CELESTRON TELESCOPES

Curious how to see Mars 2020's closest approach and opposition? Celestron employee Greg Bragg shares some advice on what to view and how to observe the red-planet when it is 38.6 million miles away from Earth. Also check out our Ultimate Guide to Observing Mars: https://bit.ly/34ZBjNn

The most important thing to remember when balancing your EQ mount is to avoid gear backlash by not being perfectly balanced. Product Manager of Astronomy Lance Lucero explains why and how to reduce backlash in your equatorial telescope.

#DearCelestron video series answers your questions to help you get the most out of your Celestron gear. Here is a question when of user's asked: "How do I Sanitize my Optics?" Product Manager John Riutta demonstrates how to clean your binoculars, telescope, and microscopes between users. Do you have a question that you think would be perfect for this video series? Leave it in the comments below.

#DearCelestron video series answers your questions to help you get the most out of your Celestron gear. Here is a question when of user's asked: "How do I balance my equatorial telescope?" Do you have a question that you think would be perfect for this video series? Leave it in the comments below.

Curious how to see Comet NEOWISE? Lance Lucero, Product Manager for Astronomy, uses Celestron's SkyPortal App to help locate the comet and provides tips using low-power and wide-field equipment to view the comet. Here is a list of equipment perfect for comets: https://www.celestron.com/collections/equipment-perfect-for-comets

#DearCelestron video series answers your questions to help you get the most out of your Celestron gear. Here in this question a user asked: "How to Choose a Beginner Telescope in your Price Range" Do you have a question that you think would be perfect for this video series? Leave it in the comments below.

#DearCelestron video series answers your questions to help you get the most out of your Celestron gear. Here in this question a user asked: "Which telescope with GoTo would be nice for starting out? I want something for astrophotography including deep space objects like galaxies and nebulas." Do you have a question that you think would be perfect for this video series? Leave it in the comments below.

#DearCelestron video series answers your questions to help you get the most out of your Celestron gear. Here in this question a user asked: "What would you recommend to view messier objects and comets with a binoculars?" Do you have a question that you think would be perfect for this video series? Leave it in the comments below.

Dock, Launch, Explore - Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope with StarSense Explorer—the first telescope that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. StarSense Explorer is ideal for beginners thanks to the app’s user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. It’s like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky. Celestron.com/SSETelescopes Music Credit: Deep Under by “Whitesand” - https://youtu.be/fCNQMJba86A

#DearCelestron video series answers your questions to help you get the most out of your Celestron gear. Here in this question a user asked: "I have a Celestron 114ez power seeker telescope, the problem is I am not able to look at the stars, even after using Barlow, the size of star remains same as we see through naked eye, do I need any darker places to see the stars big enough, or there is some problem with the eyepieces?" Some of our favorite stars to observe with a telescope  - Vega and Sirius – like brilliant sparkling white diamonds - Epsilon Lyrae – the “double double” star - Albireo – a colorful blue and yellow double star - Mizar and Alcor – multiple star system - R Leporis (Hind’s Crimson Star) – a carbon star that stands out due to its distinctive red color Do you have a question that you think would be perfect for this video series? Leave it in the comments below.

#DearCelestron video series answers your questions to help you get the most out of your Celestron gear. Here in this question a user asked: "I have an AstroMaster 130EQ, my problem is that I can't achieve focus when the scope is attached to a camera so what shall I do to achieve focus and do I need any extra equipment for that?" Do you have a question that you think would be perfect for this video series? Leave it in the comments below.

Dock, Launch, Explore - Learn how to setup your StarSense Explorer 127mm telescope with the help of our Team Celestron member Dylan O'Donnell. Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope with StarSense Explorer—the first telescope that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. StarSense Explorer is ideal for beginners thanks to the app’s user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. It’s like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky.

Dock, Launch, Explore - Learn how to setup your StarSense Explorer 102mm telescope with the help of our Team Celestron member Dylan O'Donnell. Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope with StarSense Explorer—the first telescope that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. StarSense Explorer is ideal for beginners thanks to the app’s user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. It’s like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky.

Dock, Launch, Explore - Learn how to setup your StarSense Explorer 70mm telescope with the help of our Team Celestron member Dylan O'Donnell. Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope with StarSense Explorer—the first telescope that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. StarSense Explorer is ideal for beginners thanks to the app’s user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. It’s like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky.

Dock, Launch, Explore - Learn how to setup your StarSense Explorer 114mm telescope with the help of our Team Celestron member Dylan O'Donnell. Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope with StarSense Explorer—the first telescope that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. StarSense Explorer is ideal for beginners thanks to the app’s user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. It’s like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky.

Dock, Launch, Explore - Learn how to setup your StarSense Explorer 130mm telescope with the help of our Team Celestron member Dylan O'Donnell. Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope with StarSense Explorer—the first telescope that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. StarSense Explorer is ideal for beginners thanks to the app’s user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. It’s like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky.

Dock, Launch, Explore - Learn how to setup your StarSense Explorer 80mm telescope with the help of our Team Celestron member Dylan O'Donnell. Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope with StarSense Explorer—the first telescope that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. StarSense Explorer is ideal for beginners thanks to the app’s user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. It’s like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky.

Dock, Launch, Explore - Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope with StarSense Explorer—the first telescope that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. StarSense Explorer is ideal for beginners thanks to the app’s user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. It’s like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky. Celestron.com/SSETelescopes

Dock, Launch, Explore - Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope with StarSense Explorer—the first telescope that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. StarSense Explorer is ideal for beginners thanks to the app’s user-friendly interface and detailed tutorials. It’s like having your own personal tour guide of the night sky. Celestron.com/SSETelescopes

Capturing impressive deep-sky astroimages is easier than ever with Celestron’s new Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph, the perfect companion to today’s top DSLR or astronomical CCD cameras. This fast, wide-field f/2.2 system offers two huge advantages over traditional f/10 astroimaging: better apparent tracking and shorter exposures. That means you’ll create better-looking astroimages in a fraction of the time, even without the use of an autoguider.