Description
Discover our Solar System with the Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ! You’ll be ready to observe in minutes thanks to the quick and easy no-tool setup. The 70AZ provides bright, clear images of the Moon, planets, star clusters, and more for great nighttime viewing.
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.
OPTICAL TUBE INFO: | Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ Refractor Telescope |
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Optical Design: | Refractor |
Aperture: | 70mm (2.76″) |
Focal Length: | 900mm (35″) |
Focal Ratio: | f/13 |
Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: | 20mm (.8″) |
Magnification of Eyepiece 1: | 45x |
Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: | 10mm (.4″) |
Magnification of Eyepiece 2: | 90x |
Barlow Lens: | Not Included |
Finderscope: | StarPointer™ red dot finderscope |
Star Diagonal: | Erect Image Diagonal – 1.25″ |
Optical Tube: | Aluminum |
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 |
Optical Tube Length: | 685mm (27″) |
Optical Tube Diameter: | 73mm (2.87″) |
Optical Tube Weight: | 2.9 lbs (1.31 kg) |
Dovetail: | CG-5 Dovetail bar |
MOUNT INFO: | |
Mount Type: | Manual Alt Azimuth |
Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod): | 812.8mm – 1295.4mm (32″ – 51″) |
Tripod Leg Diameter: | 31.75mm (1.25″) steel |
Accessory Tray: | Yes |
Tripod Weight: | 7.9 lbs (3.6 kg) includes weight of mount |
Slew Speeds: | Manual |
Dovetail Compatibility: | CG-5 saddle plate |
Software: | Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software and SkyPortal App |
Total Kit Weight: | 10.8 lbs (4.9 kg) |
Included Items: | Optical tube Tripod and mount (preassembled) 20mm and 10mm eyepiece StarPointer™ red dot finderscope Erect image 90° diagonal Manual |
Solar Warning |
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