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Brand | Celestron |
Optical Tube Length | 70 Millimeters |
Eye Piece Lens Description | Barlow |
Objective Lens Diameter | 50 Millimeters |
Telescope Mount Description | Altazimuth Mount |
Product Dimensions | 33"D x 5"W x 8"H |
Focus Type | Manual Focus |
Power Source | Battery Powered |
Finderscope | Reflex |
Item Weight | 3.6 Pounds |
About this item
- PERFECT ENTRY-LEVEL TELESCOPE: The Celestron PowerSeeker 50AZ is an easy-to-use and powerful telescope. This 50mm refractor telescope offers enough light gathering ability to see planets, the Moon's craters, and more.
- MANUAL YOKE MOUNT: Navigate the sky with ease. The yoke mount features a slow-motion altitude rod for smooth and accurate pointing. Adjust the rod to the desired position, then easily secure it by tightening the cross knob.
- COMPACT AND PORTABLE: The ideal telescope for adults and kids to use together, the PowerSeeker is compact, lightweight, and portable. Take it to your favorite campsite, a dark sky observing site, or simply the backyard.
- MULTIPLE ACCESSORIES: The Celestron PowerSeeker 50AZ Telescope comes with 4 eyepieces plus a 3x Barlow lens to triple the power of each. You'll also receive a FREE download of one of the top-rated astronomy software programs.
- UNBEATABLE WARRANTY & SUPPORT: Buy with confidence from Celestron, a leading telescope brand in California since 1960. Your purchase includes a 2-Year US Warranty and unlimited support from our team of US-based experts.
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From the manufacturer
PowerSeeker 50AZ
Embark on your voyage across the Universe with the Celestron PowerSeeker 50AZ, the perfect choice for beginner astronomers.
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Full Height Tripod
The tripod includes an accessory tray for convenient storage of accessories.
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Compact and Portable
Get up and go quickly! The PowerSeeker is compact and lightweight, so you can take it along to your favorite campsite or dark sky observing site.
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Objects to Observe
Quality, all-glass optics deliver crisp views of the Moon, the rings around Saturn, and Jupiter’s Galilean moons. Or explore beyond our Solar System—the Orion Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy, and more.
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Celestron is Here for You
Astronomy can be intimidating, but Celestron is here to help. As the premier telescope brand since 1960, we offer US-based tech support & how-to videos, so you can enjoy stargazing hassle-free.
Better Viewing
Includes three eyepieces (4mm, 12mm, and 20mm), a 3x Barlow lens to triple the power of each, and a 1.5x erecting eyepiece that allows for right-side-up viewing of terrestrial objects. You’ll also receive a 5x24 finderscope to help you center objects.
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Optical Design
| Refractor | Refractor | Refractor | Refractor |
Aperture
| 50mm (1.97”) | 60mm (2.36”) | 70mm (2.76”) | 80mm (3.15”) |
Focal Length
| 600mm (24”) | 700mm (28”) | 700mm (28”) | 400mm (16”) |
Focal Ratio
| f/12 | f/12 | f/10 | f/5 |
Magnification
| 30x, 50x, 150x | 35x, 175x | 35x, 175x | 20x, 100x |
Limiting Magnitude
| 11 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12 |
Lowest Magnification
| 7.14x | 8.57x | 10x | 11x |
Highest Magnification
| 118x | 142x | 165x | 189x |
Software
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Assembled Weight
| 5 lbs (2.26 kg) | 7 lbs (3.17 kg) | 8 lbs (3.62 kg) | 10 lbs (4.53 kg) |
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Easy to assemble | 4.3 | — | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
For beginners | 3.9 | — | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | — |
Easy to use | 3.7 | — | 4.3 | — | 4.5 | — |
Portability | — | — | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | — |
Value for money | — | — | — | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
Sold By | Amazon.com | Spectrum Optical Instruments | Yogahome | wuyijinyu | Yogahome | Qingwanshop |
focal length | — | — | 500 millimeters | 400 millimeters | — | 600 millimeters |
focus type | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Auto Focus | Manual Focus |
eye piece lens | Barlow | Barlow | Barlow | Barlow | Barlow | Barlow |
objective lens diameter | 50 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 0 millimeters | 70 millimeters | 80 millimeters | 50 millimeters |
telescope mount | Altazimuth Mount | Altazimuth Mount | Altazimuth Mount | Altazimuth Mount | Altazimuth Mount | Equatorial Mount |
lens coating | — | Fully Coated | — | Fully Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Coated |
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Product Dimensions | 33 x 5 x 8 inches |
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Item Weight | 3.6 pounds |
ASIN | B0000UMLYI |
Item model number | 21039 |
Batteries | Unknown batteries required. |
Customer Reviews |
