Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ App-Enabled Telescope – 114mm Newtonian Reflector with Smartphone Dock & StarSense App
4.1 | 1,316 ratings
Price: 191.99
Last update: 12-08-2025
About this item
- SMARTPHONE-POWERED SKY TOUR: No experience needed! Just dock your phone, launch the StarSense Explorer app, and follow the on-screen arrows to locate stars, planets, nebulae, and more.
- PATENTED STARSENSE TECHNOLOGY: Unlike other astronomy apps, StarSense Explorer uses sky recognition technology to turn your phone into a celestial navigation system, analyzing star patterns overhead to pinpoint your telescope’s position.
- TONIGHT’S BEST TARGETS, INSTANTLY: The app generates a curated list of the top objects to see based on your time and location. See planets, bright nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters from the city—and even more from dark skies.
- SIMPLE SETUP, SMOOTH TRACKING: Features a manual altazimuth mount with altitude slow motion adjustment with a sliding rod. Follow the on-screen arrows to your target; when the bullseye turns green, you can view it clearly through the eyepiece.
- 114MM REFLECTOR WITH IMPRESSIVE VIEWS: The 4.5" Newtonian reflector with high-reflectivity coatings delivers sharp, vivid views of the Moon, planets like Jupiter and Saturn, and deep-sky favorites like the Orion Nebula and Andromeda Galaxy.
- 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.
Product information
Features & Specs
| Eye Piece Lens Description | 25mm and 10mm eyepieces |
|---|---|
| Mount | Altazimuth Mount |
| Focus Type | Manual Focus |
| Finderscope | Reflex |
| Compatible Devices | Smartphone |
| Number of Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) |
| Coating | Glass mirrors coated with aluminum and SiO₂ |
| Focal Length Description | 1000 millimeters |
| Field Of View | 2.04 Degrees |
| Dawes Limit | 1.02 Arc Sec |
| Zoom Ratio | 175 |
Warranty & Support
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Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ App-Enabled Telescope – 114mm Newtonian Reflector with Smartphone Dock & StarSense App – iPhone & Android Compatible – Easy-to-Use for Beginners
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Measurements
| Optical-Tube Length | 24 Inches |
|---|---|
| Objective Lens Diameter | 114 Millimeters |
| Item Dimensions D x W x H | 36"D x 36"W x 60"H |
| Item Weight | 10.4 Pounds |
| Exit Pupil Diameter | 5.7 Millimeters |
Item details
| Brand | Celestron |
|---|---|
| Model Name | StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ |
| Manufacturer | Celestron Acquisition LLC |
| UPC | 050234224529 |
| Customer Reviews | 4.14.1 out of 5 stars(1,317) 4.1 out of 5 stars |
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| ASIN | B083JQBC1G |
| Built-In Media | 25mm and 10mm eyepieces, 2x Barlow Lens, Mount and tripod (preassembled), Optical tube, StarPointer finderscope |
| Item Height | 96.52 centimeters |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Warranty Description | 2-YEAR WARRANTY |
Top reviews from the United States
- RubenMGreat Telescope for the price or beginners!!!Ok so got this yesterday around 5 pm put it together and boom was watching the moon, arrived just in time for the Lunar Eclipse Blood Moon, pics attached. No collimation needed, easy setup and Star Sense App worked immediately with no issues. Red dot finder worked amazingly well and am super happy with my purchase. This is a great scope for beginners for the money or if you don’t want to spend on an equatorial telescope. You are ready right out of the box immediately ready to star gaze!!! I was also able to use my iPhone to take these pics!!
- TabithaGreat giftWe got this as a gift for a grandson. He loves it, and the whole family goes out to look up at the sky. Easy to use, and excellent.
- Troy RogersWorks like it says it does, although a little bit wobbly and setup requires patienceWorks as it says it should, with a few things to know ahead of time so that you get the best out of it.
Make sure to download the app and use the included card to register the software properly.
The phone mount has a COVER over the mirror, don't forget to remove it when you put your phone on (which I absolutely didn't do and have issues realizing)
Don't enable advanced camera controls (at least on Android, specifically the Galaxy 25 ultra) as it adds a massive delay and over exposure making everything basically white
The tripod and mount isn't rock solid, and so expect some image jiggle if you bump or put your eye physically on the eyepiece (or if explaining to a 7 year old you don't slam your eye into it)
Take your time to calibrate the red dot and camera cross hairs. Doing so makes using the software to locate stars easy.
While my chances to use it have been limited by cloud cover and a massive outbreak of vicious tiger mosquitoes (if you know them, you know) it operated amazingly, and being able to see the massive amount of stars around the stars you can visably see is amazing. Even from within a larger city on a partially cloudy evening, it let us see stars invisible otherwise, and let us locate and identify everything that was available in the sky.
Before the mosquitos had just about drained us of all life blood. - Chris RoseGreat beginner telescopeThis is my first telescope, and I've taken some really good pictures of the moon, and lunar craters. I have one blurry picture of Saturn ???? but I am still a beginner. With the right phone mount and camera settings, I could do better. The telescope was a great price and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in amateur astronomy
- MarieCelestron Star Sense Explorer LT 114AZ Smartphone App-Enabled Reflector TelescopeI ordered this Celestron telescope October 26, 2023; it was delivered October 30, 2023. This telescope arrived in a well padded and packaged set of two sturdy boxes (one inside the other) and within the estimated shipping dates. I give this product a one star for the following reasons:
(1) The telescope was impossible to calibrate and focus. The hand-focus apparatus was not precise; the slightest movement caused the optical tube to move away from the target object and lose focus. I could never focus on one single terrestrial object (let alone any celestial object).
(2) It did not come with a prism eye piece that corrects the up/down and left/right perspective. So, that had to be purchased separately and was hard to find for this particular telescope model.
(3) The phone attachment piece and the app that was supposed to enable the automatic features of the telescope didn't work, even after several calls to Celestron Customer Support.
(4) The multiple codes, which the Customer Support gave me over the phone, were supposed to activate the app, but none of the codes worked.
(5) The app could only be downloaded to a desktop computer and not to my smart phone.
(6) I was never able to use the phone camera to take pictures of terrestrial or celestial objects.
(7) I called the Celestron Customer Support multiple times to help me set up the telescope and app, all to no avail. The Celestron customer support acted as if I was taking up too much of their time and came across as impatient and wanting to get me off the phone as soon as possible.
(8) I am a seasoned telescope user and I own a wonderful Meade Refractor telescope that I have practically rebuilt with new parts. So I know something about telescopes. I'm not a novice or an idiot. Nevertheless, I kept trying to set up the Celestron telescope to work properly, and finally decided to return it just before the return period ended.
I cannot convey how frustrating this experience was, which is one of the reasons why I waited so long before giving a product review; I wanted to communicate from a fact-based perspective rather than from only frustration. Considering the cost for this Celestron telescope, in my opinion, it was truly a piece of junk and I will never buy another Celestron product again. - William StokesGreat for beginners!We have 0 experience with telescopes. I asked Chat GPT what a decent beginner scope would be and it recommended this model. We are more than happy with the results. The price was right, it came with everything you need to get started and it was easy to setup. The app was also surprisingly better than I expected. I wouldn’t go into it expecting it to lock on 100% of the time, but it’s a great aid to get you in the ballpark. 10/10 would recommend!