Astromaster Telescopes

• CELESTRON

This 70mm refractor on an equatorial mount is highly suitable for a beginner who wants detailed views of the Moon, to see Saturn's rings, Jupiter's moons and the brighter deep-sky objects. All the Messier objects (including galaxies, nebulae and star clusters) are within its range.

Recommended for young people and adults who want to take their first steps in astronomy.

• APERTURE: 70 mm (2.76 in)
• FOCAL LENGTH: 900 mm
• EYEPIECES: 10mm and 20mm
• MAGNIFICATION: 45x and 90x
• MOUNT: CG-2 Equatorial
• WEIGHT: 8kg

• CELESTRON

The Astromaster 114 EQ-Short is a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope with a four-and-a-half-inch aperture, equatorial mount and adjustable tripod. The telescope aperture is large enough to show all the popular objects that new astronomers want to see, from mountains, craters and riills on the Moon, to planets, galaxies and a vast array of deep-sky objects.

The equatorial mount with its slow-motion controls, simplifies the task of locating your target then following it as the Earth rotates. The adjustable tripod allows you to set the eyepiece to a comfortable height for children or adults.

Two eyepieces are supplied to give magnifications. of 50x and 100x. 50x is a good balance between field-of-view and magnification and is the eyepiece you will start with and use most of the time. 100x will allow you to see more detail on brighter objects such as the Moon, and to split close binary stars into their two components.

This is an excellent first telescope, either for an older child or an adult taking their first steps in astronomy.

Technical Details:

• Aperture: 114 mm (4.49 in)
• Focal length 1000 mm
• Focal Ratio: f/8.77
• Eyepieces/Magnification: 20 mm/50x and 10mm/100x
• Mount: CG-2 Equatorial
• Weight: 7kg

• CELESTRON

This telescope offers a larger aperture than many entry-level telescopes, giving brighter images and allowing fainter objects to be seen. It will also give a small increase in the level of detail that can be seen.

Its equatorial mount makes it easy to centre and track objects by turning the slow-motion controls.

• CELESTRON

Similar to the Astromaster 130 EQ above but with the added advantage of motor drives to track the star for you.