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Celestron - PowerSeeker 70AZ Telescope - Manual Alt-Azimuth Telescope for Beginners - Compact and Portable - Bonus Astronomy Software Package - 70mm Aperture

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  • perfect beginners telescope: The Celestron PowerSeeker 70AZ is an easy-to-use and powerful telescope, the PowerSeeker series is designed to give the first-time telescope user the perfect combination of quality, value, features, and power
  • Navigate the sky with our refractor telescope. It features a yoke mount with a slow-motion altitude rod for smooth and accurate pointing. Adjust rod to desired position, then easily secure by tightening cross knob
  • ompact and Portable:This telescope for adults and kids to be used together is compact, lightweight, and portable. Take the telescope to your favorite campsite or dark sky observing site, or simply the backyard
  • Multiple Accessories: The Celestron PowerSeeker 70EQ Telescope features 2 eyepieces (20mm and 4mm), erect image diagonal, finderscope, plus a 3x Barlow lens to triple the power of each. 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 #1 telescope brand, based in California since 1960. You’ll also receive a 2-year warranty and unlimited access to technical support from our team of US-based experts
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PowerSeeker 70AZ

PowerSeeker 70AZ

Embark on your voyage across the Universe with the Celestron PowerSeeker 70AZ, the perfect choice for beginner astronomers.

PowerSeeker 70AZ

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Includes an erect image diagonal, 2 eyepieces (4mm and 20mm), plus a 3x Barlow lens to triple the power of each eyepiece. It’s like having four eyepieces! You’ll also receive a 5x24 finderscope to help you center objects.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
6,493
4.2 out of 5 stars
6,493
4.2 out of 5 stars
6,493
4.2 out of 5 stars
6,493
Optical Design
Refractor Refractor Refractor Refractor
Aperture
70mm (2.76”) 60mm (2.36”) 50mm (1.97”) 80mm (3.15”)
Focal Length
700mm (28”) 700mm (28”) 600mm (24”) 400mm (16”)
Focal Ratio
f/10 f/12 f/12 f/5
Magnification
35x, 175x 35x, 175x 30x, 50x, 150x 20x, 100x
Limiting Magnitude
11.7 11.4 11 12
Lowest Magnification
10x 8.57x 7.14x 11x
Highest Magnification
165x 142x 118x 189x
Software
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Assembled Weight
8 lbs (3.62 kg) 7 lbs (3.17 kg) 5 lbs (2.26 kg) 10 lbs (4.5 kg)

What's in the box

  • 20mm Eyepiece
  • 4mm Eyepiece
  • Erect image star diagonal
  • Finderscope
  • Barlow Lens
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    eye piece lens
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    50 millimeters
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    Altazimuth Mount
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    Fully Coated
    weight
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    3.6 pounds
    16.5 pounds
    18 pounds
    2 kilograms

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    Product Description

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    Whether you’re an amateur astronomer or becoming more comfortable with using a telescope, you’ll love the technology and user-friendly features packed into Celestron’s PowerSeeker refractor telescope. The Celestron PowerSeeker 70AZ is a powerful yet easy-to-use telescope. Our PowerSeeker Series telescopes for astronomy beginners have been designed with a combination of value, quality, power, and user-friendly features. They are built to enhance the experience for beginners but are also exceptional for mid-level experienced astronomers. This 70AZ telescope features powerful magnification and easy-to-use controls that allow users to obtain crisp views of the Moon, the rings of Saturn, and Jupiter’s Galilean moons.

    The telescope’s sturdy and durable yoke mount and slow-motion rod deliver smooth and accurate pointing. Move the slow-motion altitude rod in an up/down fashion to pinpoint and track your object. The 3x Barlow lens is added to triple the magnification power of the included 20mm and 4mm eyepieces. We’ve included an accessory tray to store accessories conveniently and a free download of our BONUS Starry Night Basic Edition astronomy software with information on 36,000 celestial objects, printable sky maps, and more. The software can be used on your Mac, PC or laptop. It’s the best way to learn about the night sky and plan your next observing session. Additional accessories include a tripod.

    You can purchase this Celestron telescope with confidence from the world’s #1 telescope brand, based in California since 1960. You’ll also receive a 2-year warranty and unlimited access to technical support from our team of US-based experts.

    Tom Johnson founded Celestron in 1960 after building a telescope to share the night sky with his sons. Since then, Celestron has established itself as the world’s #1 telescope brand. Celestron telescopes are used by scientists in world-class research observatories and even aboard the International Space Station.

