Celestron Firstscope 114 Short Telescope

price: $378.99

SKU: 31041

Sales Rank: 5025

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Product Description

This version of the 4" Newtonian telescope offers more portability than the standard longer tube Newtonian without sacrificing power or performance. The short tube of this model is only 18" long and has a built-in correction lens, giving it all the focal length of the standard model, while reducing aberrations. The equatorial mount is quite stable, with setting circles and slow motion controls on both axes for easy, smooth tracking.

Product Specification

ApertureModes:: 100mm-150mm
Binding:: Electronics
Brand:: Celestron
EAN:: 0050234310413
Feature:: Manual slow-motion controls
Newtonian reflector optics
1,000mm focal length
Comes with adjustable aluminum tripod
18-inch tube is compact and portable
Label:: Celestron
Manufacturer:: Celestron
Model:: 31041
ProductGroup:: Photography
Publisher:: Celestron
SpecialFeatures:: 114mm (4.5 in.) Reflector
1000mm Focal Length, f/9
CG-2 Equatorial Mount with Setting Circles and Slow Motion Adjustment Cables
Sturdy Adjustable Aluminum Tripod with Accessory Tray
Telescope Weight: 16lb.
Studio:: Celestron
Title:: Celestron Firstscope 114 Short Telescope
UPC:: 050234310413
MPN:: 31041

Customer Reviews

I like it better and better each time I use it.

I've had my Firstscope 114 Short for almost two years now. I really think I couldn't have chosen a more appropriate one. I live in a house with a backyard and I have a car. Since the telescope doesn't take up much space, I just keep it set up in a corner of my room for the entire winter when I'm not using it. (I live at 64ýN so stargazing in the summer is off.)It's easy to get it in and out of the car when I want to escape the light pollution. I just take the eyepieces from the tray, unfasten two...

10/29/2004 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

good scope...

i took delivery of this scope about a week ago, and though i haven't used it much for astronomical observing, i have had a whale of a time with terrestrial stuff. for the price i paid, it's an excellent VFM product, and i'm looking forward for the skies to clear so that i can really freak out with this telescope, with astrophotography being at the top of my list.now to specifics...the equatorial mount is not 100% rock-solid - it's a little shaky sometimes, specially when i set it up in a hurry ...

7/15/2004 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Pretty good scope

This a very portable scope. Its aperture is big enough to show pleasing views of fairly bright deep sky objects. The planets are good,but not as good as a refractor of similar aperture. Its mount is not that shaky. I recommend this scope for anyone starting in astronomy....

4/14/2001 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews