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Celestron - PowerSeeker 70EQ Telescope - Manual German Equatorial Telescope for Beginners - Compact and Portable - Bonus Astronomy Software Package - 70mm Aperture
Purchase options and add-ons
Brand | Celestron |
Model name | 21037 |
Optical tube length | 7 Centimetres |
Eyepiece lens description | Barlow |
Objective lens diameter | 7 Centimetres |
Telescope mount description | Equatorial Mount |
Product Dimensions | 99.1D x 33W x 25.4H Centimetres |
Focus type | Manual Focus |
Finderscope | Reflex |
Item weight | 13.9 Pounds |
About this item
- Quick and easy no tool setup and accessory tray for convenient storage of accessories
- Slow motion controls for smooth tracking
- Erect image optics, ideal for terrestrial and astronomical use
- Fully coated glass optical components with high transmission coatings for enhanced image brightness and clarity
- "TheSkyX – First Light Edition" astronomy software with a 10,000 object database, printable sky maps and 75 enhanced images
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Product details
- Is discontinued by manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 101.6 x 101.6 x 139.7 cm; 6.3 kg
- Date First Available : July 14 2010
- Manufacturer : Celestron
- Place of Business : TORRANCE, CA, 90503 US
- ASIN : B001592LFC
- Item model number : 21037
- Country of origin : China
- Best Sellers Rank: #64,229 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
- #8 in Catadioptric Telescopes
- Customer Reviews:
From the manufacturer
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Introducing the PowerSeeker 70EQ
With its easy setup and clear views of the Moon and planets, it’s no surprise that the PowerSeeker 70EQ is a favorite among beginning astronomers. The included finderscope attachment makes it easy to locate and center viewing items. With its no-tool setup and user-friendly features, this telescope is great for families and children. The PowerSeeker 70EQ is the first step to happy stargazing – the second step is a clear night sky.
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No Tool Setup
Excited to see the stars? Celestron will get you there…and quickly! With a no-tool setup, this telescope is ready for use with minor assembly. Simply remove the telescope and tripod from the box, attach two pieces, insert the desired eyepiece, and celestial objects begin to come in clear.
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What's in the Box
- PowerSeeker 70EQ Telescope
- Finderscope
- Eyepieces (three): 20 mm, 4 mm, Barlow lens
- Aluminum tripod
- TheSkyX – First Light Edition astronomy software
Enhance and Accessorize
Enhance the View
Fully coated optical glass with high transmission coatings creates stunning images with increased brightness and clarity. This telescope also provides correctly-oriented images, making it an ideal choice for both terrestrial and celestial viewing. The PowerSeeker 70EQ comes with a 3x Barlow lens which triples the magnifying power of each lens. PowerSeeker 70EQ’s equatorial mount makes it easier to track objects as they move across the night sky.
Compatible Add-Ons
Download Celestron’s free SkyPortal app for iOS and Android devices and you’re ready to take a tour of the universe. Hold your phone up to the sky and identify thousands of objects with a simple tap. Or, use the included software to print out paper star charts for your exact time, date, and location.
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Customer ratings | ||||||
Easy to assemble | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
For beginners | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
Value for money | — | 3.6 | — | — | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Portability | — | — | 4.6 | — | 4.9 | 4.3 |
Sold by | Amazon.ca | HUTACT Optics | Dianfan-US | Solomark Optics | BANJOO US | SoloSun |
focal length | 700mm (28") | — | — | 900 millimeters | — | 700 month |
focus type | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus |
eye piece lens | Barlow | Barlow | Plossl | Super Plossl | — | Plossl |
objective lens diameter | 70 millimeters | 70 millimeters | 90 millimeters | 80 millimeters | 80 millimeters | 70 millimeters |
aperture diameter | 20 millimeters millimeters | 70 millimeters millimeters | 90 millimeters millimeters | 80 millimeters millimeters | 80 millimeters millimeters | 70 millimeters |
telescope mount | Equatorial Mount | Altazimuth Mount | Altazimuth Mount | Altazimuth Mount | — | Equatorial Mount |
lens coating | Fully Coated | Fully Multi Coated | — | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated |
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Product description
Amazon.ca Product Description
The power seeker 70eq telescope is a Great way to open up the Wonders of the universe to the aspiring astronomer! it is designed to give the first-time buyer a Great combination of quality, value, features, and power. Set up is quick and easy with no tools necessary. View the stars with slow motion controls for smooth tracking. Erect image optics are excellent for terrestrial and astronomical use. Fully coated glass optical components are covered with high transmission coatings for enhanced image brightness and clarity while the 3x Barlow lens triples the magnifying power of each eyepiece. An accessory tray is provided for easy storage of your accessories.
From the Manufacturer
PowerSeeker telescopes are a great way to open up the wonders of the Universe to the aspiring astronomer. The Celestron PowerSeeker series of telescopes is designed to give the first-time buyer the perfect combination of quality, value, features and power. Offering exceptional value, these telescopes feature portable yet powerful designs with ample optical performance to excite any newcomer to the world of amateur astronomy.
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The EQ 127 and most all other models with the short fat ("folded") tubes use a "Bird-Jones" design. Stay away from those! By design they will only ever be "sort of sharp" in one small area of the field of view - impossible to focus! (check out Bird Jones issues on google) Get a long tube like this!
The Equitorial mount is of good quality. It can be a bit humbling to learn to use but makes it much easier to track a target once set up. Targets are always moving in (and out of) the field of view due to the motion of all celestial bodies and this will track them precisely with the turn of a single knob opposed to a pan/tilt mount.
