With the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ 80mm f/11 AZ Refractor Telescope, exploring the wonders of the universe is as simple as 1-2-3:
1. Dock your smartphone
2. Launch the StarSense Explorer smartphone app
3. Observe the moon, planets, stars, and more
This innovative
integration of smartphone and telescope offers beginner astronomers a
fast and (more importantly) easy way to discover what's up in the night
sky and where to view it. Utilizing similar alignment technology that
satellites use when they move out of position, the StarSense Explorer
app uses your phone's camera to stream a constant series of images and
compare them to an internal database to identify the starfield and
determine its location. This "Lost in Space Algorithm" is more precise
than typical astronomy apps and does not require a cell signal to
work—so you can use it even when you're far off the grid. A holder on
the mount, aligned with the telescope, ensures that where the phone is
pointed is the same as where the scope is, so that when you follow the
onscreen directions to find the object of interest and you look through
the eyepiece, it will be there.
Optically, the 80mm objective lens
offers clear views of the lunar surface and planetary features with
accurate color representation and little field curvature at the edges of
the view. Supporting the telescope and StarSense holder is a basic
manual yoke mount that lets you move the telescope quickly and easily
according to the app's direction to find your object of interest. A
two-section aluminum tripod provides a wide adjustable height to
accommodate a variety of viewing positions and users, while being highly
portable for when you have to carry it to remote viewing locations.
Designed
as a complete observation rig, Celestron includes a variety of
accessories to get you viewing right out of the box. In addition to the
telescope, mount, and tripod, you also get two eyepieces that provide
you with high and low magnifications, a Barlow lens that effectively
doubles the power of each eyepiece—essentially giving you four
magnification choices—plus a 90° diagonal that not only places your head
in a comfortable viewing position when the scope is pointed directly
overhead but also corrects the view so you can use the telescope as a
conventional spotting scope.
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