WiththeCelestronStarSenseExplorerLT80AZ80mmf/11AZRefractorTelescope,exploringthewondersoftheuniverseisassimpleas1-2-3:1.Dockyoursmartphone2.LaunchtheStarSenseExplorersmartphoneapp3.Observethemoon,planets,stars,andmore

Thisinnovativeintegrationofsmartphoneandtelescopeoffersbeginnerastronomersafastand(moreimportantly)easywaytodiscoverwhat'supinthenightskyandwheretoviewit.Utilizingsimilaralignmenttechnologythatsatellitesusewhentheymoveoutofposition,theStarSenseExplorerappusesyourphone'scameratostreamaconstantseriesofimagesandcomparethemtoaninternaldatabasetoidentifythestarfieldanddetermineitslocation.This"LostinSpaceAlgorithm"ismoreprecisethantypicalastronomyappsanddoesnotrequireacellsignaltowork—soyoucanuseitevenwhenyou'refaroffthegrid.Aholderonthemount,alignedwiththetelescope,ensuresthatwherethephoneispointedisthesameaswherethescopeis,sothatwhenyoufollowtheonscreendirectionstofindtheobjectofinterestandyoulookthroughtheeyepiece,itwillbethere.

Optically,the80mmobjectivelensoffersclearviewsofthelunarsurfaceandplanetaryfeatureswithaccuratecolorrepresentationandlittlefieldcurvatureattheedgesoftheview.SupportingthetelescopeandStarSenseholderisabasicmanualyokemountthatletsyoumovethetelescopequicklyandeasilyaccordingtotheapp'sdirectiontofindyourobjectofinterest.Atwo-sectionaluminumtripodprovidesawideadjustableheighttoaccommodateavarietyofviewingpositionsandusers,whilebeinghighlyportableforwhenyouhavetocarryittoremoteviewinglocations.

Designedasacompleteobservationrig,Celestronincludesavarietyofaccessoriestogetyouviewingrightoutofthebox.Inadditiontothetelescope,mount,andtripod,youalsogettwoeyepiecesthatprovideyouwithhighandlowmagnifications,aBarlowlensthateffectivelydoublesthepowerofeacheyepiece—essentiallygivingyoufourmagnificationchoices—plusa90°diagonalthatnotonlyplacesyourheadinacomfortableviewingpositionwhenthescopeispointeddirectlyoverheadbutalsocorrectstheviewsoyoucanusethetelescopeasaconventionalspottingscope.