4.2 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #318 in Camera & Photo Products (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo Products) #38 in Telescope Refractors |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | October 3, 2008 |
Manufacturer | Celestron |
Language | English |
Country of Origin | China |
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Product Description
Whether you’re an amateur astronomer or becoming more comfortable with using a telescope, you’ll love the technology and user-friendly features packed into Celestron’s PowerSeeker refractor telescope. The Celestron PowerSeeker 50AZ is a powerful yet easy-to-use telescope. Our PowerSeeker Series telescopes for astronomy beginners have been designed with a combination of value, quality, power, and user-friendly features. They are built to enhance the experience for beginners but are also exceptional for mid-level experienced astronomers. This 50AZ telescope features powerful magnification and easy-to-use controls that allow users to obtain crisp views of the Moon, the rings of Saturn, and Jupiter’s Galilean moons.
The telescope’s sturdy and durable yoke mount and slow-motion rod deliver smooth and accurate pointing. Move the slow-motion altitude rod in an up/down fashion to pinpoint and track your object. The 3x Barlow lens is added to triple the magnification power of the included 20mm, 12mm, 4mm, 1.5x image erecting eyepieces. We’ve included an accessory tray to store accessories conveniently and a free download of our BONUS Starry Night Basic Edition astronomy software with information on 36,000 celestial objects, printable sky maps, and more. The software can be used on your Mac, PC or laptop. It’s the best way to learn about the night sky and plan your next observing session. Additional accessories include a tripod.
You can purchase this Celestron telescope with confidence from the world’s #1 telescope brand, based in California since 1960. You’ll also receive a 2-year warranty and unlimited access to technical support from our team of US-based experts.
Tom Johnson founded Celestron in 1960 after building a telescope to share the night sky with his sons. Since then, Celestron has established itself as the world’s #1 telescope brand. Celestron telescopes are used by scientists in world-class research observatories and even aboard the International Space Station.
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Customers like the value of the telescope, saying it's worth the purchase. They appreciate the difficulty, and appearance. However, some customers have issues with stability. Opinions are mixed on the quality, ease of use, performance, and image quality.
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Customers like the value of the telescope. They mention it's great and worth the purchase.
"...all my other smaller group of scopes, so all in all I think it’s worth the buy, as with all scopes ,it’s a must to have good lenses, , could one do..." Read more
"...My telescope budget was limited so I opted for this one based on the low price and glowing review by Astrobiscuit where he captures Jupiter, Ganymede..." Read more
"...Overall is good for the price, specially for setting the moon, but you'll have to buy a good 8mm or 6.5mm eyepiece to take advantage of greater..." Read more
"...This came with a 3x 1.25mm Barlow lens, which for the price is really nice, I'd recommend the Celestron PowerSeeker Accessory kit, which is well..." Read more
Customers find the telescope easy to set up and use. They say the quick start guide is good and the telescope is easy to customize.
"I bought this for my 8 yr old granddaughter and it is a great starter scope. The moon looks totally amazing through it...." Read more
"...He absolutely beloved it. I love it too. Will buy again great product keep directions." Read more
"...Overall, this scope is utterly perfect for beginners as-is, but any higher level of dedication requires much additional equipment." Read more
"...Other than that. Perfect telescope for beginners. Buy a phone adapter and bluetooth trigger to take steady pictures." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the telescope. They mention that it looks decent from afar, is beautiful, and is great to look at the moon with. Customers also appreciate the pristine images that they are able to view with the telescope, and the great views it provides.
"...I really need it , probably not , want won out , besides it looks good on my wall with all my other smaller group of scopes, so all in all I think it..." Read more
"...out the gap of dark space between the rings and the planet, but it was pretty, and then I put in the 5mm eyepiece and the size was about the size of..." Read more
"...The moon looks totally amazing through it. But, it's really just a starter." Read more
"...The sullied 20mm eyepiece is great and delivers crisp sharp images. Beautiful...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the telescope. Some mention that it's well-made, solid, and simple, while others say that it is cheap, flimsy, and disappointing. The stand is not great, and the eyepiece feels cheap.
