Celestron PowerSeeker 70AZ Telescope
Celestron SKU: 21036 | Helix SKU: CT21036
Overview
- Quick and easy no-tool setup
- Slow motion controls for smooth tracking
- Erect image optics - Ideal for terrestrial and astronomical use
- Fully coated glass optical components with high transmission coatings for enhanced image brightness and clarity
- 3x Barlow lens triples the magnifying power of each eyepiece
- Accessory tray for convenient storage of accessories
- BONUS Astronomy Software download with a 10,000 object database, printable sky maps and 75 enhanced images
Description
Celestron PowerSeeker telescopes are a great way to open up the wonders of the Universe to the aspiring astronomer. The PowerSeeker series is designed to give the first-time telescope user the perfect combination of quality, value, features and power.
Amateur astronomy is a great family hobby that can be enjoyed year round, and Celestron’s PowerSeekers are the ideal choice for an affordable and high quality telescope that will provide many hours of enjoyment for the entire family.
PowerSeekers are quick and easy to set up – even for the novice. No tools are required for assembly!
Their sturdy equatorial mounts are perfect for tracking objects in the night sky, and the collapsible alt-azimuth mounts are perfectly suited for terrestrial (land) viewing as well as astronomical use.
All of Celestron’s PowerSeekers include a full range of eyepieces plus a 3x Barlow lens that provides an increase in viewing power hundreds of times greater than that of the unaided eye!
PowerSeekers are designed and manufactured using all fully coated glass optical components with high transmission coatings for enhanced image brightness and clarity.
Erect Image Optics are ideal for terretrial (land) and astronomical (sky) use.
Specifications
| Accessory Tray | No-Tool Tray with Eyepiece holder |
| Aperture (mm) | 70 mm (2.76 in) |
| Apparent Field of View | 1.4 " |
| Barlow Lens | 3 x |
| Finderscope | 5x24 |
| Focal Length | 700 mm (28 in) |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 1 ... | 20 mm (0.79 in) |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 2 ... | 4 mm (0.16 in) |
| Focal Ratio | 10 |
| Highest Useful Magnification | 165 x |
| Light Gathering Power (Comp... | 100 x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude | 11.7 |
| Linear Field of View (@1000... | 74 ft (23 m) |
| Lowest Useful Magnification | 10 x |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 1 | 35 x |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 2 | 175 x |
| Mount Info: | N.A. |
| Mount Type | Altazimuth |
| Optical Coatings | Fully-Coated |
| Optical Design | Refractor |
| Optical Tube Info: | N.A. |
| Optical Tube Length | 30 in (762 mm) |
| Resolution (Dawes) | 1.66 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Rayleigh) | 1.99 arc seconds |
| Star Diagonal | 1.25" Erect Image Diagonal |
| Tripod | Aluminum |
| Warranty | 2-year Telescope Warranty |
