6, 2020


Manufacturer: Celestron


Language: English


Country of Origin: China


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Great starter telescope-must have!
Love this scope. We are new to using a telescope and so glad I purchased this one to learn from. We have already spent hours outside just looking at the night sky! We did purchase an upgraded lens (Celestron X-cel) but the lenses that come with it are not bad either- especially if you are starting out. We used the included Iphone app download to locate planets (Saturn, Jupiter) and other constellations. The images are clear and so wonderful. You can see the rings of Saturn and Titan when conditions are good-although Titan is a little bright dot but still exciting to see. Seeing Jupiter's 4 moons and the colors is just so fascinating. The moon was absolutely beautiful to see- very detailed. We purchased some filters as well- the moon filter really helps and the blue filter is great when looking at Saturn and Jupiter. We are still learning and we have the bug- wanting a bigger telescope already but will definitely continue to learn our way around the sky with this one! The telescope arrived a day earlier than expected and no issues- packaged great- no damage. Easy to set up. If you're new to observing the sky as we are- I would suggest some great books to accompany the telescope- also sold on Amazon to assist with educating yourself on the world of astronomy. Very happy with this purchase and would recommend it to anyone! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2020 by Elle
    • Worth the Buy!
We’ve used this telescope a few times, the kids love seeing the craters on the moon! Great view, durable, easy to operate.
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023 by LunaCloud
    • Pretty decent beginner scope
The app is easy to calibrate and use. The scopes power is a bit weak but it is about as expected since it is a beginner scope. Lunar observing is pretty fun and easy with this scope since you can see each individual crater relatively close up. I have yet to do any planetary observations but I am expecting it to be quite challenging and not very rewarding, in other words I don't expect to be able to see a whole lot. Id recommend buying a new eyepiece to go with this scope since the ones you get with the scope arent really very powerful or high quality. The telescope mount is a bit flimsy and allows the scope to shake a lot especially in light to moderate wind. Whenever I'm viewing an object at a high level of magnification I cannot touch any part of the telescope because if I do the scope will shake enough so that I literally cannot see anything through the eyepiece because it just jumps around so much. Overall, I would still recommend this scope to a beginner, it is a good way to enter this hobby since this scope is easy to use and a bit more forgiving in the sense that you don't need to know anything about astronomy before using this. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2020 by Bryan
    • MUST HAVE if you have never worked with telescopes before....
I am not sure why there are many complaints about the telescope and not able to see objects properly or in some at all. The first thing that you need to do is tune it well and after that never go directly using the 10 mm lens with the Barlow lens. Start with the 25 mm then go to the 10 mm and then use the Barlow lens focusing on the object with each initial view. Also understand that when focusing on planets, the planet might go out of the captured area because our planet is rotating on its axis too so keep on tracking how the planet you're viewing is moving in the sky relative to your position. If you end up to the most zoom using the 10mm and Barlow Lens you will notice the planet quickly move up or down depending on where you are. so move the telescope accordingly. Also, make sure that your telescope is held at a firm surface, slight vibrations can make you lose focus. There is a lot of learning you can do with this telescope that can help you use more expensive telescopes. My plan is to get more lenses in the future and work with this telescope for a few years and then buy a more expensive telescope with the tracking motor. I am very happy with this purchase and would suggest anyone to buy this as a starter. I have not used the StarSense app yet, it is very finicky, and use my own sky view app to track objects in the sky. That would be the only negative I have but that can be fixed if they make app updates. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2021 by SUBRAT KAMAT
    • Excellent beginner telescope
We bought this as a Christmas gift for our whole family, & finally set it up last night. I thought a couple of pieces were missing at first, & the instructions weren’t the most user friendly… but I kept reading & studying them, & set things up just fine in the end. We took it on our back deck & proceeded to oooh & ahhh over the moons seas & craters. Then we spied Jupiter. We couldn’t see its red spot or color bands, but we squealed to see 4 of its moons. We went on to look at the Pleiades, Mars (reddish dot), Sirius (light blue dot), Andromeda Galaxy (faint white smudge), and the Orion Nebula (white smudge). We & our kids (ages 13, 11, & 6.5) we’re totally in awe and excited to explore the skies afresh with our new telescope. That said, I am very interested in buying a new eyepiece (as many other reviewers suggested) that would zoom us in enough to see color on the planets. Would love recommendations for that! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2023 by Alicia Clark
    • Beware if buying a used one
We were very disappointed to learn the app doesn't work if it is returned and resold My mistake to buy a used one. The company should not be able to resale if the app can't be reset.
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2023 by G
    • Received with broken part although listed new
The telescope itself is really good, can see in awesome detail. The app part isnt ideal for my type of phone, it doesnt turn the camera on consistently and the position is off a bit. Scope works great. Giving purchase rating only a 2 because the item was listed new but was received used and the altitude rod was broken when received. Very disappointing since I paid a higher price than other listings, because it was a gift and I needed new. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021 by Hazie
    • Great first telescope
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This telescope was easy to put together and it is easy to use. It has a phone mount to go with their app so you can see what stars you're looking at which is great when learning. I'd recommend this to any beginner as it's user friendly, great lens and you can add other lens/pieces to it. I was able to clearly see stars that I wasn't able to see with the naked eye. And the details on the moon are beautiful. Can't wait to see other stars and planets when the date is right. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2022 by Crista C. Crista C.

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