Celestron Travel Scope 80 with Backpack and Smartphone Adapter

Why settle for ordinary when you can explore the extraordinary with the Travel Scope 80, a portable 80mm refractor telescope designed for both terrestrial and celestial viewing. This compact and lightweight telescope, weighing just 4.5 pounds, is your perfect companion for stargazing on the go, whether you're camping, hiking, or simply enjoying a night in your backyard. The Travel Scope 80 opens up a universe of discovery, allowing you to observe the moon, planets, star clusters, and even brighter deep sky objects like the Orion Nebula and Andromeda Galaxy.

Its erect image star diagonal not only makes it an ideal spotting scope during the day but also enhances your celestial viewing experience at night. Ease of setup is a key feature of this high-quality telescope. Even if you're a beginner, you can assemble the telescope and its accessories in just a few minutes. The adjustable tripod legs offer flexibility, enabling you to customize the telescope's height or place it on raised surfaces like a picnic table. Navigating the sky is a breeze with the manual Alt-Azimuth telescope. The pan handle Alt-Az control with clutch ensures smooth and accurate pointing, allowing you to track your object in the eyepiece in an up/down, left/right fashion.

The Travel Scope 80 comes equipped with two eyepieces (20 mm and 10 mm), offering different magnifications to view your intended object. The permanently mounted red dot finderscope aids in quickly centering an object in your eyepiece for easier observing. One of the standout features of this telescope is the smartphone adapter. This light, rigid frame accessory allows you to connect any smartphone to any telescope eyepiece with an outside diameter of 45 mm or smaller. Capture stunning images of the Moon and planets with the additional magnification provided by the eyepiece. The adapter installs easily by clamping over the top of an eyepiece and securely locks your phone in place with the help of tightening knobs.

The Travel Scope 80 also comes with a custom travel backpack, providing a convenient way to store and transport your optical tube, tripod, eyepieces, and accessories. To enhance your stargazing experience, the package includes a download of Celestron's Starry Night Software. This premier astronomy software package is a treasure trove of information about the night sky, celestial objects, and planning your next observing session. With the Travel Scope 80, you're not just buying a telescope; you're embarking on a journey of celestial discovery.