Celestron Speciality Series Travel Scope 70 Telescope

Product Description:

• 70mm refractor telescope with fully coated glass optics and a lightweight frame.

• Custom backpack included to store your telescope and accessories comfortably.

• Observe in no time with a quick and easy, no-tool setup.

• Accessories include: two eyepieces (20mm and 10mm), 45° erect image diagonal, and 5x24 finderscope.

• Pan handle Alt-Az control with clutch for smooth and accurate pointing.

Adjustable height tripod.

The Travel Scope™ 70 is a refractor telescope perfect for terrestrial and celestial viewing on the go. The Travel Scope can view the planets, moon, star clusters and brighter deep sky objects like the Orion Nebula and Andromeda Galaxy at night and with the erect image star diagonal makes the optical tube ideal for using as a spotting scope during the day.

Setting up the telescope is a breeze and will have you observing in no time. Even on your first time out, you can assemble the telescope and its accessories in just a few minutes. The adjustable tripod legs allow you to customize the telescope’s height or place it on raised surfaces like a picnic table. The total telescope kit weighs in at just 3.3 pounds—perfect for impromptu observing sessions or transporting wherever life’s adventures take you.

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

The Travel Scope™ 70 comes with two eyepieces (20 mm and 10 mm), 45° erect image diagonal, finderscope, and a travel backpack. The two eyepieces offer different magnifications to view your intended object. The erect image diagonal allows for right-side-up viewing ideal for terrestrial subjects but can also be used for celestial objects. The 5x24 finderscope will help you quickly center an object in your eyepiece for easier observing.

Travel Backpack – A custom backpack comes with your telescope for you to store your optical tube, tripod, eyepieces and accessories comfortably. With the telescopes’ backpack, traveling with your telescope is a breeze; all the components fit inside of the backpack snuggly.

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.

Technical Specifications:

Optical Design: Refractor

Aperture: 70mm (2.8")

Focal Length: 400mm (15.74")

Focal Ratio: f/5.7

Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: 20mm (0.78")

Magnification of Eyepiece 1: 20x

Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: 10mm (0.4")

Magnification of Eyepiece 2: 40x

Barlow Lens: Not Included

Finderscope: 5x24

Star Diagonal: Erect Image, 45° 1.25"

Optical Tube: Aluminum

Highest Useful Magnification: 168x

Lowest Useful Magnification: 10x

Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 11.7

Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.98 arc seconds

Resolution (Dawes): 1.66 arc seconds

Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): 100x

Optical Coatings: Fully Coated glass optics

Optical Tube Length: 431.8mm (17")

Optical Tube Diameter: 98.4mm (3.87")

Optical Tube Weight: 1.5 lbs (.68 kg)

Dovetail: N/A

MOUNT INFO:

Mount Type: Manual Alt Azimuth

Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod): 558.8mm – 1320.8mm (22"-52")

Tripod Leg Diameter: 31.75mm (1.25") Aluminum

Accessory Tray: Yes

Slew Speeds: Manual

Tripod Weight: 810gm

Dovetail Compatibility: N/A

Software: Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software | SkyPortal App

Total Kit Weight: 1.5 kg

Included Items: Optical tube | Mount and tripod (preassembled) | 20mm and 10mm eyepiece | 45° erect image diagonal | 5x24 finder scope | SkyPortal app | Celestron's Starry Night Basic Edition Software | Manual | Backpack to store scope and accessories