Celestron – StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ Smartphone App-Enabled Telescope – Works with StarSense App to Help You Find Stars, P

4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars | 949 ratings

Price: 194.95

Last update: 01-11-2025


About this item

UNLEASH THE POWER OF YOUR SMARTPHONE: Let your iPhone or Android phone take you on a guided tour of the night sky—no telescope experience required. Just follow the arrows to locate stars, planets & more
PATENTED STARSENSE SKY RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY: This one-of-a-kind telescope uses patented, award-winning StarSense sky recognition technology and your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate its position in real time.
STARSENSE EXPLORER APP: The app generates a list of the best objects to view based on your exact time & location. View planets, brighter nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters from the city PLUS fainter, deep sky objects from darker sites.
EASY TO SET UP AND USE: Manual altazimuth mount with slow motion rod makes it easy to follow the on-screen arrows to your desired target. When the bullseye turns green, it’s ready to view in the telescope’s eyepiece.
HIGH-QUALITY 114MM NEWTONIAN REFLECTOR: The 4.5" primary mirror features highly reflective coatings and enough light gathering ability to view craters on the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and deep sky objects like the Orion Nebula.
UNBEATABLE WARRANTY & SUPPORT: Buy with confidence from Celestron, a leading telescope brand in California since 1960. Your purchase includes a 2-Year US Warranty and unlimited support from our team of US-based experts.

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Top reviews from the United States

Chris
5.0 out of 5 stars Great first telescope, we were viewing the moon within 20 min of opening the box
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2023
We chose this as our first telescope. A major factor was to view the eclipse on April 8th, from Waco, TX (we have people from across the country joining us).
The "Eclipsesafe Lense" was available for $20.

I watched a pair of reviews, and the Setup guide from Celestron, and had no issues assembling, setting up, and using all the features of this telescope. Within 20 minutes, I had the app, and red dot aligned, and viewing the moon with my family. It was a great first experience, and we are looking forward to many stary nights, and joining our local Astronomical Society.

For $200 delivered to my door, including the eclipse filter, the cost of entry was cheap. We hope to upgrade in a couple years, and give this to a friend, and draw them into the hobby.
Sue C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Delivered early! Thats a great plus!!! ????
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2020
Delivered yesterday which is 5days early than expected!!!! Yeheyyy thanks celestron! Gotta do a review once i start checking this telescope out! Cant do at this time since we have a very unhealthy air quality and smoky, ashes falling... update soon! Once we get clear sky and healthy air! ????????????

I forgot i never get the time to update my review. Very disappointed with this scope. The app doesnt work and alignment is terrible. I agree with the reviews here it's a waste of money. Glad i have my Gosky spotting scope and able to see jupiter with its moons (4) and saturn. But with this celestron, its a waste so don't buy and safe your money fro something else. My celestron after atleast 4 tries of taking it out to check the night sky has been sitting here in the corner of the room ever since.
L. P.
4.0 out of 5 stars The StarSense app cannot work if there is too much light pollution.
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2023
The telescope is okay but I did not get the StarSense app to work as there is too much light pollution in my area.
A Solar/IT guy
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice easy first telescope
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2023
The StarSense Explorer is great; use your smartphone to find the stars you seek. The app is easy to download and easy to use once the alignment is complete. The tripod is OK but not strong, the up down and side movement need some improvement. OK for beginners. The price is reasonable on what you get; you will outgrow it if the hobby continues to an immediate level. The view of the moon is excellent, and the other planet is a disc, as you would be expected. It is a good tool for learning about the night sky.
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Very happy as I look to the stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2023
1. Assembly - Zero issue assembling the unit. The instructions are quite clear.

2. Usage - Being able to use your cell phone as a marker to help find stuff really is quite fun. I will admit that it's not always right on using this method, but the fact it helps me find something I want to see is fantastic for a beginner like me. The laser on the side is phenomenal for sighting in objects whether it be a star in the sky or a stop sign a mile away (for aligning). I have been very happy with this purchase.

3. Value - Well worth it. Feels good, looks good, works great.
Jacqueline Taylor
1.0 out of 5 stars The App does not work.
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024
I had no experience with astronomy, but thought I would try this because the app seemed like it will really help the novice user. First the unlock code for the Starsense app that came with telescope wasn't valid. It took a few days of back and forth emails with IT to get a valid code. The quality of telescope is okay, however calibrating the red dot in the finder scope was not easy at all, as the screws to adjust it are plastic and cheap and despite my best efforts it just would not align properly. The movement of the dot was not consistent due to the cheap threads on the elevation and lateral adjustments for the red dot. Also, you really need to tighten the thumb screws down super tight where the finder scope mounts to the telescope. On mine they kept coming loose and it would go out of calibration.

The last straw really was once I finally got a valid code for star sense app, torqued down the the finder scope, I was ready to view the night sky! Well the app never was able to find the telescope and kept giving me an error. I was really patient with this hole process, but I tried it several times and it just would not work. In the end I returned the whole thing. I'll guess I'll wait to develop a new hobby till I can afford a cope with its own software and motorized for finding objects.

The other thing here I learned is this scope isn't very powerful and is best served only looking at planets and the moon. But I don't know for sure because mine never worked.
Amazon Customer
3.0 out of 5 stars I think this telescope is good
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2023
The telescope was good seeing the moon, but I had trouble trying to see Jupiter. If I would try to look, I would only see the outlines of the mirror. Otherwise, it’s a pretty good telescope. I would recommend it if you love watching the moon it’s very good for that but the app is very bad at its job for me it didn’t work I’m not gonna said anybody else, but it didn’t work I was was trying to get my telescope to see the moon it’s hard and the only thing that help me was the light white coming from the moon and Jupiter was hard to but otherwise I would recommend it for your first telescope. Just get it at a good price.
JMaxwell
5.0 out of 5 stars StarSense is a great tool
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024
Bought a used unit because all I wanted was the StarSense mount. Looked new to me. Anyway the StarSense can be put on any telescope and works great using 3 rubberized magnets to hold it in place. The ota and tripod will either get donated to an astronomy club or thrown away. StarSense is a great tool for newbies trying to find their way around the sky or those without a goto mount.

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