The eye pieces are adequately good but only 2 are included (plus a barlow). If you like what you see but want better you may consider upgraded eyepieces. They are easy to find in this common 1.25 inch standard size and made a good improvement in my experience.
This turned out to be exactly what I wanted: not too big, well priced, powerful and functional.
After a few disappointments with others I finally found the right one!
Put yourself somewhere between those 2 extremes and you will get MUCH more value and enjoyment. I took the time to actually learn about things like diff eyepieces, max useful magnification, the ecliptic, north star alignment, right ascension and declination, etc. I set it up in my living room before taking it outside and actually practiced leveling it, aligning it, and moving it along the RA and dec axes for a cpl days before I got a clear night.
This was definitely worth the time. At my current level of expertise and experience, I’m very satisfied and impressed so far with what it can do. I’ve clearly watched Mars rising, the moons of Jupiter dancing around, and looked through the rings of Saturn. I’ve also watched the shadows inside the craters of the moon, and learned that I should use a filter when looking at it under high magnification if I don’t want to be blind in one eye for 20 minutes lol. Next on the list are some cool deep-sky objects, but I have more learning to do first. For me, this is a journey and I fully know that I will eventually start noticing its shortcomings and want to move up to a bigger and better scope – and I will - but for where I am right now, it’s beautiful and I am super thrilled and entirely pleased and satisfied with this unit.
My 2 cents on some complaints I’ve read here and elsewhere:
Eyepieces: they work fine, but def not top-of-the-line units. The 4mm and 20mm sizes are kinda at the two extremes of magnification possibilities. I anticipated this and also bought a semi-decent set of Plossl eyepieces covering the range between those two. Cost me an additional $100+ but amazingly worth it. It’s fun and informative to view things through several different mag levels. If you know that using a 3X Barlow lens with the 4mm eyepiece will give you 750X mag, and that this is well beyond the useful max for the scope size, you won’t be disappointed with the blurry blob it gives you lol. You will learn instead to greatly appreciate good resolution and clarity in the more practical and functional mag ranges it can give you so effectively.
Finder scope: No defense here. I have to fully agree with the complaints on this. The view field is super narrow and it’s tedious as heck to aim and look through. I had become accustomed to the cheap red-dot finder on my little scope, and simply put that on the new 127EQ instead. I much prefer it for ease, simplicity and accuracy. New ones are not that expensive and I’d def recommend that inexpensive upgrade to make your life easier.
The EQ mount: It honestly works amazing for me, and I’m soooo happy to be able to track stuff so effectively and accurately. Properly aligning it beforehand is a must, though. I read the instructions, and watched youtube vids for advice, and it’s super easy and quick once you grasp the method and purpose. It’s so easy and satisfying to quickly bring objects back in your field of view with only a quick twist of a knob.
The spherical mirror: This was a common criticism in a lot of the professional forums I read. I learned that it allows a longer focal length inside a more compact tube, (vs the parabolic mirror) but requires a corrective lens to compensate for it. The pros mostly say that this budget design leads to aberrations around the edges of your viewing fields. At my current level of experience, this is a total non-issue for me – I might notice it after many more years experience, but right now, I’m like “What are you talking about? – this is amazing” lol. It apparently makes collimation a little more tedious because you have to remove the corrective lens first, but I’ve watched the vid, and it looks way easier than some people make it sound. Note the scope was perfectly collimated right out of the box and I haven’t yet had to attempt this.
Bottom line: I’d go 5 stars if it wasn’t for the finder scope. Beyond that, I’m completely satisfied, impressed and thrilled with what I got for my very reasonable cash output (even including the extra eyepieces). Order fulfillment by Amazon was smooth, quick and reliable as expected.
EDIT/ADDITION: It's really easy to collimate. Honestly, removing the corrector lens adds about 3 minutes to the whole process. :)
When the package arrived, I could tell that the telescope would be quality - the box weighed over 30 pounds. Almost everything is made of metal - the telescope body, clamps, mount, tripod, eyepieces and adjusters. There are few plastic pieces here and there, like the flexible adjuster extensions and some parts of the tripod, but otherwise, everything feels sturdy and well-made.
The main point of contention with an equatorial-mount telescope is the setup. If you follow the quick setup guide closely, you should have no problem getting everything put together - just take your time. The trickiest part of the setup is lining up the small finder scope with the main telescope. Here's a tip: during the daytime, find a distant object somewhere on the horizon. Try to line the object up the best you can with the main telescope. Next, locate the object in the finder scope and centre the cross-hairs on it. It may take a some fine tuning, but once you got both scopes lined up, it's much easier to point the telescope at something in the sky.
Once the scopes were lined up, I was able to point the telescope at the moon for some amazing views. I recommend looking at a partial moon so that you can see variations in the shadows; the 127EQ is very capable of spotting craters and fine details with its default eyepiece - my girlfriend and I were very impressed! We have yet to try the included 3x Barlow eyepiece, but it should offer up some incredibly-detailed views.
We haven't learned how to properly set up the EQ mount in order to track stars and constellations yet, but it doesn't seem to be too difficult if you're willing to learn something new. There are lots of videos on the internet about how to properly align the telescope with the stars, but I could see that being a turn-off for someone who wants something instantaneous or automatic.
Overall this is a great telescope, but it might be a bit intimidating to use for some. Put the effort into though and it's well worth it.
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El lente que trae de 20mm es de muy buena calidad y en verdad los planetas se ven geniales. El lente de 4mm ya no tanto, recomiendo comprar uno mejor.
La montura ecuatorial es perfecta y resistente
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