The Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ combines affordability and simplicity, power and performance, into a single telescope. Easy to set up and use, as well as being and inexpensive telescope, it makes a good choice for beginning star gazers. At the same time, its optical capabilities enable even

The Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ combines affordability and simplicity, power and performance, into a single telescope. Easy to set up and use, as well as being and inexpensive telescope, it makes a good choice for beginning star gazers. At the same time, its optical capabilities enable even experienced star gazers to enjoy discovering their favorite celestial objects all over again and gives viewers images even of the deep sky objects

The AstroMaster Series produce bright, clear images of the Moon and planets. It is easy to see the moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn with every one of these fine instruments. For views of the brighter deep space objects like galaxies and nebulae, we recommend the larger aperture and light gathering ability of the Newtonian reflectors.

FEATURES

- Quick and easy no-tool setup

- Permanently mounted StarPointer

- Erect image optics - Ideal for terrestrial and astronomical use

- Quick release dovetail attachment - no tool setup

- German Equatorial mount with Setting circles - to accurately locate and track sky objects

- Rugged pre-assembled tripod with 1.25" steel tube legs - Provides a rigid and stable platform

- All coated glass optics for clear, crisp images

- Deluxe accessory tray for convenient storage of accessories

DESCRIPTONS

Item number: 31042

• Dimensions: 20in. x 33in. x 55in.

• Weight: 12.7 kg

• Aperture: 114mm (4.49 in.)

• Eyepiece magnification: 50x

• Mount: Equatorial

• Focal length: 1000mm

• Eyepiece size: 20mm

• Focal ratio: 8.77

• Highest useful magnification: 269x

• Lowest useful magnification: 16x

• Materials: Steel and aluminum

• Optical design: Newtonian reflector

• Objects in database: 10,000

REVIEW

One of the most outstanding characteristics of the Celestron AstroMaster is its simplicity of setup and use. The telescope is a bit more complex than other beginner telescopes, but this complexity does not carry over into how the scope is set up. Consumers report almost unanimously that the AstroMaster is very easy and quick to set up, even by consumers who have never before owned a telescope. Part of the reason for this ease of set up is the clear set of instructions that accompany the telescope. In addition, these instructions make the AstroMaster 114EQ relatively easy to use, even by beginners. The most difficult feature of the telescope to use is the red dot finder, which a few consumers have reported having trouble using. In general, they reported that it either took a significantly long time to locate the object they were looking for or that they were unable to use the finder successfully at all.

Optical Design is Newtonian Reflector.

Aperture (mm)        114 mm (4.49 in)

Focal Length         1000 mm (39 in)

Focal Ratio            8.77

Focal Length of Eyepiece 1 (mm)        20 mm (0.79 in)

Magnification of Eyepiece 1 50 x

Focal Length of Eyepiece 2 (mm)        10 mm (0.39 in)

Magnification of Eyepiece 2 100 x

Finderscope          Built-on StarPointer

Mount Type            CG-2 Equatorial

Tripod    1.25" steel tube legs

Highest Useful Magnification               269 x