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    Celestron's value priced PowerSeeker 70AZ is an affordable entry level telescope with some nice extras like a correct image prism and "The Sky" astronomy software included. The package also includes an Alt-Azimuth mount with adjustable aluminum tripod, high and low power eyepieces, a 3X barlow lens, and a 5 power cross hair finder scope.

    The PowerSeeker 70AZ comes disassembled in a compact box, but the fully illustrated quick set-up guide makes it easy to assemble. Go ahead and try it out in the daytime, that's the best time to align the finder scope while looking at a distant tree or telephone pole.

    The optics of the PowerSeeker 70AZ are surprisingly good, especially when I use the low power 20mm eyepiece. The correct image prism and the 20mm eyepiece give me a magnification of 35X, so backyard birds seem five times closer than with my seven power binoculars. The PowerSeeker 70 can be upgraded with standard 1.25 inch telescope eyepieces. A 25mm plossl eyepiece for example gives a true field of view of almost 2 degrees for delightful views of star clusters like the Pleiades, while a 6mm eyepiece provides a magnification of 117X, just right to see the rings of Saturn or the cloud bands on Jupiter. The included 4mm eyepiece (175X magnification) might be too much power: I can see Saturn's rings but at 175X it's not easy to focus and it's not easy to keep planets centered in the field of view.

    The Alt-Azimuth mount included with the PowerSeeker 70AZ is lighter and easier to use than an Equatorial mount, but it does not track stars and planets. As soon as you get the Moon centered in the eyepiece it starts drifting toward the edge, this is caused by rotation of the Earth. The Moon may stay in the low power eyepiece for two or three minutes, but with the high power 4mm eyepiece (175X magnification) a star will disappear in only twenty or thirty seconds.

    Celestron's PowerSeeker 70AZ is a real value because it has very good achromatic optics in a package that's light, portable and affordable. The drawback is that it has a lot of plastic parts, including the finder scope and the 3X barlow. For a more rugged alternative, take a look at Celestron‘s AstroMaster 70 AZ which comes with better eyepieces and includes a sturdier Alt-Azimuth mount. --Jeff Phillips

    Pros:

    • Very good optics
    • Correct image prism
    • Easy no tool set-up
    • Light, portable, and affordable
    Cons:
    • Light weight tripod
    • Does not track stars and planets
    • Plastic finder and barlow lens


    Moon as seen with the low power eyepiece, 35X


    Crater Clavius shot with a Neximage camera, 280X
    Planet Saturn shot with Neximage camera, 280X

    Deer over 100 yards away shot at 35X

    Birdfeeder about 50 feet away shot at 35X

    Customer reviews

    4.2 out of 5 stars
    4.2 out of 5
    6,493 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the value of the telescope, saying it's worth the purchase. They appreciate the difficulty, and appearance. However, some customers have issues with stability. Opinions are mixed on the quality, ease of use, performance, and image quality.

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    137 customers mention112 positive25 negative

    Customers like the value of the telescope. They mention it's great and worth the purchase.

    "...all my other smaller group of scopes, so all in all I think it’s worth the buy, as with all scopes ,it’s a must to have good lenses, , could one do..." Read more

    "...My telescope budget was limited so I opted for this one based on the low price and glowing review by Astrobiscuit where he captures Jupiter, Ganymede..." Read more

    "...Overall is good for the price, specially for setting the moon, but you'll have to buy a good 8mm or 6.5mm eyepiece to take advantage of greater..." Read more

    "...This came with a 3x 1.25mm Barlow lens, which for the price is really nice, I'd recommend the Celestron PowerSeeker Accessory kit, which is well..." Read more

    85 customers mention85 positive0 negative

    Customers find the telescope easy to set up and use. They say the quick start guide is good and the telescope is easy to customize.

    "I bought this for my 8 yr old granddaughter and it is a great starter scope. The moon looks totally amazing through it...." Read more

    "...Other than that. Perfect telescope for beginners. Buy a phone adapter and bluetooth trigger to take steady pictures." Read more

    "This is a decent little starter scope. It is very much a point and shoot style scope, no tracking abilities except carefully moving your hands...." Read more

    "An excellent telescope for the beginner, and surprisingly portable. I was able to take it to and from college as well as across the country twice...." Read more

    40 customers mention37 positive3 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the telescope. They mention that it looks decent from afar, is beautiful, and is great to look at the moon with. Customers also appreciate the pristine images that they are able to view with the telescope, and the great views it provides.