"...It was easy to put together and seems like good quality. I looked at the moon the first time I put it up. Got some nice views of it...." Read more
"...The tripod is fairly flimsy but even so, I was able to align the spotter scope during the daylight my first day with the scope...." Read more
"...Eye pieces and entire scope seem to be well-made with only a few pieces being plastic.* Fast shipping and everything was packed extremely well...." Read more
"...other reviews were right about the tripod of this, it's cheap and sorta loose. There is no way to lock a certain position...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the telescope. Some mention it's easy to set up and use, simple to learn, and easy to focus. Others say that it'd be hard to use if you have never had a telescope, the instructions are a little complicated, and require great patience. The instructions manual is really thin and almost useless when trying to find something.
"...My wife purchased this for me for my birthday. It was easy to put together and seems like good quality...." Read more
"...Instructions are a little complicated, but nothing a Google search cannot fix.Overall this product is a solid 5 stars out of 5...." Read more
"...I got the Powerseeker 80az refractor. It was easy to put together and use. It’s very lightweight...." Read more
"...the base was more than I expected, and was in whole easy to set up and adjust.#..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the telescope. Some mention that it works amazing, while others say that it's not the most powerful or high-tech item. Some say that the spotting scope is horrible and didn't work at all, while the finderscope isn't the greatest.
"...The Performance was absolutely perfect with a nice crisp circle to a point for a clear and sharp star image with absolutely no coma; for those who..." Read more
"...is right on-par with other Celestron products, in that it is nearly flawless...." Read more
"...this group I find have legitimate claims, like maybe the Barlow lens doesn’t work, with this scope it doesn’t work , I for the life of me cannot..." Read more
"...have been edited for definition and clarity but I think they turned out pretty well." Read more
Customers are mixed about the image quality of the telescope. Some mention that it provides a clear and sharp star image with absolutely no coma. They also appreciate the contrast and clarity of the image. However, others say that it's a bit hard to see objects through the telescope and that the instructions are not clear.
"...for Orion Nebula, useind a 62* 6 mm lens found it with ease, the view was great, small of course but was able to see a,b,c,d, stars with separation..." Read more
"...absolutely perfect with a nice crisp circle to a point for a clear and sharp star image with absolutely no coma; for those who do not know what I am..." Read more
"...Not clear at all. But decided to look at the moon before returning it. The moon looks amazing! I can see the craters!..." Read more
"...Bottom line: this telescope is absolutely useable for viewing larger planets, the moon, and (so I’ve heard) Andromeda. I’m sold...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the stability of the telescope. They mention that the tripod offers little stability, the mount is only wobbly when you touch it, and the telescope wobbles quite a bit. The stand is sturdy, but it's a little shakey at the same time, and it sits loose, making it difficult to line up correctly.
"...It does seem rather shaky as others have mentioned, but for the price, perhaps it is a good start." Read more
"...Cons:* The screws on the scope seem to come loose easily and I have to adjust them.*..." Read more
"...The mount provided shakes a lot in response to any contact made with it, making shots taken with a phone immensely difficult to line up...." Read more
"...The tripod and mount is wobbly making hard to use high magnification...." Read more
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The size of the "L" shape part is 1.25 inches, and it is the part of the scope that you look through that makes all objects turn right side up for looking at mountains, birds, etc... and it makes it very comfortable to view the sky when pointing straight up, but you will need to sit in a chair because that end of the scope is lower and that is even with the tripod fully extended, and it is very comfortable anyway; however, anytime that you are going to use the 3X Barlow lens you will have to take the "L" shape part out and stick that 3x Barlow straight in with the eyepiece in the Barlow, and you will have to sit completely on the ground for that because the eyepiece is 31 inches off of the ground with you having to sit under the scope, and the "L" shape has to come off or you can never get the 20mm or the 5mm to come into focus, and everything will be upside down without the "L" shape, and the finder scope also has everything upside down. You can also take the Barlow out and just place the 20mm eyepiece, or the 5mm eyepiece straight in as well, but again everything will be upside down without the "L" shape part which is called the erect image optics for looking at landscapes.
