StarSense Explorer 130AZ App-Enabled Telescope – 130mm Tabletop Dobsonian with Smartphone Dock & StarSense App – iPhone & Android Compatible – Easy-to-Use for Beginners

This is a great beginner telescope. There is some assembly required, but the directions were clear and easy to understand. The optics are good for the size and price.

I love this thing, it’s a perfect starter for someone who wants to get into astronomy and see some cool stuff the same night it arrives. Agree with other reviews though - the instructions are a nightmare and don’t 100% line up with the kit - but with some logic, you can make it work. BIG advice, the app you use with it has a step to align the phone camera - USE THE CAMERA IN THE TELESCOPE APP, not your normal camera mode. Otherwise it won’t work, and the instructions aren’t clear to do so

I got this telescope as an upgrade to my simpler telescope from the same brand, and I was impressed by its quality. I feel it is quite easy to use. (The app and the computer program are also pretty awesome, and they make everything much easier to see and to make sense of!) The assembly part was fairly easy, but the instruction manual is not very helpful. That would be my one criticism of the product. It is very sturdy, and the base sets easily on a table or the ground. It is stable, and the view angle is adequate and easy to adjust. The lens that came with it and we got some great viewings of the moon and planets. This item was not cheap but I feel it delivers great quality for the money.

The Celestron StarSense Explorer 114AZ is an amazing telescope for beginners and casual stargazers! The setup was quick and straightforward, and the StarSense app makes finding planets, stars, and constellations incredibly easy — no more guessing where to point. The optics are clear and crisp, and the mount feels stable for its size. I was able to see the Moon’s craters and even Saturn’s rings on my first night out! It’s lightweight enough to move around but still feels solid. Great for anyone who wants to explore the night sky without a steep learning curve. Highly recommend!

This seemed to be a nice telescope. I have a lot of trees around my house and planned on taking it. And setting it up somewhere else. Unfortunately, this particular model is not ideal for transporting to another location, other than your home. I had a lot of problems with setting up the programs to make it work.And also it's a main program that it's forty nine ninety nine that is given free is only good for the computer. Not good for out in the field. I was a little bit disappointed with that. I put this together and realized how much effort it was going to take. To use this anywhere so I had to return mine because it was just gonna end up sitting somewhere. And not being used due to the amount of foliage around my property. The telescope seemed like it was very well made and looked to be pretty nice. There was a lot of assembly and the base of it was there. Very heavy, I'm not sure that this is meant for anyone. But an adult or a teenage child at a minimum. The actual base of this telescope was pretty heavy and I was disappointed that they used press board for it other than a quality product like solid wood or or an aluminum, especially at the cost. The other issue I had was the tripod, and any other things that you would definitely need to have with it. We're extremely costly. I tried to use it one time and the moon looked pretty good, but it wasn't really what I expected, to be honest, not based on what I've read from other reviews. Was slightly disappointing, but it's probably a good start off point.

Worth every penny

I never review, but this scope (130 mm) deserves one! Fantastic packaging, crystal clear instructions, easy assembly, very high level build quality, beautifully executed, overall. I had the DX 130AZ - FORGET IT!!! This scope, currently, is considerably cheaper and WAY better, in all key aspects. Like what? Tube connection and mount are rock solid on the 130 mm DOB. TERRIBLE, SHAKY, WOBBLY MOUNT ON THE DX! The DOB has no Bird-Jones lens (that's a good thing) AND has a parabolic primary mirror. Build quality is MUCH better on the DOB. Focuser is superior. Take the money saved on the DX and get the dedicated Celestron tripod AND invest in better optics (check out Celestron's E-lux line; get a 25 mm and a 5 mm, or go telescoping high power like the SBOVNY 6-18 mm). Overall, couldn't be happier. Optics are stunning. Highly portable. Remove tube, put in a padded zipper case, base can stow easily in car, RV, etc., grab the tripod and see the night sky like NEVER before!!

Pretty easy to use once you get familiar with it and the app. Pleased with viewing quality although heavily dependent on ambient conditions as with all telescopes. Might have been slightly off with the Apollo 11 landing site but somewhere in that area i think (photo). I bought some extra lens and a 2x Barlow. I really like the app; it separates "easy targets" from "challenge objects". It gives you viewing tips and tells you whether something is too difficult with ambient city lights etc. it guides you through it.

really nice little portable dob. Excellent optics. Ships with decent eyepieces. Assembly instructions are clear.

Great beginner scope and StarSense makes finding things a breeze , as well the red dot scope is an easy alignment to the OTA

Tolles Einsteigermodell! Ich bereue den Kauf nicht! Die StarSense Technologie macht es wirklich einfach Objekte zu finden. Selbst für Anfänger. Beim einstellen am besten erst mit dem 25mm Okular und erst danach mit dem 10mm arbeiten. Nach dem 3. Versuch konnte ich dann Jupiter und 4 seiner Monde und sogar einige Wolkenbänder sehen. Einfach fantastisch!

The 130mm optics give clear, sharp views of the Moon, planets and brighter deep-sky objects, and the StarSense app makes finding targets incredibly easy for beginners. Setup is quick and the Dobsonian mount is solid, though in hindsight I should have bought a tripod version — that one’s on me, not the scope. Overall, a brilliant bit of kit that’s fun, intuitive and very capable for casual stargazing

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