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The StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ is an 80mm f/11.25 achromatic refractor on an alt-azimuth mount that uses your phone to find objects in the sky. You dock the phone, align it to the scope in about two minutes, and the app draws arrows on screen until the target is centered. It is aimed at beginners who want to learn the sky without star charts or a computerized mount. Compared with GoTo scopes, it skips motors and a hand controller but still guides you to targets; compared with a plain 80mm refractor, the app is the main upgrade. Owners rate it highly for ease of setup and the app's guidance.
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Owners with 11 ratings average 4.7 out of 5 and mostly praise how quickly the app gets them to objects. Complaints center on the mount and tripod feeling light and on the lack of tracking at high magnification.
The StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ is a manual refractor telescope that uses a smartphone to find objects in the night sky. The phone sits in the StarSense dock, and the StarSense Explorer app analyzes star patterns overhead to work out where the telescope is pointed. The app uses a Lost in Space Algorithm (LISA) to match those patterns to its internal database.
After a 2-minute alignment of the phone to the telescope's optics, the app lists the celestial objects currently visible. Once you pick one, arrows on the screen guide you as you move the telescope. The bullseye turns green when the object is ready to view. The app includes tutorials and a user-friendly interface for beginners.
The telescope is an 80mm refractor with fully coated glass optics. It sits on a simple altazimuth mount with an altitude slow motion adjustment on a sliding rod, which helps fine-tune pointing and follow targets as they drift across the sky. The mount is anchored by an adjustable, full-height tripod. The included 90-degree erect image diagonal also allows daytime viewing of birds, wildlife and landscapes.
