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Celestron - 70mm Travel Scope - Portable Refractor Telescope - Fully-Coated Glass Optics - Ideal Telescope for Beginners - Bonus Astronomy Software Package

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  • SUPERIOR OPTICS: The Celestron 70mm Travel Scope features high-quality, fully-coated glass optics, a potent 70mm objective lens, a lightweight frame, and a custom backpack to carry it all. Its quality is unmatched in its class and against competitors.
  • POWERFUL EYEPIECES FOR UP-CLOSE VIEWING: Our telescope for astronomy beginners is equipped with two high-quality eyepieces (20mm and 10mm) that provide low- and high-power views of celestial objects at night and terrestrial objects during the day.
  • LARGE 70MM OBJECTIVE LENS: Our refractor telescope is equipped with a large 70mm aperture objective lens that provides enhanced, brighter views compared to the 50mm model while adding very little additional weight. Setting up and using the Travel Scope is quick and easy.
  • BONUS BAG, TRIPOD, AND SOFTWARE: This Celestron telescope and full-height tripod can be taken anywhere in the included travel backpack. 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 two-year warranty and unlimited access to technical support from our team of US-based experts.
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Travel Scope 70

Travel Scope 70

Grab the Celestron Travel Scope 70 and go anywhere—from your backyard to another continent. Ample optical performance is packed and ready in this ultra-portable backpack kit.

Travel Scope 70

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Accessories include two eyepieces (20mm and 10mm), erect image diagonal, and a travel backpack.

two eyepieces (20mm and 10mm), erect image diagonal, and a travel backpack.

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13,903
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Aperture
70mm (2.76”) 50mm (1.97”) 60mm (2.4”) 60mm (2.4”)
Focal Length
400mm (16”) 360mm (14”) 700 mm (28") 360mm (14.17")
Focal Ratio
f/5.71 f/7.2 f/12 f/6
Magnification
20x, 40x 18x, 45x 18x, 45x 30x, 50x
Limiting Magnitude
11.7 11 11.4 11.4
Low Useful Magnification
10x 7.14x 8.57x 7.14x
High Theoretical Magnification
165x 118x 142x 118x
Assembled Weight
4.2 lbs (1.9 kg) 2.7 lbs (1.2 kg) 3.5 lbs (1.6 kg) 3.6 lbs (1.6 kg)

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Customer Ratings
Portability
4.4
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.7
Easy to assemble
4.2
4.7
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4.5
For beginners
3.9
4.5
4.3
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Easy to use
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focal length
Telescope
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600 millimeters
500 millimeters
focus type
Manual Focus
Manual Focus
Manual Focus
Manual Focus
Auto Focus
Manual Focus
eye piece lens
Glass
Telescope
Barlow
Barlow
Barlow
objective lens diameter
70 millimeters
70.1 millimeters
80 millimeters
80 millimeters
80 millimeters
70 millimeters
aperture diameter
70 millimeters millimeters
80 millimeters millimeters
70 millimeters millimeters
telescope mount
Altazimuth Mount
Telescope
Altazimuth Mount
Altazimuth Mount
Altazimuth Mount

What's in the box

  • Optical tube | Mount/tripod (preassembled) | 20mm eyepiece | 10mm eyepiece | 45° erect image diagonal | 5x24 finderscope | SkyPortal app | Celestron's Starry Night Basic Edition Software | Manual | Backpack to store scope and accessories
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    Product Description

    Designed with American innovation for beginner stargazers, the Celestron Travel Scope 70 is a professionally engineered refractor telescope that is perfect for celestial or terrestrial viewing on the go. It’s the perfect telescope for adults and kids to use together with its fully-coated, high-quality glass optics, including a refractor-style 70mm objective lens. The aperture allows high-resolution viewing, without adding a lot of extra weight. Added coating on the 70mm lens allows light to enter, providing sharper, crisper viewing of celestial and terrestrial objects during the day or at night.

    The Celestron telescope for beginners is designed with several operating features that make it exceptionally user-friendly. Our precision manufacturing standards and high-quality materials are unmatched in the industry. We’ve included two quality eyepieces (20mm and 10mm) and a star diagonal for crisp low- and high-power viewing during the day or at night, allowing you to enjoy close-ups of wildlife in nature or stargaze with family and friends.

    The Celestron Travel Scope 70 weighs just 3.3 pounds and assembles in seconds with no tools required. It’s easy to use to navigate the sky. When your observing session is over, everything packs up into the handy included traveling backpack.

    Your purchase also entitles you to a FREE download of Celestron’s BONUS Starry Night Astronomy Software with information on thousands of celestial objects, printable sky maps, and more. It’s the best way to learn about the night sky and plan your next observing session.

    Customer reviews

    4.2 out of 5 stars
    4.2 out of 5
    13,903 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the value, ease of assembly, and portability of the telescope. For example, they mention it's well made, easy to set up, and portable. Some are happy with ease of use, and appearance. That said, opinions are mixed on quality, performance, and moon viewing.

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    355 customers mention352 positive3 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the value of the telescope. They mention that it is well made, a great investment for beginners, and cool for the price. Some say that the telescope is lightweight and better for kids.

    "...It’s small, lightweight, and priced right...." Read more

    "...It does what it was designed to do. Great for kids and amateurs at a modest price to see nature, take it to a long distance shooting range, see..." Read more

    "...Also, the SkyX Software included with this scope is a terrific value in and of itself, and is a tremendous tool for the beginning/amateur astronomer...." Read more

    "By far the cheapest realest telescope around" Read more

    338 customers mention271 positive67 negative

    Customers like the ease of assembly of the telescope. They say it's extremely easy to set up out of the box, simple to use, and easy to transport. Customers also say it is durable and best based on flexibility, ease of use, performance, and portability. They mention that it is light weight, packs up nice, and requires no collimation or calibration.