    "...I really need it , probably not , want won out , besides it looks good on my wall with all my other smaller group of scopes, so all in all I think it..." Read more

    "...out the gap of dark space between the rings and the planet, but it was pretty, and then I put in the 5mm eyepiece and the size was about the size of..." Read more

    "...The moon looks totally amazing through it. But, it's really just a starter." Read more

    "...The sullied 20mm eyepiece is great and delivers crisp sharp images. Beautiful...." Read more

    124 customers mention70 positive54 negative

    Customers are mixed about the quality of the telescope. Some mention that it's well-made, solid, and simple, while others say that it is cheap, flimsy, and disappointing. The stand is not great, and the eyepiece feels cheap.

    "...It was easy to put together and seems like good quality. I looked at the moon the first time I put it up. Got some nice views of it...." Read more

    "...The tripod is fairly flimsy but even so, I was able to align the spotter scope during the daylight my first day with the scope...." Read more

    "...Eye pieces and entire scope seem to be well-made with only a few pieces being plastic.* Fast shipping and everything was packed extremely well...." Read more

    "...other reviews were right about the tripod of this, it's cheap and sorta loose. There is no way to lock a certain position...." Read more

    112 customers mention71 positive41 negative

    Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the telescope. Some mention it's easy to set up and use, simple to learn, and easy to focus. Others say that it'd be hard to use if you have never had a telescope, the instructions are a little complicated, and require great patience. The instructions manual is really thin and almost useless when trying to find something.

    "...My wife purchased this for me for my birthday. It was easy to put together and seems like good quality...." Read more

    "...Instructions are a little complicated, but nothing a Google search cannot fix.Overall this product is a solid 5 stars out of 5...." Read more

    "...I got the Powerseeker 80az refractor. It was easy to put together and use. It’s very lightweight...." Read more

    "...the base was more than I expected, and was in whole easy to set up and adjust.#..." Read more

    108 customers mention74 positive34 negative

    Customers are mixed about the performance of the telescope. Some mention that it works amazing, while others say that it's not the most powerful or high-tech item. Some say that the spotting scope is horrible and didn't work at all, while the finderscope isn't the greatest.

    "...The Performance was absolutely perfect with a nice crisp circle to a point for a clear and sharp star image with absolutely no coma; for those who..." Read more

    "...have been edited for definition and clarity but I think they turned out pretty well." Read more

    "...this group I find have legitimate claims, like maybe the Barlow lens doesn’t work, with this scope it doesn’t work , I for the life of me cannot..." Read more

    "...It works well enough to see Saturn and a few extra details on the moon that you can't see with the naked eye...." Read more

    89 customers mention60 positive29 negative

    Customers are mixed about the image quality of the telescope. Some mention that it provides a clear and sharp star image with absolutely no coma. They also appreciate the contrast and clarity of the image. However, others say that it's a bit hard to see objects through the telescope and that the instructions are not clear.

    "...for Orion Nebula, useind a 62* 6 mm lens found it with ease, the view was great, small of course but was able to see a,b,c,d, stars with separation..." Read more

    "...absolutely perfect with a nice crisp circle to a point for a clear and sharp star image with absolutely no coma; for those who do not know what I am..." Read more

    "...Not clear at all. But decided to look at the moon before returning it. The moon looks amazing! I can see the craters!..." Read more

    "...Bottom line: this telescope is absolutely useable for viewing larger planets, the moon, and (so I’ve heard) Andromeda. I’m sold...." Read more

    55 customers mention5 positive50 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the stability of the telescope. They mention that the tripod offers little stability, the mount is only wobbly when you touch it, and the telescope wobbles quite a bit. The stand is sturdy, but it's a little shakey at the same time, and it sits loose, making it difficult to line up correctly.

    "...It does seem rather shaky as others have mentioned, but for the price, perhaps it is a good start." Read more

    "...Cons:* The screws on the scope seem to come loose easily and I have to adjust them.*..." Read more

    "...The tripod and mount is wobbly making hard to use high magnification...." Read more

    "...are pretty cheap but I’m going to upgrade them and the Mount doesn’t hold in place great especially if you are trying to take pictures...." Read more

    Good beginner telescope
    4 Stars
    Good beginner telescope
    This is my first time using a telescope. I got the Powerseeker 80az refractor. It was easy to put together and use. It’s very lightweight. The eyepieces are pretty cheap but I’m going to upgrade them and the Mount doesn’t hold in place great especially if you are trying to take pictures. This would be an easy one for any person just starting out and for children interested in astronomy. Overall I really like it to learn on. I took these pictures of the moon and they have been edited for definition and clarity but I think they turned out pretty well.
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