- POWERFUL REFRACTOR TELE: The Celestron AstroMaster 90EQ Refractor tele is a powerful and user-friendly refractor tele. It features fully-coated glass optics, a sturdy and lightweight frame, two eyepieces, a StarPointer red dot finder and an adjustable tripod..
- HIGH-QUALITY 90MM OPTICS: The heart of the system is a fully-coated 90mm primary mirror. The AstroMaster features two slow-motion control knobs that allow you to make precision adjustments to view celestial and terrestrial objects..
- QUICK SETUP and LIGHTWEIGHT FRAME: This tele for adults and kids to be used together features a lightweight frame and a manual German Equatorial for smooth and accurate pointing. Setup is quick and easy, with no tools required..
- INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: We’ve included 2 eyepieces (20mm and 10mm), a tripod, erect image star diagonal, and a StarPointer red dot finder. Accessories also include a FREE download of one of the top consumer rated astronomy software programs..
- UNBEATABLE WARRANTY AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT: Buy with confidence from the world’s tele brand, based in California since 1960. You’ll also receive a two-year warranty and unlimited access to technical support from our team of US-based experts..
Product Description
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If you’re in search of a high-quality, professionally designed
tele that is easy to set up and use, the AstroMaster Series
90EQ tele by Celestron is a superior choice. The AstroMaster
90EQ Refractor Tele for adults and kids to be used together
is a user-friendly and powerful tele engineered with a
lightweight frame and fully-coated optics. Our Celestron
tele features a fully-coated 90mm primary mirror. It also
features an AstroMaster German Equatorial manual that
includes two slow-motion control knobs that allow you to make
precision adjustments to easily follow celestial objects as they
appear to move across the night sky.
The two eyepieces combine with the 90mm aperture optics to
produce amazing magnification. The 20mm eyepiece offers 50x
magnification, while the 10mm eyepiece provides up-close views up
to 100x. This allows you to focus on distant objects with amazing
clarity. We have designed the AstroMaster series of teles
for kids to enjoy exploring the cosmos with adult supervision.
Superior materials provide crystal-clear, bright images of
Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon, along with deep space objects
including brighter galaxies and nebulae. You can also use this
tele for viewing land-based objects during daytime hours.
The tele is quick to set up and requires no tools. The kit
includes a rugged, pre-assembled tripod with 1.25-inch steel tube
legs, which provide a stable platform for hours of safe use. As a
bonus, download our BONUS Starry Night Basic Edition astronomy
software for interactive sky simulations, a 36,000-object
database, and printable sky s. It’s the best way to learn
about the night sky, download printable sky s, research
thousands of celestial objects, and plan your next observing
session.
Buy with confidence from the world’s #1 tele brand, based
in California since 1960. You’ll also receive a two-year warranty
and unlimited access to technical support from our team of
US-based experts.
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Celestron’s Astromaster 90EQ refractor tele is a good
choice for anyone who wants to try out astronomy for an
affordable price, and it can double as a long range spotting
. Bigger and more impressive than it looks in pictures, the
Astromaster 90 EQ is an adult size tele that stands nearly
five feet high and weighs almost 25 pounds. With it’s fully
illustrated quick set up guide, the tele is easy to
assemble, and the package includes an erect image prism, high and
low power eyepieces, and astronomy software for your PC.
Refractors are known for their crisp, high contrast views of the
Moon and planets and the Astromaster 90 delivers sharp views
right out of the box. The low power 20mm eyepiece (50X
magnification) nicely frames the moon, while the high power 10mm
eyepiece (100X magnification) delivers a crisp close up image
full of detail. The sharp Achromatic optics of the Astromaster 90
EQ give me memorable views night after night. On a moonless night
I like the way the 20mm eyepiece frames the ghostly glow of the
Orion Nebula. Zooming in with the 10mm eyepiece, I can easily
pick out all four stars of the Orion Nebula’s embedded quadruple
star the Trapezium. Another night I was treated to a nice view as
one of Jupiter’s moons cast its shadow on Jupiter’s cloud tops.
The Equatorial included with the Astromaster 90 EQ is
designed to help track stars and planets at high power. When I
set up the tele, I simply point the polar axis at Polaris,
the North Star. This makes it easy to keep celestial objects in
the field of view by turning one slow motion knob. Celestron also
offers the AstroMaster 90 EQ MD ( http://www..com/dp/B00150U8OC )
which includes a battery powered motor for automatic tracking.
The CG-3 equatorial is a little wobbly when the legs are
fully extended, but that’s normal for any large tele in this
price range. The built in “Star-Pointer” finder allows me to
the tele by aligning an illuminated red dot with the target.
This works OK for bright objects like the Moon and planets, but
it’s not so easy to use on fainter deep space objects. --Jeff
Phillips
Pros:
* Crisp clear views of the Moon and planets
* Rugged refractor design
* Easy no-tool set up
* Erect image prism and two eyepieces included
Cons:* Equatorial wobbles a bit while focusing
* Star pointer not so easy to use
Jupiter showing the shadow of Ganymede, July 22, approx 400X.
Double star Albireo in Cygnus, July 28, approx 200X
The Moon as seen at 50X with Canon Power camera.
The Moon as seen at 200X with Neximage camera
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From the Manufacturer
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If you're looking for a dual-purpose tele appropriate for
both terrestrial and celestial viewing, then the AstroMaster
Series is for you. Each AstroMaster model is capable of giving
correct views of land and sky.
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.
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