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Celestron 22451 StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ Smartphone App-Enabled Telescope – Works with StarSense App to Help You Find Stars, Planets & More – iPhone/Android Compatible

249.95

Celestron 22451 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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$249.95

· 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 telescope’s position. · TONIGHT’S 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 city—and 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. · 80MM REFRACTOR WITH IMPRESSIVE VIEWS: The 3" Refractor 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.

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TimReviewed in the United States on July 7, 2024

This is a great first telescope for anyone interested in starting astronomy. It is light weight so you can travel and carry it easily. Easy to assemble with the manual and I am not that mechanically inclined. There are a few videos on YouTube of unboxing and assembly. It gives an excellent view of the moon. You can see the craters and mountains with the 25mm and 10mm eyepieces. As far as the planets Jupiter and Saturn you can see the moons of Jupiter very clear with the 25mm, but you won't be able to see the bands around Jupiter. It looks like a big bright star. But still very impressive. With the 10mm eyepiece you can somewhat make out the bands. Saturn you can see the ring. I would suggest getting another high powered eye piece with a wide field of view because of the low field of view the planets drift fairly fast because of the earth's rotation. Star clusters come in great! Pleiades and Caldwell 13 are beautiful! For a beginning star gazer or someone not wanting to spend a lot of money this is a wonderful first telescope.

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Heather JonesReviewed in the United States on November 10, 2024

My son absolutely loves this. He is so fascinated by astonomy and has high hopes of becoming an astronomer. He carries this telescope outside almost every night and keeps track of things with the app on his phone. My favorite part is that I can keep getting him lenses and accessories to make it better. Overall great first telescope. We are able to see the rings of Saturn and comet tails! He is 15 and was able to assemble it without any help. Very light and easy to carry while staying higher quality. Would recoomend!

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S SkokReviewed in the United States on December 29, 2024

This telescope is good for its price and very sturdy. With its ease of use and clarity, it’s nice for beginners and intermediate astronomers. It was very easy to set up and use. The app didn’t work well for us. We were able to eye it and get a picture of Jupiter.

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SUBRAT KAMATReviewed in the United States on December 7, 2021

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.

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Amazon CustomerReviewed in the United States on April 26, 2025

It’s too heavy for travel and it’s hard to focus on the distance

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Alicia ClarkReviewed in the United States on January 1, 2023

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!

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jtmeReviewed in the United States on November 7, 2020

Very difficult to set up. I even watched the YouTube videos. Also, YouTube reviews/setups. When you have to synch with iPhone which best to do in daylight, then you cannot remove your smartphone to keep it synched. Or, you have to do the process all over again. That's ridiculous! So from late afternoon to late evening, I cannot use my phone? After 5 months, I've yet to see even the moon. I have had better luck just looking up at the sky. I even tried to use the telescope without the smartphone, but nope - nada. I switched out lenses. Nothing. When I purchased in the beginning of the summer, I tried to use it at night a couple of times and got mauled by bugs. So I figured I would try again in the Fall, especially after the first freeze. Last night (11/6), I went out because it was a beautiful dark night sky and I can see Mars right above my house. All I saw was blackness in the scope. And, yes, I did remove the lens caps. The only thing I can say is unless you have an extra smartphone to leave connected (and outside) with the telescope, you can forget about using the smartphone tracking feature. Even though I live in the suburbs (outskirt of city area), we get some really good night sky vistas of Mars, Saturn, Jupiter. I've even been able to track the space station across the sky. Just by looking up (for free). So, unfortunately, I am out about $180 (after taxes); but more importantly, I am extremely disappointed.

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SMCReviewed in the United States on February 10, 2025

Great item!

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Smart HomesReviewed in Spain on October 26, 2024

Click to play video Para empezar en este mundo, es perfecto. Mi hijo esta super contento con el telescopio. Despues de buscar y buscar, elijió este modelo y con la seguridad de que en amazon si no estaba bien, no tendriamos problemas en la devolucion. Se ve perfectamente toda la luna, y planetas que es complicadisimo localizar y ver bien como saturno y es alucinante verlo con un telescopio tan sencillo y nada caro. Y decir, que una de las lentes esta rota, y de forma inmediata nos dieron solucion por telefono y nos enviaron la pieza super rapido de recambio. Ayudando a colocarla por telefono. Se agradece que te den un servicio tan urgente. Ademas, se puede llevar y transportar en la bolsa perfectamente, incluso en avion nos dejaron llevarlo.

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Roy van VeenReviewed in Germany on February 5, 2022

Assembly is doable for any 10+ years old. It's a practical device for beginners for sure. Good starters documentation included.

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Dr RohanReviewed in India on June 15, 2024

It is a little challenging to learn

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Peter HuberReviewed in Germany on December 8, 2020

Habe es leider zurücksenden müssen da es für mich als Rollstuhlfahrer zu umständlich war es zu bedienen. Ein sehr gutes und schönes Telescope. Habe es auf ein Spiegeltelescope geändert.

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AppleReviewed in India on November 13, 2024

Red dot not working 😕