B&H assembled this Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ 70mm f/13 Alt-Az Refractor Digiscoping Telescope Kit to give you the ability to not only view the moon and planets, plus earth-bound subjects, but also to be able to capture and easily share photos and videos. The kit comes with the telescope, mount, an array of accessories, a sturdy tripod, and a universal-fit smartphone adapter.
Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ 70mm f/13 Alt-Az Refractor Telescope
Celestron designed the AstroMaster 70AZ 70mm f/13 Alt-Az Refractor Telescope as a multi-function starter-scope that can be used for both astronomical and terrestrial viewing. Its medium aperture and long focal length allow it to draw in a generous amount of light with a high magnification potential to allow observation of the larger planets and the moon. The included 90° diagonal has an integrated erecting prism that corrects the view to enable the scope's use on land. Celestron includes two eyepieces for high and medium magnifications.
The AstroMaster is outfitted with a manual alt-azimuth mount and to make finding and tracking objects easy, there is an altitude control handle and an azimuth lock. Supporting the mount and optical tube is a stainless-steel tripod with sturdy 1.25" diameter legs and an adjustable height from 24 to 41-inches. Its center accessory tray pulls double-duty as a convenient place to store eyepieces and smartphones while it locks the legs in place to improve stability and reduce vibrations.
Optical Tube
- 70mm aperture
- f/13 focal ratio
- 900mm focal length
- Anti-reflection fully coated optics improve light transmission, color rendition, and contrast
- Resolution: Rayleigh: 1.99 arcsec; Dawes: 1.66 arcsec
- Rack-and-pinion focuser with 1.25" drawtube
- Dovetail plate allows OTA to be attached to mount quickly and without tools
Mount and Tripod
- Mount:
- Manual alt-azimuth
- Control handle helps to adjust altitude
- Azimuth lock reduces vibration and additional movement
- Dovetail saddle accepts OTA plate
- Tripod:
- 1.25" stainless steel legs
- Adjustable height from 24-41"
- Accessory tray locks in-place for added stability and vibration reduction
- Spiked feet provide additional stability on soft, rough, or uneven ground
Eyepieces and Accessories
- Eyepieces:
- 1.25" diameter barrels accept most astronomical filters
- 10mm produces 90x magnification
- 20mm yields 45x power
- Diagonal:
- 90° angle places user's head in a comfortable viewing position
- Built-in erecting prism corrects view for terrestrial use as a conventional spotting scope
- 1.25" barrel and eyepiece holder
- StarPointer Finderscope:
- Unmagnified to provide an exceptionally wide field of view to make finding subjects fast and star-hopping navigation easy
- Projects a center aiming dot that won't obscure the subject
- Variable intensity center dot won't affect night-adjusted vision
Celestron NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter
Capture still images and videos with virtually any smartphone through virtually any optical device with Celestron's NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter. The design allows it to be used on spotting scopes, binoculars, and telescope eyepieces—including standard 1.25" and larger 2" telescope eyepieces. Celestron includes two rings that allow the adapter to be mounted on smaller optics, such as microscopes.
Attach It to Almost Any Optic
- Designed for use with telescopes, spotting scopes, and binoculars
- Use included adapters to fit smaller diameter optics like microscopes
- Fits eyepieces from 35 to 60mm in diameter—25mm with reducer adapters
- A spring-loaded clamping system holds the adapter securely on the eyepiece and locks in place
- Three directional knobs (X-, Y-, and Z-axis) enable you to perfectly align & center your phone's camera with the eyepiece
- Not for use on riflescopes
Mount Almost Any Phone
- Fits phones from 2.6 to 3.5" wide (65 to 90mm)
- Works with regular phone cases, but "folio-style" cases will need to be removed
- Tension adjustments to keep the phone firmly in place
- Fast adjustments make sharing the adapter with people that have different model phones easy
- Rubber pads protect the phone from scratches
Built to Last
- Frame is made of sturdy and lightweight aluminum
- Body is a polymer material that makes it able to support larger and heavier smartphones without failing
- Weighs 10 ounces
