The StarSense Explorer 8" Smartphone App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope from Celestron has reinvented the Dobsonian telescope with StarSense Explorer. This Dobsonian uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real-time. This large-aperture Celestron StarSense Explorer is ideal for serious beginners, thanks to the app's user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. It's like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky. The large aperture will ensure that you won't outgrow the telescope as you continue on in your astronomical adventures.
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Key Features
- Use Smartphone for Tour of Night Sky
- StarSense Sky Recognition Technology
- Dobsonian-Style Base
- 8" Newtonian Reflector Optical Tube
The StarSense Explorer 8" Smartphone App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope from Celestron has reinvented the Dobsonian telescope with StarSense Explorer. This Dobsonian uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real-time. This large-aperture Celestron StarSense Explorer is ideal for serious beginners, thanks to the app's user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. It's like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky. The large aperture will ensure that you won't outgrow the telescope as you continue on in your astronomical adventures.
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Bad QC
By Kenneth
Rated 1 out of 5
Date: 2024-03-17
Celestron's QC seems to be severely lacking. Scope arrived with the primary mirror loose in the cell. The scope has proven to be impossible to properly collimate.
Awesome scope love it!!
By Sam
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-10-21
I bought this scope as an upgrade to my etx 90. I felt I needed a bigger scope for deep sky objects. I have only had this scope out about four or five times and it is awesome jumping from a 3.5 in to an 8-in scope let me tell you.! I was worried about not having tracking but it's a different type of experience it's a freedom that you don't get with a scope that has tracking . I like the fact that you just kind of grab it and look at something you don't have to push any buttons you don't have to program anything you don't even have to use the starsense, if you see something in the sky you want to check out grab it and move it over there. My skies are not very dark around here but I was still able to make out m13 more of a smudge due to light polluted skies but it was still cool, Andromeda Galaxy looked real good and of course the moon Saturn and Jupiter looked amazing, I needed a filter for the moon, it way too bright. The scope is not very hheav to move especially if you separate the base carrying them out one at a time is fine. I like the knobs to adjust the tension you can get it just right. The starsense works good it's accurate to the point where it will put the object in or near the field of view of a 24 mm eyepiece but I think I need to align it better. We did try a little astrophotography using a Sony crop sensor camera in the 2-in section of the focuser ( we did not have enough focus adjustment using the 1.25 adaptor) and we took a real nice picture of Saturn. If you are on the fence go for it you will not be disappointed
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Is the mirror parabolic? Or spherical?
Is the mirror parabolic? Or spherical?
The StarSense Explorer 8" Dobsonian Telescope features a parabolic primary mirror that produces sharp, and greater focused images on-axis.
Date published: 2023-02-21
Can this telescope be used for Astro photography?
Can this telescope be used for Astro photography?
The StarSense Explorer 8 App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope can be used for basic astrophotography, i.e., smartphone camera, where long exposures are not required.
Date published: 2023-08-26
Does this telescope come with a 1.25" eyepiece ...
Does this telescope come with a 1.25" eyepiece adapter?
Yes, the StarSense Explorer 8" Smartphone App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope #22470 comes with a 1.25" eyepiece adapter.
Date published: 2023-02-07
Do you need to mount this on a special tripod?
Do you need to mount this on a special tripod?
The StarSense Explorer 8" Smartphone App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope comes with a Dobsonian Base which the optical tube is mounted. This base allows for smooth up-down-side to side movements. No special tripod is required.
Date published: 2022-12-13