General Astronomy

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.

127mm (5”) Newtonian reflector with highly reflective coatings and enough light gathering ability to view all the best celestial objects.

Includes 25mm and 10mm eyepieces, 2x Barlow Lens, StarSense smartphone dock, 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.

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

• Manual German equatorial mount with setting circles - to locate and track sky objects
• Adjustable, full height steel tripod with deluxe accessory tray
• Quick and easy no-tool setup
• Accessories include a 20mm and 10mm eyepiece, and a finderscope

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• Tabletop GOTO with WiFi (handset optional)
• Controlled with SynScan Pro App for iOS and Android
• GOTO using SynScan free app
• DC12V voltage
• Freedom Find dual encoder technology

NOTE: For solar viewing the Meade Glass Solar filter #575(Product No. 125874) is recommended.

For picture perfect views during the day and the night, you'll want the saxon 120/600 AZ3 Pioneer Refractor Telescope.

This telescope comes with a high aperture of 120mm to provide bright, clear images. The focal length of 600mm means this short-tube telescope is portable, easy to store and gives you the option to dabble with astrophotography.

The sturdy saxon 1206AZ3 Pioneer Refractor Telescope is all you'll need to capture sights of land and sky!

• Perfect for SAFELY viewing the Sun!
• Meets ISO 12312-2:2015
• CE certified to 12-16 of EN 169/1992.
• Removable white-light solar filter for use BOTH day & night!
• Parabolic Newtonian Reflector with a large 114mm (4.5") aperture for a great view of planets, nebulae, and the Sun!
• Lightweight (10.8 lbs) and compact with a removable 450mm (f/3.95) optical tube for portability
• Comes with 26mm and 9mm eyepieces for low and high magnifications
• 360° swivel mount and a simple point-and-look design for easy use

• Great for Learning
• See how it Works Inside
• Compact & Portable
• Newtonian Design

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.