The Performance was absolutely perfect with a nice crisp circle to a point for a clear and sharp star image with absolutely no coma; for those who do not know what I am talking about the word coma means that the star has funny looking tails on them which means bad eyepieces because it is not a clear crisp point, but like I said these eyepieces that came with this Celestron 70AZ were extremely good, and that was looking at the Star Sirius with the 20mm that is 1.25 inches, 5mm that is 1.25 inches, and then I used the 20mm and the 5mm with the 3X Barlow that is also 1.25 inches and everything performed with an excellence performance. The Moon was full on March 1, 2018 and I live in a very light polluted commercial and residential area, and finding the Orion Nebula was very easy, and the performance of the Celestron 70AZ made every penny worth to see the Orion Nebula with all eyepieces, and yes I even used all eyepieces using the 3X Barlow, and it was difficult when it came time to use the Barlow, but I wanted to put this Telescope to the test and the Orion Nebula was crisp on everything, and I mean very crisp with an excellence performance again! I also put the Telescope through the same tests with the full Moon, and again everything was a clear crisp image, and you just cannot go wrong with that kind of performance for under $90, and remember this Telescope is light so that makes it easy to just grab it and go, but if you want a carrying case you will have to purchase one; however, I am glad Celestron did not include one because that would have increased the price, and I might have backed out of buying it because I really just wanted a low cost telescope with a good performance, and this was a perfect purchase for all I wanted which was something to grab and go outside in my light polluted backyard, and BBQ and see if I could see a few things, and trust me this Celestron PowerSeeker 70 AZ did far better than I thought it would, and that is why I strongly urge those reading this review to not waste your money on going for junk unless you realize you are buying junk and that is what you want to buy; otherwise, stick to this review because I have had an 8 inch telescope, a 10 inch telescope, and a 12 inch telescopes, and I even have had a set of Zhumell Telescope Binoculars, and I have had a Telescope Lab at the University where we got to use many types of telescopes, and the Celestron PowerSeeker70Az is good enough to be one of the telescopes we used in our Lab class, and that is the truth from all my experience.
Using the Astrozap Glass Solar Filter, and getting use to looking at the ground with the Celestron 70AZ pointing at the sun takes some time to get use to what the shadow looks like on the ground when you know you are close to your target, and this is why I recommended to remove the finder scope before giving it to children because it is too tempting to quickly look into it, and always have the end caps on the finder scope even for yourself because it can damage the finder scope very quickly, or just remove it, but always make sure end caps are on tight, and the solar filter is on tight before you even step outside; good habits are a good thing to practice for that one moment you may make a mistake, and that is why I do not even step outside until all is set, capped, and tight, and then I step outside point, and while the telescope is pointing I am looking at the shadow on the ground.
There will be a little shaking going on in a mild wind, but you can take a beach towel and just place it over the telescope close to the end pointing to the sky and that can stop some of the shaking. Some more information is that the power of the Celestron 70 AZ are as such: 20mm has 35X power, 5mm has 105X power, 20mm with 3X Barlow has 105X power, and 5mm with 3x Barlow has 420 power, and remember the higher the power the dimmer the object gets, and the closer you get to the object, and the faster the object will travel out of sight of the edge of the eyepiece; also, it is not so easy to get a small object such as the Orion Nebula at 420X because you have to remove the "L" piece, and then place the 20mm in to find the object, then very carefully take out the 20mm and put it into the Barlow and put the Barlow in and try to find it, and yes it was a beautiful crisp clear image, and of course the Moon was easier, and it was beautiful all the way up to a crater, and when I get to Jupiter and Saturn I will give an update, but I am already wanting a "wide angle" eye piece with a large 40mm 1.25 inch eyepiece because I like seeing seeing all of Pleiades in the eyepiece; therefore, I need a really lower power which means I will back away from power so that the eyepiece can capture more light, and by getting further back with the lower power I get to see much more sky in the eyepiece, and this is fun to just put a very low power eyepiece in and just start wondering around the sky looking around like you would when you are looking at a book instead of your face crammed into the book so close with power that all you see is just one word on the entire page when at