Celestron 21062 AstroMaster 70 EQ Refractor Telescope (Black)

Excellent telescope for beginners. Enjoying it. Need to buy additional eyepieces to enjoy the full glory of the telescope. But the ones with telescope are not bad. Need to get used to the EQ mount. If you are just using for short time fun, go for AZ model of telescope.

This is excellent starter scope. However one need to invest in good eye pieces and barlow lense to take full advantage of this scope

Access code for free software was already used, however, good telescope for beginners, can easily spot Jupiter moons and surface clouds impressions, recommend to set laser spot as it helps in locating objects. Not easy to carry if you want to travel with telescope, will take lot of space. Excellent packing of product.

I received this product on 14th April 2025 but it was not working I wanted a replacement for this so I kept this product on replacement on 17th April 2025 and the replacement was accepted but there was no response from the amazon service and it's 4th may today and still I didn't get any reply from the services...being a prime customer this was my worst experience from Amazon services .

very nice and simple attachments and my kids love astronomy so it a great product go ahead and buy it

It's good

The equilateral mount can be of better quality

Télescope de qualité pour une utilisation non professionnelle. L'image est vraiment nette et les réglages faciles à prendre en main.

I wanted to get my feet wet in backyard astronomy, after getting bitten by the bug using a pair of Nikon 8x42 binoculars. The binoculars still are a must have item, but far to shaky and low magnification to get views of planets. So I researched telescopes, and decided on a refractor, due to having small children and little time to fiddle with collimation. My budget was low, to keep my wife happy. The 70EQ stuck out due to the sturdier CG-2 equatorial mount and tripod, and far more sensible and better eyepieces (Kellner) compared to the powerseeker models. I was able to assemble it in about 20min, got it outside, and found both Jupiter and Saturn in a few minutes. Absolutely amazing seeing both the Galilean Moons and Saturn's rings within minutes of getting it outside. The moon itself is spectacular through this scope at both 45X and 90X. The 10mm has considerably more chromatic aberrations than the 20mm, but it's not bad. After that first night, I got the mount set to my latitude, and polar alignment consists of setting the tripod up with the mount approximately facing North. For generally keeping Saturn in the viewfinder that's good enough. The EQ mount is a must have though. I love it. I have run into a problem with the red dot finder scope, it stopped working after about a week. I swapped in a couple of new batteries and still broken. So I quickly ordered a replacement for $14 and am back up and running. So far the new one hasn't faltered. I'd recommend this scope to anyone. It is usable right out of the box. I've seen all 8 planets through it. Uranus and Neptune are still tiny dots, but you can tell they're blueish color and that they are round, but that's about it. Saturn is my favorite, it's also tiny at 90X, but the rings are clearly visible and separate from the planet itself. Jupiter, I can faintly make out the cloud bands, the planet is small and contrast is low, but with patience and persistence they are visible. I haven't been able to make out the giant red storm, but I'm hoping to get a decent 7mm or possibly 5mm eyepiece to push into the very limits of this scopes capabilities and make it out, along with the Cassini division. But, if not, it gives me a reason to beg for an upgraded scope someday. I've also been mesmerized by the faint grey fuzzies that are up there. I've seen the Andromeda Galaxy, the Dumbbell Nebulae, and the Orion Nebulae, these are faint as the scope is a slow f/12.9, but again, with patience they are there yo see. Have fun, and get something, you can't see Saturn's rings without some sort of scope. 73

Gift for my son (13). The product is very easy to mount. It is quite robust and we can see with good precision. We saw already many times the moon. It is spectacular. My son enjoyed a lot his present.

Perfecto

Instructions are not that easy to follow. Good quality product which looks sleek once assembled.