Celestron - AstroMaster 90EQ Refractor Tele - Refractor Tele for Beginners - Fully-Coated Glass Optics - Adjustable-Height Tripod - Bonus Astronomy Software Package

Product Description

If you’re in search of a high-quality, professionally designed tele that is easy to set up and use, the AstroMaster Series 90EQ tele by Celestron is a superior choice. The AstroMaster 90EQ Refractor Tele for adults and kids to be used together is a user-friendly and powerful tele engineered with a lightweight frame and fully-coated optics. Our Celestron tele features a fully-coated 90mm primary mirror. It also features an AstroMaster German Equatorial manual that includes two slow-motion control knobs that allow you to make precision adjustments to easily follow celestial objects as they appear to move across the night sky.

The two eyepieces combine with the 90mm aperture optics to produce amazing magnification. The 20mm eyepiece offers 50x magnification, while the 10mm eyepiece provides up-close views up to 100x. This allows you to focus on distant objects with amazing clarity. We have designed the AstroMaster series of teles for kids to enjoy exploring the cosmos with adult supervision. Superior materials provide crystal-clear, bright images of Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon, along with deep space objects including brighter galaxies and nebulae. You can also use this tele for viewing land-based objects during daytime hours.

The tele is quick to set up and requires no tools. The kit includes a rugged, pre-assembled tripod with 1.25-inch steel tube legs, which provide a stable platform for hours of safe use. As a bonus, download our BONUS Starry Night Basic Edition astronomy software for interactive sky simulations, a 36,000-object database, and printable sky s. It’s the best way to learn about the night sky, download printable sky s, research thousands of celestial objects, and plan your next observing session.

Buy with confidence from the world’s #1 tele brand, based in California since 1960. You’ll also receive a two-year warranty and unlimited access to technical support from our team of US-based experts.

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Celestron’s Astromaster 90EQ refractor tele is a good choice for anyone who wants to try out astronomy for an affordable price, and it can double as a long range spotting . Bigger and more impressive than it looks in pictures, the Astromaster 90 EQ is an adult size tele that stands nearly five feet high and weighs almost 25 pounds. With it’s fully illustrated quick set up guide, the tele is easy to assemble, and the package includes an erect image prism, high and low power eyepieces, and astronomy software for your PC.

Refractors are known for their crisp, high contrast views of the Moon and planets and the Astromaster 90 delivers sharp views right out of the box. The low power 20mm eyepiece (50X magnification) nicely frames the moon, while the high power 10mm eyepiece (100X magnification) delivers a crisp close up image full of detail. The sharp Achromatic optics of the Astromaster 90 EQ give me memorable views night after night. On a moonless night I like the way the 20mm eyepiece frames the ghostly glow of the Orion Nebula. Zooming in with the 10mm eyepiece, I can easily pick out all four stars of the Orion Nebula’s embedded quadruple star the Trapezium. Another night I was treated to a nice view as one of Jupiter’s moons cast its shadow on Jupiter’s cloud tops.

The Equatorial included with the Astromaster 90 EQ is designed to help track stars and planets at high power. When I set up the tele, I simply point the polar axis at Polaris, the North Star. This makes it easy to keep celestial objects in the field of view by turning one slow motion knob. Celestron also offers the AstroMaster 90 EQ MD which includes a battery powered motor for automatic tracking. The CG-3 equatorial is a little wobbly when the legs are fully extended, but that’s normal for any large tele in this price range. The built in “Star-Pointer” finder allows me to the tele by aligning an illuminated red dot with the target. This works OK for bright objects like the Moon and planets, but it’s not so easy to use on fainter deep space objects. --Jeff Phillips

Pros:

• Crisp clear views of the Moon and planets
• Rugged refractor design
• Easy no-tool set up
• Erect image prism and two eyepieces included

• Equatorial wobbles a bit while focusing
• Star pointer not so easy to use

• POWERFUL REFRACTOR TELE: The Celestron AstroMaster 90EQ Refractor tele is a powerful and user-friendly refractor tele. It features fully-coated glass optics, a sturdy and lightweight frame, two eyepieces, a StarPointer red dot finder and an adjustable tripod..
• HIGH-QUALITY 90MM OPTICS: The heart of the system is a fully-coated 90mm primary mirror. The AstroMaster features two slow-motion control knobs that allow you to make precision adjustments to view celestial and terrestrial objects..
• QUICK SETUP and LIGHTWEIGHT FRAME: This tele for adults and kids to be used together features a lightweight frame and a manual German Equatorial for smooth and accurate pointing. Setup is quick and easy, with no tools required..
• INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: We’ve included 2 eyepieces (20mm and 10mm), a tripod, erect image star diagonal, and a StarPointer red dot finder. Accessories also include a FREE download of one of the top consumer rated astronomy software programs..
• UNBEATABLE WARRANTY AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT: Buy with confidence from the world’s tele brand, based in California since 1960. You’ll also receive a two-year warranty and unlimited access to technical support from our team of US-based experts..