Celestron AstroMaster 70 AZ Telescope
Refractor. Objective lens diameter: 70 mm. Focal length: 900mm
Product ID | 03979 |
Brand | Celestron |
Warranty | 3 years |
EAN | 2400000026402 |
Package size (LxWxH) | 37x24x96 cm |
Shipping Weight | 8.62 kg |
Manual Alt-Azimuth telescope
Navigate the sky with a pan handle Alt-Az control with clutch for smooth and accurate pointing. Move the clutch in an up/down, left/right fashion to track your object in the eyepiece.
Accessories Included
Accessories include a 20mm and 10mm eyepiece, an erect image diagonal, and a Starpointer finderscope. The two eyepieces offer different magnifications for low and high powered views.
Starry Night Software
Download Celestron’s Starry Night Software and learn about the night sky, celestial objects, and how to plan your next observing session. Celestron Starry Night Software is the premier astronomy software package on the market, providing resources and knowledge to view our solar system and beyond.
Features:
- 70mm refractor telescope with fully coated glass optics and a lightweight frame.
- Observe in no time with a quick and easy, no-tool setup.
- Accessories include: two eyepieces (20mm and 10mm), erect image star diagonal, and a finderscope.
- Panning handle Alt-Az control with clutch for smooth and accurate pointing.
- Adjustable height tripod
- 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
Product ID | 03979 |
Brand | Celestron |
Warranty | 3 years |
EAN | 2400000026402 |
Package size (LxWxH) | 37x24x96 cm |
Shipping Weight | 8.62 kg |
Optical design | refractor |
Optical scheme | achromat |
Optics coating | fully multi-coated |
Objective lens diameter (aperture), mm | 70 |
Focal length, mm | 900 |
Lowest practical power, x | 10 |
Highest practical power, x | 165 |
Aperture ratio | f/13 |
Resolution threshold, arcseconds | 2 |
Resolution: Rayleigh criterion | 1.99 |
Resolution: Dawes' limit | 1.66 |
Limiting stellar magnitude | 11.7 |
Eyepieces | 20mm (45x), K10mm (90x) |
Finderscope | red dot, StarPointer |
Tripod | steel |
Tripod height (adjustable), mm | adjustable |
Accessory tray | ✓ |
Telescope control | manual |
Mount | alt-azimuth |
Additional | diagonal prism 1.25" |
Optical tube material | aluminum |
User level | elementary, beginners |
Observed object | planets of the Solar System, terrestrial objects |
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