Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ Smartphone App-Enabled Telescope

Finding your way around the night sky feels far more approachable with the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ, a smartphone app-enabled refractor telescope that combines a 70mm aperture, 700mm focal length and manual alt-azimuth mount in a format that suits first-time observers particularly well. Celestron’s StarSense Explorer system uses your smartphone to analyse star patterns overhead and calculate the telescope’s position in real time, then guides you to selected objects on screen.

Fully coated glass optics deliver bright, sharp views, while the 90 erect image diagonal also supports daytime viewing of wildlife and landscapes. The manual mount includes altitude slow-motion adjustment with a sliding rod for finer control as you track objects, and the adjustable full-height tripod keeps the setup steady. With a total product weight of 6. 35kg, it remains practical to move between home use and darker observing locations.

Key features

• 70mm refractor telescope with 700mm focal length and f/10 focal ratio
• StarSense Explorer smartphone dock and app-based sky recognition technology
• Manual alt-azimuth mount with altitude slow-motion adjustment and sliding rod
• Fully coated glass optics
• 90 erect image diagonal for astronomical and daytime viewing
• StarPointer red dot finderscope included
• Adjustable full-height tripod with accessory tray
• 2-year warranty
• Model number: 22450-CGL

Specifications

Optics

• Optical design: Refractor
• Aperture: 70mm (2. 76")
• Focal length: 700mm
• Focal ratio: f/10
• Highest useful magnification: 165x
• Lowest useful magnification: 10x
• Limiting stellar magnitude: 11. 7
• Resolution (Rayleigh): 1. 99 arc seconds
• Resolution (Dawes): 1. 66 arc seconds
• Light gathering power (compared to human eye): 100x
• Optical coatings: Fully coated glass optics
• Optical tube: Aluminium

Eyepieces and viewing

• Eyepiece 1 focal length: 25mm
• Eyepiece 1 magnification: 28x
• Eyepiece 2 focal length: 10mm
• Eyepiece 2 magnification: 70x
• Barlow lens: 2x (1. 25")
• Finderscope: StarPointer red dot finderscope
• Star diagonal: Erect image 90

Mount

• Mount type: Manual alt-azimuth
• Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod): 1320. 8mm max height
• Tripod leg diameter: 31. 75mm steel
• Accessory tray: Yes
• Slew speeds: Manual
• GPS: Uses phone's GPS

Build

• Product weight: 6. 35kg
• Optical tube weight: 1. 63kg
• Tripod weight: 1. 72kg

Sizing

Optical tube length: 812. 8mm

Optical tube diameter: 76mm

In the box

• 25mm eyepiece
• 10mm eyepiece
• 2x Barlow lens
• StarSense smartphone dock
• Erect image diagonal
• StarPointer red dot finderscope
• Full-height tripod

Support & warranty

2-year warranty.

Rackhams Reference : 8Y461HUKXM