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AstroMaster 70EQ Telescope

AstroMaster 70EQ Telescope

Item #: 21062

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  • Manual German equatorial mount with setting circles - to locate and track sky objects
  • Adjustable, full height steel tripod with deluxe accessory tray
  • Quick and easy no-tool setup
  • Accessories include a 20mm and 10mm eyepiece, erect image diagonal, and a finderscope
  • Download Starry Night Basic Software with a 36,000 object database, printable sky maps and enhanced images including 3D renderings of stars, exoplanets, and galaxies

Specifications

Optical Tube Info:
Optical Design: Refractor
Aperture: 70mm (2.75")
Focal Length: 900mm (35.43")
Focal Ratio: f/13
Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: 20mm (.78")
Magnification of Eyepiece 1: 45x
Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: 10mm (.4")
Magnification of Eyepiece 2: 90x
Barlow Lens: Not Included
Finderscope: Built-on StarPointer™ red dot finderscope
Star Diagonal: Erect Image Diagonal - 1.25"
Optical Tube: Aluminum
Highest Useful Magnification: 165x
Lowest Useful Magnification: 10x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 11.7
Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.99 arc seconds
Resolution (Dawes): 1.66 arc seconds
Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): 100x
Optical Coating: Fully Coated
Optical Tube Length: 685mm (27")
Optical Tube Diameter: 73mm (2.87")
Optical Tube Weight: 2.9 lbs (1.31 kg)
Dovetail: CG-2 Dovetail bar
Mount Info:
Mount Type: CG-2 Equatorial
Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod): 812.8mm - 1295.4mm (32" - 51")
Tripod Leg Diameter: 31.75mm (1.25") steel
Accessory Tray: Yes
Tripod Weight: 7.4 lbs (3.36 kg) includes weight of mount
Slew Speeds: Manual
Dovetail Compatibility: CG-2 saddle plate
Software: Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software and SkyPortal App
Total Kit Weight: 10.3 lbs (4.67 kg)
Included Items: Optical tube
Tripod and mount (preassembled)
20mm and 10mm eyepiece
Erect Image Diagonal
Red-dot finderscope
Manual
Additional Information
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Included Celestron Technologies

  • Starry Night

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Manual German Equatorial telescope

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Accessories Included

Accessories include a 20mm and 10mm eyepiece, erect image diagonal, and a finderscope. The two eyepieces offer different magnifications for low and high powered views. 

Starry Night Software

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