- POWERFUL REFRACTOR TELE: The Celestron AstroMaster 90AZ 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 a panning handle that allows you to make precision adjustments to view celestial and terrestrial objects..
- QUICK SETUP & LIGHTWEIGHT FRAME: This tele for adults and kids to be used together features a lightweight frame and a manual Altazimuth 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 #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..
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
90AZ tele by Celestron is a superior choice. The AstroMaster
90AZ 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 Altazimuth manual that includes a
panning handle that allows 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 90AZ refractor tele is a good
choice for anyone who wants a dual purpose tele. With more
than double the light gathering power of 60mm starter s,
it’s a great introduction to astronomy and it can double as a
long range spotting . Bigger and more impressive than it
looks in pictures, the Astromaster 90AZ is an adult size
tele that stands nearly five feet high and weighs about 20
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
90AZ show 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.
The AstroMaster 90 AZ also features a newly designed Alt-Azimuth
and tripod. The tripod comes fully assembled, and the
tele simply clamps into a standard dovetail. This new tripod
seems reasonably solid, I had no trouble focusing on the Moon and
stars even with the high power eyepiece. An Alt-azimuth , of
course, is best used at low to medium powers because it does not
track the motion of the stars. As soon as you get the Moon
centered in the eyepiece, it starts drifting toward the edge-this
is caused by rotation of the Earth. Celestial objects will stay
in the low power field of view for three or four minutes, but
with a high power eyepiece they may disappear in a minute or
less.
Celestron’s AstroMaster 90 AZ is one entry level tele that
offers great views during the daytime as well as at night. The
sharp optics produce a right side up image, the is easy to
use, and the included planetarium software helps you find planets
in the night sky. --Jeff Phillips
Pros:
* Crisp clear views both day and night
* Rugged refractor design
* Quick and easy no-tool set up
* Erect image prism and two eyepieces included
Cons:* Alt-Azimuth doesn’t track stars and planets
* Star pointer not so easy to use
Quarter Moon at 50X with a power camera.
Moon as seen at 100X, with power camera.
Moon as seen at 200X, with a power camera.
Finches at 50X at a distance of 20 yards.
Finch at 100X at a distance of 20 yards.