he Celestron Travel Scope 50mm f/7.2 AZ Refractor Telescope Kit is designed for portability and ease-of-use for both astronomical and terrestrial use. Its refractor-style optical tube has a respectable aperture that gathers copious amounts of light, and a shorter focal length that produces a moderate magnification potential. A photo-style alt-az pan/tilt head easily mounts the OTA with a simple screw and has a single control handle that allows for smooth movement and locks the altitude in place for hands-free use to minimize vibration. Supporting it all is a photo-style tripod that collapses low enough for tabletop use and extends to full-sized height. The included erecting prism corrects views horizontally and laterally to the Travel Scope can be used as a conventional spotting scope, and it comes with to eyepieces offering 20x and 40x magnifications — although any 1.25" astronomical eyepiece may be used. Everything in this kit — OTA, tripod, head, and accessories — fit inside the included canvas backpack to make it as portable possible.
Optical Tube
- 50mm aperture
- f/7.2 focal ratio
- 360mm focal length
- Achromatic refractor optical design
- Anti-reflection fully coated optics improves light transmission, color rendition, sharpness, and contrast
- Resolution: 2.66 arcsec, Raleigh; 2.28 arcsec, Dawes
- 0.96" rack-and-pinion focuser
- Integrated dew shield prevents condensation at night, and minimizes glare during the day
Mount and Tripod
- Mount:
- Manual pan/tilt photo-style alt-azimuth
- Control handle for easier pan/tilt and subject tracking
- Locking handle sets altitude
- Integrated level
- Tripod:
- Easy-use photo-style
- Lightweight and durable aluminum legs
- Four leg sections allows it to be set on a table or extended to full-height
- Simple snap-locks allows for fast setup and breakdown
Included Accessories
- Eyepieces:
- 1.25" diameter barrel accepts most astronomical filters
- 8mm produces 45x power, 30° apparent field of view, 67' field of view at 1000 yards (13m @ 1000m)
- 20mm produces 18x magnification, 32° apparent field of view, 84' field of view at 1000 yards (28m @ 1000m), 15' (4.5m) close focus distance
- Diagonal:
- 0.96" snout to fit drawtube with a 1.25" eyepiece holder to accept larger, more popular eyepieces
- 45° angle puts head in comfortable position for celestial and terrestrial viewing
- Integrated erecting prism corrects view horizontally and vertically for land use
- Barlow Lens:
- 3x magnification triples the power of any eyepiece
- 0.96" snout to fit drawtube with a 1.25" eyepiece holder to accept larger, more popular eyepieces
- 2x20 Finderscope:
- 2x magnification produces a wide field of view to make finding subjects easy and star-hopping navigation faster
- Straight-through viewing
- Backpack:
- Water and tear-resistant canvas
- Holds scope, tripod, mount, and accessories
- Padded interior protects gear