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Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ LT Refractor Telescope Kit w/ Smartphone Adapter

$78
$129.95
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Walmart has Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ LT Refractor Telescope Kit on sale for $78. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member FolesMVP17 for posting this deal.

Note, item must be sold/shipped by Walmart

Features:
  • All-in-one beginner telescope kit – 70mm refractor telescope with coated glass optics delivers stunning views of the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, brighter deep sky objects like the Orion Nebula, and more
  • Capture your own images & video through the telescope with the included smartphone adapter and Bluetooth remote
  • Quick and easy no-tool setup will have you ready to observe in minutes
  • Kit includes everything you need to get started: 20mm (low power) and 10mm (high power) eyepiece, erect image diagonal and StarPointer red dot finderscope
  • Sturdy full-height steel tripod with accessory tray to keep you organized
  • Manual alt-azimuth mount with pan handle makes it easy to point the telescope at objects
  • Also works great as a spotting scope for land-based objects during the day
  • Includes a free download of Celestron Starry Night astronomy software to help you learn more about the night sky

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    • At the time of this posting, Our research indicates that this is $41.99 lower (35% savings) than the next best available prices from reputable merchants with prices starting from $119.99. -SaltyOne
    • Ideal telescope for beginners
    • This product is part of Walmart's Black Friday deals
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Black Friday event today at $78
Regular price (and Amazon) $128.74

Includes smartphone adapter for taking pictures

Looks to be around 40% off limited time.
Seems like a great deal! Just bought one for my kids for Christmas just in case they go out of stock.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Celest...hbdg=L2000
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Model: Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ LT Refractor Telescope Kit with Smartphone Adapter and Bluetooth Remote, Ideal Telescope for Beginners, Capture Your Own Images, Tripod plus Bonus Accessories Included

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Reach out to your local public library. We started with them to get our feet wet. Our library loans a high end one with a 6 inch diameter Smilie
I would spend just a bit more for a celestron like this one and use your phone to gps your location and the app tells you where to pin point your sky object. https://www.adorama.com/cnsselt11...dl-gbase-p
That's more than just a little bit. It's more than twice the cost!

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11-10-2021 at 07:29 PM.
11-10-2021 at 07:29 PM.
How is this telescope, Good enough to get feet wet?
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11-10-2021 at 07:45 PM.

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How is this telescope, Good enough to get feet wet?

I would spend just a bit more for a celestron like this one and use your phone to gps your location and the app tells you where to pin point your sky object. https://www.adorama.com/cnsselt11...dl-gbase-p
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11-10-2021 at 07:47 PM.
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Taking pictures while it's adapted to the eyepiece is VERY hard to get it perfectly straight to get a descent picture of a anything, especially that whatever is that you're seeing won't be aligned too long because of the Earth's continous rotation
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hysterias
11-10-2021 at 07:50 PM.
11-10-2021 at 07:50 PM.
Quote from matadorjr24 :
I would spend just a bit more for a celestron like this one and use your phone to gps your location and the app tells you where to pin point your sky object. https://www.adorama.com/cnsselt11...dl-gbase-p

That's more than just a little bit. It's more than twice the cost!
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GrandmasterBBC
11-10-2021 at 07:53 PM.
11-10-2021 at 07:53 PM.
Quote from iuku :
How is this telescope, Good enough to get feet wet?

At this price a scope of like this would be okay. Just read some reviews and manage your expectations. No beginner telescope in this range is going to impress.
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11-10-2021 at 07:55 PM.
11-10-2021 at 07:55 PM.
Quote from GrandmasterBBC :
At this price a scope of like this would be okay. Just read some reviews and manage your expectations. No beginner telescope in this range is going to impress.

True...it's good for starters..I have 3 so each one was an upgrade lol
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11-10-2021 at 07:58 PM.

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11-10-2021 at 07:58 PM.
Reach out to your local public library. We started with them to get our feet wet. Our library loans a high end one with a 6 inch diameter Smilie
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11-10-2021 at 08:16 PM.
11-10-2021 at 08:16 PM.
Quote from matadorjr24 :
Taking pictures while it's adapted to the eyepiece is VERY hard to get it perfectly straight to get a descent picture of a anything, especially that whatever is that you're seeing won't be aligned too long because of the Earth's continous rotation

What about if you use the astrophotography mode on your phone?
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11-10-2021 at 08:22 PM.
11-10-2021 at 08:22 PM.
Quote from SlickFly :
Reach out to your local public library. We started with them to get our feet wet. Our library loans a high end one with a 6 inch diameter Smilie
That is, if you don't live in a small broke town.
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What about if you use the astrophotography mode on your phone?

Still not good enough. Youd need a telescope that has tracking or a mount that can adapt to the part where the eyepiece goes and do a very fast shutter speed...but now not letting enough light to Capture a good picture. Only the moon would be the best object to take pics
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11-10-2021 at 08:24 PM.
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We bought this a few years ago, and I'd definitely say this style is probably one of the easiest to use. I dropped it and messed up the focus knob and basically bricked the entire thing. We bought another style that was three times the price; however, we wished we'd just bought this one again as it was easier to use.
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11-10-2021 at 08:27 PM.
11-10-2021 at 08:27 PM.
Quote from iuku :
How is this telescope, Good enough to get feet wet?
For kids?
This is incredible. Most of the cheap "kids" telescopes are junk.
Celestron is one of the best in the telescope field, and I've never seen a truly bad product from them.

For adults? Don't expect to count all the craters in the moon, but for an adult wanting to experiment with the hobby you can't go wrong with this. Buy and you may find your love for our hobby… don't like it and you're just out $80.
Just a warning.. if you fall in LOVE, telescopes get EXPENSIVE lol.


Guessing Walmart is targeting Christmas Gifts on this one.. i may need to snag a few for my siblings so they finally have some interest in my astrophotos 😂
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11-10-2021 at 09:05 PM.
11-10-2021 at 09:05 PM.
Quote from iuku :
How is this telescope, Good enough to get feet wet?

There is always more to a telescope than the zoom. If you want to start with a basic telescope, you need to learn the basics of it. Then based on your needs/location you can choose the appropriate telescope.
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