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.
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
UPC: 050234210614