    "...This telescope does just that. The assembly was a snap, and after playing with the scope in the daytime and familiarizing myself (and discovering)..." Read more

    "...Came with a backpack to carry on, traveled well, and was easy to assemble. The stars were wonderful and clear to see." Read more

    "Good optics. Easy to use. Bought used form Amazon for $52. But, a friend of mine was looking for a travel scope and talked me out of it." Read more

    "...Light, easy to set up, no collimation or calibration, and off you go...." Read more

    281 customers mention259 positive22 negative

    Customers find the telescope easy to transport and use. They say it's well-made, light weight, and stable. Customers also mention that it'll fit perfectly in the travel book bag. They mention that the telescope is good for traveling with and that it comes with a backpack.

    "...It’s small, lightweight, and priced right. It’s light enough that a five-year old could carry it for an entire trip without effort, giving them..." Read more

    "...pieces were accounted for, and it came with a backpack so it can be taken on trips so you don't need to buy a separate case to hold it when you're..." Read more

    "...and you have a very well made, fairly light weight travel scope...." Read more

    "...It's mostly made of what feels like plastic. But it's lightweight and easy to carry around. Everything about this telescope is merely good enough...." Read more

    276 customers mention251 positive25 negative

    Customers find the telescope easy to use. They say it's a great view for beginners and a tremendous tool for the beginning astronomer. Customers also say it is a good starter scope and able to see nature. They mention it'll be a fantastic first telescope for kids and is very portable.

    "...It does what it was designed to do. Great for kids and amateurs at a modest price to see nature, take it to a long distance shooting range, see..." Read more

    "...scope is a terrific value in and of itself, and is a tremendous tool for the beginning/amateur astronomer...." Read more

    "good beginner scope, great portablility." Read more

    "A decent starter telescope, but, as others have said, the tripod is a piece of junk, and the spotter scope is diffiult to use...." Read more

    237 customers mention222 positive15 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the telescope. They mention that it is crystal clear, ideal for seeing the landscape and doing bird watching, and provides some great images of the moon. They also say that it looks much clearer through their own eyes. The telescope is simple to use and easy to transport, and is capable of capturing great images.

    "...The moon and its features are crisp (and I am near a big city), albeit the stars and planets I'm just now getting to, so can't say anything..." Read more

    "...You should get one though, it is badass." Read more

    "Good optics. Easy to use. Bought used form Amazon for $52. But, a friend of mine was looking for a travel scope and talked me out of it." Read more

    "...You can split some great binary stars, get a decent look at Mars, and you can see the phases of Venus (which can look like a dramatic crescent)...." Read more

    623 customers mention233 positive390 negative

    Customers are mixed about the quality of the telescope. Some mention it's a good telescope, inexpensive, compact, and lightweight, while others say that the finder scope is not of optimal quality, difficult to use, and flimsy. The tripod is cheap and a bit shaky.

    "...So if the tripod is poor - why did you give it 5 stars instead of 4? For the size, price, and weight of the tripod, it’s what you would expect...." Read more

    "...It is a nice scope for its intended purpose, however (in my opinion) it does need a couple of upgrades (as suggested). Further, if you need..." Read more

    "...The bag isn't exactly quality, but it does what it needs to do.The scope itself is... Cheap. It's mostly made of what feels like plastic...." Read more

    "...The scope is a great, basic, portable device for solar system viewing. The two eyepieces are great for beginners...." Read more

    317 customers mention160 positive157 negative

    Customers are mixed about the performance of the telescope. Some mention that it works great, performs admirably in that role, and is small, flimsy, and wobbly. However, others say that it wiggles on you making it totally unusable, the tripod is wobby, and the quality in general is absolutely sub-standard.

    "...objective (large lens in front of the scope) is good quality and is functional...." Read more

    "...It's not a great one, the tripod is wobbly as all hell and has no options for fine adjustments and the only way to adjust it is to loosen the scope..." Read more

    "...am pleased with the optical performance of this little scope...it works as intended...." Read more

    "...it's just not lined up properly, or if the lenses and/or the telescope are just useless, but after an hour and a half of trying to look at the moon..." Read more

    247 customers mention147 positive100 negative

    Customers are mixed about the moon viewing with some saying it's a good starter scope and you can see the moon and stars perfect if you adjust the zoom just. They also say it'll give a great look at stars and planets, but it limits out when trying to watch the moon. However, others say that it was difficult to see much of anything, it'd be useless to see the planets or stars, and the 10 or 20 mm aperture is not enough to provide clear views of the night sky.

    "...Aimed at any patch of the sky, stars will become visible when before you saw nothing but darkness...." Read more

    "...will not stay in place when you try to tighten the screws, making your view useless...." Read more

    "An awesome refractor telescope. One can see Jupiter,Saturn,the Orion nebula, Pleides...." Read more

    "...The stars were wonderful and clear to see." Read more

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    Loved this scope
    Good optics. Easy to use. Bought used form Amazon for $52. But, a friend of mine was looking for a travel scope and talked me out of it.
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    Victor J p Guimaraes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Paciencia para focar planetas
    Reviewed in Brazil on January 18, 2023
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Paciencia para focar planetas
    Reviewed in Brazil on January 18, 2023
    Gostei da facilidade de montagem. Muito leve, prático, bem acondicionado. Já sabia que não seria fácil observar planetas, pois como moro em uma cidade onde a luminosidade é muito alta, fica mais difícil. A visualização da Lua Cheia foi fantástico. Satisfeito com o produto. Atendeu minhas expectativas.
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