Celestron Travel Scope 80 Portable Refractor Telescope – 80mm Aperture, Fully-Coated Glass Optics – Includes Tripod, Smartphone Adapter, Backpack & Software – Ideal for Beginners & Travel

Excellent product, everything is correct as advertised. Easy to use, no issues with the lenses. Highly recommend for all experience levels.

Got this for my 10 year old son. So he'd have a scope light enough for him to bring outside and set up on his own, and cheap enough that it's not a huge loss if it gets messed up. Also, I kinda wanted a travel scope to use for myself too. I have plenty of large scopes that take a lot of time to set up. This is perfect for setting up and taking down quickly and easily. There is lots of chromatic aberration around the edges of the moon, but its pefectly fine for a $100 scope. I've included a couple moon pics taken by my son and a quick single exposure of the Orion Nebula that he took. Both he took with a phone, using the supplied phone attachment. The scopes construction is extremely cheap plastic. But that also makes it very light and portable. The tripod is very light as well, but that makes it the worst item in the bundle. It is very shaky and positioning it on an object, especially with a phone attached, is quite a pain. But as long as you understand and are OK with this being a travel scope, it's a great purchase. I love the little thing as much, if not more, than my kid.

80mm Travel Scope – Four Stars I really like this scope. It is light weight [12 lbs. total with new mount & accessories] and portable, it’s a perfect grab-n-go. However, there are three significant things that I changed to make it work better for me personally, and you may want to consider these as well: (1) the finder scope, (2) the tripod and (3) the two eyepieces. I replaced the finder scope with an APOLLO 6x30 Right Angle Finder Scope for $28 (Amazon); I replaced the tripod with a combination of an Orion 52587 VersaGo E-Series Altazimuth for $80 and an Orion 5052 Dovetail L-Bracket for $35 (both from Amazon); and I replaced the eyepieces with a single Celestron 8mm-24mm zoom for $64–now about $80–(Amazon). All totaled, with the original scope at $90, my all-in cost (including shipping) is very near $300 for a very workable scope; and I still have the original travel bag which can be employed for various uses, though it is no longer suitable for carrying the whole revised kit. I now have slow motion control on a stable platform with a single zoom eyepiece and a right angle finder scope so that I do not have to contort my body/neck to use it. (OK, so I did change it up quite a bit [see photos], but the scope itself is still the same!) By way of just a few examples of what can be seen with this modified instrument, I have been able to find and identify the following objects: (1) Moon with good crater views at the terminator, (2) Jupiter with four moons and a hint of the bands, (3) Saturn & rings with dark space between the rings and the planet, (4) Mizar/Alcor resolved into Mizar A, Mizar B and Alcor and (5) Andromeda Galaxy. All this from my suburban house with, in my estimation, class 4-5 Bortle skies (edge of a medium sized city of 100,000). (PS: The scope comes with a 45-degree diagonal, but due to personal preference I switched to a 90-degree. Still, the original 45-degree works fine and some may prefer it. To change this too, the cost is probably around, say, $15-$20.) UPDATE #1: OK, the right angle finder scope is turning out to be a no-go! Cannot focus well, and pretty dim in any case. So I kept the holder from the right angle finder scope and inserted a laser pointer (~$20). But I had to go to Ace Hardware to buy some longer screws (thread = M4-0.70). This works better, but my cost is now up to about $320 +/-, plus some time setting it all up. I will continue to UPDATE as needed. UPDATE #2: As it originally came, the right angle finder scope holder had three concentric screw holes on the back end of the tube, but only one on the front end of the tube. So I took it to the local shop that works on plastic and had them tap in two more holes on the front of the tube (thread M4-0.70). Then, I bought some nylon screws (Scopestuff online) to use on all six holes in the tube of the holder. Then I reinserted the laser pointer into the holder and it now works great! The photos show this latest version. My cost is now about $350+/- (PSS: The pictures also show a cell phone holder (~$20) attached to one of the legs. This type of holder is actually made for bikes, but they work great on tripod legs.) This is a matter of personal preference, and is therefore not included in the discussion/costs above, but it sure is handy when using an astronomy app, e.g. Stellarium, which itself costs about $10.)

★★★☆☆ (3/5 Stars) The Celestron Travel Scope 80 is a very good beginner telescope, especially for those who want something portable and lightweight. The 80mm aperture provides acceptable views on completely clear nights when using the included stock eyepieces (10mm and 20mm). Under these conditions, I was able to get clear views of the Moon, Saturn, and Jupiter, including 3–4 of Jupiter’s moons, which is impressive for an entry-level scope. The entire setup is easy to transport and comes with a backpack, making it great for travel, camping, or quick backyard sessions. For beginners, the optics are decent and provide a good introduction to astronomy. However, the biggest weakness is the tripod/stand. It’s made from very lightweight aluminum and plastic, and after multiple nights of use, the internal gears stripped completely. When we opened it up, we discovered that all the gears were plastic, which explains the failure. Even before breaking, the stand was not very steady. The issues become especially obvious when using higher magnification with a Barlow lens. The tripod lacked steadiness, and even small adjustments caused noticeable shaking. It became very difficult to manually adjust and track objects, which made observing at higher magnification frustrating and impractical. Final thoughts: The telescope itself is worth keeping, but the stand is not built to last or support upgrades. If you buy this scope, plan on replacing the tripod with something more robust—ideally one with a higher payload capacity and the option to add motorized tracking in the future. Great optics for beginners, but the stand holds this telescope back.

War ein Geschenk an meinen Mann. Für Amateure perfekt! Mit dem Kundendienst gab es allerdings einen nicht so prickelnden Dialog wg. Liefertermin, hat sich dann aber als Missverständnis rausgestellt und alles war wieder gut. Haben den Kauf jedenfalls nicht bereut :-)

Good products

Great item came promptly loved it

Works awesome, can see the moonand the craters with it. Definitely a good product for the price

Gran calidad y muy práctico, fácil de usar y no requiere tanta práctica para obtener buenas vistas. Recomiendo buscar un tripié más estable, pero el telescopio y el resto de los accesorios son muy buenos.