expiredphoinix | Staff posted Jul 28, 2022 12:55 PM
expiredphoinix | Staff posted Jul 28, 2022 12:55 PM
Celestron - 70mm Travel Scope - Portable Refractor Telescope $77.68 - Amazon
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https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B001TI9Y2M [amazon.com]
$32.27 lower (29% savings) than the list price of $109.95
$10 coupon applied at checkout.
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- Superior optics: The Celestron 70mm Travel Scope features high-quality, fully-coated glass optics, a potent 70mm objective lens, a lightweight frame, and a custom backpack to carry it all. Its quality is unmatched in its class and against competitors.
- Powerful eyepieces for up-close viewing: Our telescope for astronomy beginners is equipped with two high-quality eyepieces (20mm and 10mm) that provide low- and high-power views of celestial objects at night and terrestrial objects during the day.
- Large 70mm objective lens: Our refractor telescope is equipped with a large 70mm aperture objective lens that provides enhanced, brighter views compared to the 50mm model while adding very little additional weight. Setting up and using the Travel Scope is quick and easy.
- Bonus bag, tripod, and software: This Celestron telescope and full-height tripod can be taken anywhere in the included travel backpack. Accessories also include a FREE download of one of the top consumer rated astronomy software programs.
- Unbeatable warranty and customer support: Buy with confidence from the telescope brand, based in California since 1960. You'll also receive a 2-year warranty and unlimited access to technical support from our team of US-based experts.
Customer reviews:
★★★★★ / 11,989 global ratings
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B001TI9Y2M [amazon.com]
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Price:
$32.27 lower (29% savings) than the list price of $109.95
$10 coupon applied at checkout.
Features:
Customer reviews:
★★★★★ / 11,989 global ratings
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B001TI9Y2M [amazon.com]
$32.27 lower (29% savings) than the list price of $109.95
$10 coupon applied at checkout.
Features:
- Superior optics: The Celestron 70mm Travel Scope features high-quality, fully-coated glass optics, a potent 70mm objective lens, a lightweight frame, and a custom backpack to carry it all. Its quality is unmatched in its class and against competitors.
- Powerful eyepieces for up-close viewing: Our telescope for astronomy beginners is equipped with two high-quality eyepieces (20mm and 10mm) that provide low- and high-power views of celestial objects at night and terrestrial objects during the day.
- Large 70mm objective lens: Our refractor telescope is equipped with a large 70mm aperture objective lens that provides enhanced, brighter views compared to the 50mm model while adding very little additional weight. Setting up and using the Travel Scope is quick and easy.
- Bonus bag, tripod, and software: This Celestron telescope and full-height tripod can be taken anywhere in the included travel backpack. Accessories also include a FREE download of one of the top consumer rated astronomy software programs.
- Unbeatable warranty and customer support: Buy with confidence from the telescope brand, based in California since 1960. You'll also receive a 2-year warranty and unlimited access to technical support from our team of US-based experts.
Customer reviews:
★★★★★ / 11,989 global ratings
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B001TI9Y2M [amazon.com]
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Don't forget you have to let the scope acclimate to the night air temperature. The moon will look like it's **boiling** until the temp equalizes
Could take a hour or more
Any recommendations?
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A refractor telescope like the one in this deal can be usable for someone like a young kid (or anyone less interested in handling more precious binoculars or storing a larger telescope) to get a better peek at the moon, but I'd typically argue in favor of even cheaper reflector telescopes for that kind of application. Comparable models are smaller, even cheaper, and can often be improved upon if/when that becomes an interest.
Despite any arguments in favor of or against refractor or reflector telescopes, below the $100 price the only thing you'd be buying of the highest relative quality really is a pair of binoculars.
My own take modifies one that I would reinforce from a popular review site, so consider my opinions below with some context from the linked site:
- At this price point, maybe think about binoculars
- A reflector telescope at this price point can often be made better with modifications/accessories (See even just the top paragraph [telescopicwatch.com] in this article)
- A refractor telescope at this price point (like the one in this deal) is usually hopeless garbage despite some of the functional advantages that get cited by advocates for them (Compare and contrast a review from the same site as the one above for the Celestron 114AZ which also does not recommend [telescopicwatch.com] this Celestron scope)
For the money I'd note that binoculars have many of the advantages a refractor would provide without being garbage at the given sub-$100 price point. I'm not dismissing the arguments in favor of refractor telescopes, I'm just dismissing the quality argument when shopping sub-$100 telescopes. No inexpensive telescope is going to be great out of the box, period. If you're lucky, they'll do the basics without being too frustrating to diminish the experience for the (usually) enthusiastic users.Good luck!
Jon
Any recommendations?
Go to offerup or Craigslist and look for a used Dobsonian. Most are in the 8" size and those will perform really well in viewing planets and the moon. The best planets to look at are Jupiter, Saturn and on a very rare case Mars (Must go to a really dark site). The moon should look spectacular with the views of craters.
Any recommendations?
Tons of them for sale all the time.
Small enough to move around, yet big enough to actually see something.
A refractor telescope like the one in this deal can be usable for someone like a young kid (or anyone less interested in handling more precious binoculars or storing a larger telescope) to get a better peek at the moon, but I'd typically argue in favor of even cheaper reflector telescopes for that kind of application. Comparable models are smaller, even cheaper, and can often be improved upon if/when that becomes an interest.
Despite any arguments in favor of or against refractor or reflector telescopes, below the $100 price the only thing you'd be buying of the highest relative quality really is a pair of binoculars.
My own take modifies one that I would reinforce from a popular review site, so consider my opinions below with some context from the linked site:
- At this price point, maybe think about binoculars
- A reflector telescope at this price point can often be made better with modifications/accessories (See even just the top paragraph [telescopicwatch.com] in this article)
- A refractor telescope at this price point (like the one in this deal) is usually hopeless garbage despite some of the functional advantages that get cited by advocates for them (Compare and contrast a review from the same site as the one above for the Celestron 114AZ which also does not recommend [telescopicwatch.com] this Celestron scope)
For the money I'd note that binoculars have many of the advantages a refractor would provide without being garbage at the given sub-$100 price point. I'm not dismissing the arguments in favor of refractor telescopes, I'm just dismissing the quality argument when shopping sub-$100 telescopes. No inexpensive telescope is going to be great out of the box, period. If you're lucky, they'll do the basics without being too frustrating to diminish the experience for the (usually) enthusiastic users.Good luck!
Jon
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