Beginner Telescopes

Unleash the power of your smartphone to take you on a guided tour of the night sky—no telescope experience required.

Patent-pending StarSense sky recognition technology uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate its position in real time. Check phone compatibility here.

StarSense Explorer app automatically generates a list of objects currently visible. View planets, brighter nebulae and galaxies, star clusters, and double stars from the city. Or take your telescope to darker skies to view faint, deep sky objects.

Manual altazimuth mount with smooth, dual-axis slow-motion controls makes it easy to follow the on-screen arrows to your desired target. When the bullseye turns green, it’s ready to view in the telescope’s eyepiece.

80mm refractor with fully coated glass optics for bright, sharp views.

Includes 25mm and 10mm eyepieces, 2x Barlow Lens, StarSense smartphone dock, erect image diagonal, a red dot finderscope (in case you want to use the telescope without your phone), and a full-height tripod.

NOTE: The Starsense telscope uses your smartphone as a navigation device only, not to take photos.

Unleash the power of your smartphone to take you on a guided tour of the night sky—no telescope experience required.

Patent-pending StarSense sky recognition technology uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate its position in real time. Check phone compatibility here.

StarSense Explorer app automatically generates a list of objects currently visible. View planets, brighter nebulae and galaxies, star clusters, and double stars from the city. Or take your telescope to darker skies to view faint, deep sky objects.

NOTE: The Starsense telscope uses your smartphone as a navigation device only, not to take photos.

Unleash the power of your smartphone to take you on a guided tour of the night sky—no telescope experience required.

Patent-pending StarSense sky recognition technology uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate its position in real time. Check phone compatibility here.

NOTE: The Starsense telscope uses your smartphone as a navigation device only, not to take photos.

• Quick and easy no-tool setup
• StarPointer for convenience
• Quick release dovetail attachment
• Pan handle Alt-Az control with clutch for smooth and accurate pointing
• Rugged pre-assembled tripod with steel tube legs provides a rigid and stable platform
• All coated glass optics for clear, crisp images
• Deluxe accessory tray for convenient and accessible storage of accessories
• Download Starry Night Basic Software with a 36,000 object database, printable sky maps and enhanced images including 3D renderings of stars, exoplanets, and galaxies

• Easy to assemble 76 mm Newtonian reflector
• Pre-assembled aluminum tripod and accessory tray
• 3x Barlow Lens-triples the magnifying power of each eyepiece
• Finderscope: 5x24
• Includes two 20mm & 4mm 1.25" eyepieces

Introducing a grab and go telescope, the saxon 70mm Traveller scope features a focal length of 400mm, 70mm objective lens, a 45 degree image-erecting prism and a generous magnification of up to 165x.

This telescope includes a pre-assembled tripod, two 1.25” eyepieces, a cleaning cloth and a bonus padded bag pack.

Compact and portable, the new saxon 70mm Traveller scope is your new grab and go telescope for land and astronomical viewing.

The Celestron PowerSeeker 60AZ Refractor is an ideal entry-level telescope for exploring the moon, planets, and brighter deep sky objects with its fully coated 60mm glass optics. Its no-tool setup and lightweight adjustable tripod make it perfect for on-the-go stargazing or daytime spotting, while included accessories like two eyepieces, a 3x Barlow lens, and Starry Night software get you observing right out of the box.

• Wifi compatible
• Compact, portable 5-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube with StarBright XLT optical coatings
• Computerized GoTo mount with high-performance worm gears and motors for improved tracking accuracy, along with reduced gear backlash
• Rechargeable lithium-iron phosphate battery with enough power for 10 hours of continuous observing
• Improved industrial design with manual clutches and integrated carry handles, plus the added convenience of two accessory trays and a USB charge port for your smart device

NOTE:  For solar observing we recommend the Astrozap Glass Solar Filter (Product No. 124466) for use on this telescope.

Unleash the power of your smartphone to take you on a guided tour of the night sky—no telescope experience required. Patented, award-winning StarSense sky recognition technology uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate the telescope’s position in real-time. 

NOTE: to protect your scope optics from dust in storage we recommend the Pegasus 6-8" Dust cover for the bottom of your scope. (Product Number 126685)