Celestron – StarSense Explorer 114mm Tabletop Dobsonian Smartphone App-Enabled Telescope – Works with StarSense App to Help Y

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars | 37 ratings

Price: 289

Last update: 12-31-2024


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 RECOGINITION TECHNOLOGY: This one-of-a-kind scope uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate its position in real time.
APP GENERATES A LIST OF TONIGHT’S BEST OBJECTS TO VIEW: The app tells you what’s in the sky based on your exact time & location. View planets, brighter nebulae, galaxies, star clusters from the city PLUS fainter, deep sky objects from darker locations.
EASY TO SET UP AND USE: Manual tabletop Dobsonian base with Teflon altitude and azimuth bearings and a brace on the side panel for extra stability. The optical tube connects to the base via a tube cradle.
HIGH QUALITY 114MM NEWTONIAN REFLECTOR: Large aperture parabolic primary mirror has enough light-gathering ability to bring out detail in celestial objects.

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  • Elisamuel Dejesus
    5.0 out of 5 stars Planets, moons and stars… oh my!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2023
    Scope arrived with the base unassembled, laminated particle board. It is pretty sturdy after it is put together, and an impressive site to see. Not too large for my 12yr old to handle, but large enough to let in sufficient light for star and planet gazing. The lens caddy for the base is meant to take on and off so the screws cannot be over tightened as they only go in so far.

    The laser pointer/finder slides right on, is easy to adjust, and works pretty well! I was able to align it with the scope within minutes. Do this during the day… Saturn was in view last night and I aligned the scope with Saturn using the laser finder and it appeared right in the lens’s field of view! It was the first time I ever witnessed Saturn and it’s rings through a telescope and it was pretty exciting. I added a 2x Barlow lens adapter and was able to get a zoomed in view that was even more impressive. I was even able to make out one of it’s orbiting moons.

    It takes a little patience getting used to adjusting the scope while viewing targets as everything you see appears in reverse. To track targets while looking through the lens, you will need to move the scope in the opposite direction (right goes left, left goes right, up goes down, down goes up). It’s easy to do, just takes some practice.

    The Starsense app works as expected and I was able to get it working without a lot of extra effort. I’m pretty satisfied and makes the setup look professional.

    I can’t wait to see what else we can spot in the night sky! This is our first telescope so we cannot compare it to anything else, but based on our experience last night, I would have no problems recommending it!
  • CH
    5.0 out of 5 stars It doesn’t disappoint
    Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2024
    Really impressed by the overall design and quality. I’m looking forward to seeing the new world. I’ve wanted one.
  • Gerald Roy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great scope for the price.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2024
    Don't care much for the Dobsonian mount, easy to operate, but doesn't move smoothly. The StarSense software works well in dark skies, but not so much in my backyard. The scope itself is great, just needs to be matched with a different mount.
  • jaime
    5.0 out of 5 stars Works fine
    Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2024
    Amazon did a great job with delivering it. The product is very good but there instructions on siding the telescope are very confusing if it hadn't meant for you too I'd probably still be trying to figure out some things or sending it back to you guys, but it seems to be working fine and if somebody is interested in getting a quality telescope as a starter, it's a good choice.
  • P. T. Barker
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good telescope for beginners using an iPhone X
    Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2024
    Very easy to assemble and use. Well made and good optically. The StarSense Explorer app is a joy to use, even for beginners. Craters on the Moon, rings of Saturn, moons of Jupiter, double stars, currently visible comets, and even some deep sky objects can be seen thanks to this app. But I'm not giving the scope 5 stars because the app doesn't work with two different recent Android phones I tried. Celestron's tech support was unable to help with this. I bought a used iPhone X for it and it works great. The two eyepieces that come with it are adequate, but the Celestron zoom eyepiece (available separately) gives greater flexibility in magnification.
  • Bernard Chenevert
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great size/price compromise
    Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2024
    I did spend more time than I usually do researching this purchase. Opinions differ, but the most frequent advice is to go for an 8" or 6" Dobsonian and by the size that you will take out to make observations. I am very impressed with this package, and the star sense explorer smartphone app is really a game changer in terms of helping beginners like me find the objects they are looking for in the sky, and positively identify what they're named. Until I know for sure that astronomy is a hobby I want to get more serious with, this was the perfect choice for me.
  • Herbert Munoz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Telescope
    Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2024
    Took me 20 minutes to full assemble and set up to see the sky. Appearance, size, and quality was outstanding. Great value for the money not to mention Stability Great.
  • StargaEr1726
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great so far
    Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2024
    Great beginner scope, very stable and easy to use. These pictures were taken with a phone adapter and the basic eye pieces. Not even with a Barlow or lower piece. Can’t wait to Jupiter, saturn, and possibly andromeda galaxy. Would not recommend for astrophotographers and the scope dosen”t track, but more for raw viewing. Haven’t been able to see any nebulas yet. All in all great scope to get into the hobby!
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    StargaEr1726
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great so far
    Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2024
    Great beginner scope, very stable and easy to use. These pictures were taken with a phone adapter and the basic eye pieces. Not even with a Barlow or lower piece. Can’t wait to Jupiter, saturn, and possibly andromeda galaxy. Would not recommend for astrophotographers and the scope dosen”t track, but more for raw viewing. Haven’t been able to see any nebulas yet. All in all great scope to get into the hobby!
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