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The PowerSeeker 50AZ is a small 50mm refractor on a manual alt-azimuth mount, sold as a starter kit for looking at the Moon, planets and bright deep-sky objects, and for spotting scope use by day. It ships with four eyepieces, a 3x Barlow, an erect-image diagonal and a finderscope, so a beginner can start observing without buying extras. Setup takes minutes and the adjustable tripod legs let it sit on a table. It competes with other entry-level 50-70mm refractors; its bundled accessory count is generous for the class, but the small aperture and light mount limit how much detail and stability you get.
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Owners treat the PowerSeeker 50AZ as a low-cost first telescope: easy to set up and fine for the Moon and daytime use, but limited by its small aperture and a mount that wobbles at high magnification.
The PowerSeeker 50AZ is a refractor telescope for viewing both land and sky. At night it can show the planets, the moon, star clusters and brighter deep sky objects such as the Orion Nebula and the Andromeda Galaxy. With the erect image star diagonal, the optical tube can also be used as a spotting scope during the day.
It is a manual Alt-Azimuth telescope. You move it up and down and left and right to follow an object in the eyepiece. The tripod legs are adjustable, so you can set the height or place the telescope on a raised surface such as a picnic table. The telescope and its accessories can be assembled in a few minutes.
It comes with four eyepieces, a star diagonal, a finderscope and a 3x Barlow lens. The finderscope helps you center an object in the eyepiece. The star diagonal gives a right-side-up view, which suits land subjects but can also be used for celestial objects. The 3x Barlow lens triples the magnifying power of each eyepiece. Celestron's Starry Night Software is available to download for learning about the night sky and planning observing sessions.
