Product Description
Celestron Travel Scope 50 Telescope
The Travel Scope 50 is a versatile refractor telescope designed for both terrestrial and celestial viewing, making it perfect for on-the-go observing sessions. Here's what makes it stand out:
Observational Capabilities:
- The Travel Scope 50 allows you to view a variety of celestial objects, including planets, the moon, star clusters, and brighter deep sky objects like the Orion Nebula and Andromeda Galaxy.
- With its erect image star diagonal, the telescope is also ideal for daytime use as a spotting scope, providing right-side-up images suitable for terrestrial viewing.
Ease of Setup and Use:
- Setting up the telescope is quick and easy, even for beginners, with assembly taking just a few minutes.
- The adjustable tripod legs allow you to customize the telescope's height or place it on raised surfaces like picnic tables, enhancing convenience and versatility.
- Weighing just 2.2 pounds, the lightweight design makes the telescope portable and perfect for impromptu observing sessions or traveling.
Manual Alt-Azimuth Mount:
- The telescope features a manual Alt-Azimuth mount with a pan handle control and clutch, allowing for smooth and accurate pointing. This makes navigating the sky effortless, even for beginners.
Included Accessories:
- The Travel Scope 50 comes with a range of accessories, including two eyepieces (20mm and 8mm) and a 45° erect image diagonal, providing different magnification options and right-side-up viewing for terrestrial subjects.
- A 3x Barlow lens is included to further magnify your views, offering 60x and 135x magnification.
- A 2x20 finderscope helps you quickly center objects in your eyepiece for easier observing.
- A custom backpack is provided for convenient storage and transport of the telescope, tripod, eyepieces, and accessories, ensuring everything fits snugly and securely.
Starry Night Software:
- The telescope comes with Celestron's Starry Night Software, a premier astronomy package that provides resources and knowledge to explore the night sky, celestial objects, and plan observing sessions. This software enhances your astronomy experience and helps you learn more about the cosmos.
Overall, the Travel Scope 50 offers a convenient and user-friendly way to explore both the terrestrial and celestial worlds, making it an excellent choice for beginners and experienced observers alike.
