The StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ is a manual telescope that works with a smartphone. The StarSense Explorer app uses the phone to analyze the night sky and calculate where the telescope is pointing in real time. The app has a user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials, so it suits beginners.
The app automatically generates a list of currently visible objects. These include planets, brighter nebulae and galaxies, star clusters, and double stars. On-screen arrows guide you to the target you pick.
The manual altazimuth mount has a slow-motion altitude adjustment and a sliding rod, which make it easier to follow the arrows. The optics are fully coated glass for bright, sharp views.
- Color
- Gray
- Mount
- Manual altazimuth with slow-motion altitude adjustment and sliding rod
- Optics
- Fully coated glass
- App
- StarSense Explorer
- Compatibility
- Android 7.1.2 and higher, or iOS (iPhone 6 and newer). See celestron.com for a list of compatible devices.
- Not included
- Smartphone (required to run the app)