Celestron Travel Scope 70 Telescope

The Celestron 21035 Travel Scope 70 is a compact 70mm refractor telescope optimized for portability and convenience. The telescope the tripod and all the accessories fit conveniently into a padded backpack style soft carrying case. The complete accessory package includes a 45 degree correct image prism a 20mm eyepiece for 20X magnification and a 10mm eyepiece for 40X. The fully illustrated instruction manual is supplemented by a copy of “The Sky Xastronomy software that turns your PC into a virtual planetarium. With a focal length of 400mm and a focal ratio of f/5.7 the Travel Scope 70 compares surprisingly well with popular f/5 “Short Tube 80refractors but at a much lower cost. The Travel Scope 70 uses a number of plastic components to keep the cost and weight down including a plastic focuser and plastic lens shade but the all glass lenses deliver beautiful views of backyard birds during the daytime and lovely views of the Moon and stars at night. The Travel Scope 70 offers daytime views that compare with more expensive spotting scopes. The 20mm eyepiece gives 20X magnification and a 2.5 degree field of view with plenty of crisp detail when I’m looking at backyard birds. The travel Scope 70 is also quick and easy to set up at night. The deep orange glow of the recent Lunar Eclipse was simply gorgeous and I was even able to take some pictures using the Travel Scope 70 and a PowerShot camera. When I look at Jupiter using the 10mm eyepiece 40X magnification I can easily see four moons near the planet. And rich field views of the Milky Way are often at their best in a small scope with a wide field of view.