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The Smithsonian by Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ is an 80mm refractor on an alt-azimuth mount that uses your phone to find objects in the sky. You dock the phone, align it once to the scope, and the StarSense Explorer app (powered by SkySafari) shows on-screen arrows and a bullseye that turns green when the target is in the eyepiece. It is aimed at first-time stargazers who want to skip star charts and computerized mounts, and the Smithsonian edition adds bonus educational content. Against motorized go-to scopes it is simpler and quicker to set up, but it relies on your phone and cannot track objects on its own.
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The Smithsonian by Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ is an 80mm refractor telescope that uses your smartphone to find objects in the night sky. Place your phone in the StarSense dock and launch the StarSense Explorer Powered by SkySafari app. The app uses patented sky recognition technology to work out where the telescope is pointed.
After a quick alignment of the phone to the telescope's optics, the app lists the celestial objects currently visible. Pick one and on-screen arrows guide you as you move the telescope. The bullseye turns green when the object is ready to view in the eyepiece. The app also has hundreds of audio descriptions and detailed information on thousands of objects.
The 80mm fully coated refractor shows the Moon, planets and many of the brightest deep-sky objects, including Jupiter's cloud bands and four Galilean moons, Saturn's rings, the Orion Nebula and the Pleiades. The refractor design needs very little maintenance and never needs collimation. A simple altazimuth mount, an altitude slow motion adjustment with a sliding rod and an adjustable full-height tripod hold the telescope. The optical tube and tripod are lightweight for transport.