a high power. I will update more in the future especially about the planets, and do not forget that Celestron makes accessories such has to hold a digital camera, and also you can get cell phone accessories to place your phone over the eyepiece, and yes there are threads for something on the Celestron Powerseeker 70 AZ and I am not sure what it is for, but I believe you remove the "L" part and screw a camera, or a camera holder or something like that to it, but I absolutely know nothing about taking pictures or using phones with telescopes, but do remember that this telescope can do many more things that will make it even more of a wise investment compared to anything cheaper. I bought the SVBONY 40mm 1.25" Plossl Telescope Eyepiece, and I could see all of Pleiades, but I had to keep my eye exactly in place because the degree is only 40 degrees, but it was nice to see all of Pleiades in the eyepiece. I went to Home Depot and bought two 10 foot lengths of 1 1/4" PVC, and cut lengths at three at 36,"and three at 19", and three at 15," and three at 8,"and I bought nine 1 1/4" PVC couplings, and three 1 1/4" PVC 45 degree couplings to be the feet, and I did not glue anything, and I can get the telescope at many different heights, but it is important to gently lay the telescope down on its side with two of the tripod legs laying on the ground, and slide the PVC on the tripod legs, and then take the third leg, and slide it on, and carefully pull the telescope up into place. Do not just keep the telescope up and start sliding the PVC on the legs because I dropped my telescope right on the sidewalk, and broke it; but I Super-glued it back together, and all is well, but I should have stayed with my original plan and just gently lay the telescope on the ground, and it would have totally removed the possibility of me dropping it in the first place. I will report about Jupiter, and Saturn when the time comes, but I must admit I like a Refracting Telescope better than a Reflector Telescope, and if you get everything that I have listed in this review you are going to love it as well; especially, if you get into the photography aspect of it, and really get your money's worth, but I do not see me investing in that anytime soon; therefore, add a comment to my review if you get to experience the photography aspect of the Celestron 21036 PowerSeeker 70AZ. Remember to download the free software called Stellarium, and for those who use the Astrozap sun filter I used industrial strength Velcro to Velcro the solar filter on for extra strength, and then when I pulled it forward the whole plastic piece comes off so that you can easily clean your big front lens; therefore, I used Velcro to have that strapped to the main section of the Telescope as well, and now when I pull the Solar Filter forward to see if it can come off it stays completely on. Keep looking up! EYE 5
UPDATE: March 23, 2018 5:55 A.M Corpus Christi, Texas and Jupiter was magnificent with the 20mm eyepiece; you can easily see the bands on the planet even in a light polluted area with one of the street lamps about 40 feet away, and the bands on Jupiter are still easy to see; absolutely beautiful! I went to the 5mm but did not enjoy as much, and I went to the 40mm, and again did not enjoy as much; the 20mm seems to be more fun! Therefore, planet observation with this scope is absolutely beautiful. When I had my 12 inch Zhumell Dobsonian Telescope with 2 inch eyepieces I could actually watch the shadow go across the planet from its moons causing the eclipse; however, the clarity of a "Refracting" telescope just cannot be beat, and of course to see an eclipse on Jupiter will cost you well above $100 dollars for a telescope such as my Zhumell 12 inch did. I honestly stand by this Celestron 21036 PowerSeeker 70 AZ Telescope with all of my experience and the money that I have spent in the past; after all, I just wanted something less than $100 dollars because I live in a residential and commercial area with a lot of street lights; therefore, I thought maybe I could buy a cheap telescope, and just maybe see a star or two more than I do when I am just staring up, but this telescope passed clean through that! I mean the bands on Jupiter! Fantastic! I will update about the binoculars when they arrive. Still waiting on binoculars seems it will take over a month to arrive, but tonight was April 12, 2018 and at 3:30 A.M. Corpus Christi time I got to see the beautiful Saturn! 20mm eyepiece Saturn appeared the size of a pin head, and could barley make out the gap of dark space between the rings and the planet, but it was pretty, and then I put in the 5mm eyepiece and the size was about the size of a broken off pencil tip that still is on the pencil, and I could easily see the black dark space between the rings, and the beautiful round ball of the planet, and I got to see Mars as well as Jupiter all in this night. So far, I cannot believe this telescope was under $90 dollars because it is a performer by all means. I will give a report on binoculars and give an update on that too when possible. Keep looking up! EYE 5