Discover the wonders of the night sky with the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80 Refractor, a revolutionary telescope that harnesses the power of your smartphone for an unrivaled stargazing experience, no prior telescope knowledge needed.

Key Features:

• Revolutionary StarSense Technology: Employing Celestron's patented and award-winning StarSense sky recognition technology, this telescope uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns and determine its real-time position in the sky.

• Intuitive App-Guided Exploration: The StarSense Explorer app, powered by SkySafari™, automatically curates a list of visible celestial objects. Enjoy views of planets, galaxies, star clusters, and double stars even from urban areas, or delve into the faint wonders of the deep sky in darker locations.

• User-Friendly Manual Mount: Equipped with a manual altazimuth mount featuring altitude slow motion adjustment, the telescope makes it simple to follow the app's guidance to your chosen celestial object. A green bullseye in the app signifies when the object is aligned in the eyepiece.

• Quality 80mm Refractor Optics: The telescope features an 80mm refractor with fully coated glass optics, ensuring bright and sharp views of celestial wonders.

• Comprehensive Kit for Immediate Observation: The package includes 25mm and 10mm eyepieces, a 2x Barlow Lens to enhance your views, a StarSense smartphone dock, an erect image diagonal for daytime viewing, a red dot finderscope for optional manual use, and a full-height tripod.

• Smartphone Compatibility
  StarSense Explorer works with most modern smartphones; it is compatible with Android 12 and later, as well as iOS 18 and newer, including iPhone XR and newer models. Users with older phones can still use this app, but will not be able to reinstall the app if they uninstall it. For a complete compatibility list, click here.

The Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80 Refractor is perfect for beginners and offers a streamlined and educational stargazing journey. Simply dock your smartphone, align it with the telescope's optics, and embark on a guided tour of the cosmos.

The 80mm refractor design provides crisp and bright views of major celestial objects such as the planets, the Orion Nebula, and double stars. The inclusion of a 2x Barlow lens increases the magnification, allowing for more detailed observations.

Whether observing from a city or a darker site, this telescope is designed to make the most of your viewing conditions. In darker skies, its capabilities are expanded to include fainter galaxies and nebulae.

Weighing just 9.2 pounds, the StarSense Explorer LT 80 Refractor is highly portable, making it an ideal choice for camping trips or remote observing sessions.

The StarSense Explorer LT 80 Refractor utilizes patented technology to map the night sky accurately. The sturdy altazimuth mount, combined with a full-height tripod, ensures a stable platform for extended observations.

Enjoy a new level of celestial exploration with this innovative telescope, designed to make astronomy accessible and enjoyable for everyone.

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