Celestron Firstscope 80 AZ Telescope

by Celestron

Product Details

Product Manual [1.61mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 27 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B000051TN0
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,764 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

From serious beginners to intermediate observers seeking slightly more detail, the Celestron Firstscope AZ 80mm model is ideal. It has 131 times the light-gathering ability of the naked eye, and its wider aperture delivers images up to 78 percent brighter than those produced by a 60mm refractor telescope. This model offers slow-motion controls on both the R.A. and DEC. axes. These controls, for both altazimuth and the altitude, are on flexible cables that enhance viewing by making it simpler to locate and track objects. This scope can be used for terrestrial viewing as well as astronomical viewing, and it offers amazingly detailed images of our solar system. Despite its image clarity, the Firstscope is best for focusing on relatively nearby objects such as neighboring planets and the moon.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate scope, poor mount, February 18, 2001

By 

Robert G. Buice "DrRobert" (Chattanooga, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestron Firstscope 80 AZ Telescope (Electronics)

While the optics are OK for this inexpensive scope, the mount must be assembled by the customer and never seems very steady. Objects centered in the eyepiece will dirft out quickly and focusing is difficult because of the instability of the mount. With another mount/tripod setup this is probably a great inexpensive beginner scope.