Celestron Travel Scope 70 Portable Refractor Telescope (TS70 with Solar Filter)

Item # CT21035 (Part # 21035-SO)
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The Celestron Travel Scope 70 telescope was designed with traveling in mind while offering exceptional value. The Travel Scope is made of the highest quality materials to ensure stability and durability.
The Celestron Travel Scope 70 telescope was designed with traveling in mind while offering exceptional value. The Travel Scope is made of the highest quality materials to ensure stability and durability. This telescope that gives you a lifetime of pleasure with a minimal amount of maintenance. Featuring a compact and portable design with ample optical performance, the Travel Scope is ideal for terrestrial as well as casual astronomical observation.

Features

  • All coated glass optical elements for clear, crisp images
  • Erect image diagonal so that your views are correctly oriented
  • Smooth functioning altazimuth mount with easy pointing to located objects
  • Preassembled aluminum full size photographic tripod ensures a stable platform
  • Quick and easy no-tool set up

Review Snapshot

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4.0

89%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Ratings Distribution

Reviewed by 9 customers

Worth spending the money

Submitted 12 years ago

By DAM

From New Jersey

Verified Buyer

Pros: Good value, Easy to Use, Quality Lenses, Lightweight, Accurate, Compact Cons: Unstable Other thoughts: A great value for the money.I was amazed that Buydig offered even a solar filter with free shipping! A great instrument for beginners in Astronomy.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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I would buy this product again

Submitted 12 years ago

By buddy

From tucson az

Verified Buyer

Pros: Accurate, Compact, Quality Lenses, Lightweight, Strong Construction, Easy to Use Cons: Other thoughts: Good item

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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A Whole Lotta Bang For The Buck!

Submitted 12 years ago

By Mr. T.

From Madison, Wisconsin

Verified Buyer

Pros: Easy to Use, Quality Lenses, Strong Construction, Lightweight, Accurate, Compact Cons: Mediocre Eyepeices, Tripod Is A Joke, Unstable Other thoughts: This telescope was bought for reworking and conversion into a finder for a bigger telescope, an 8' f/8.5 reflector. It worked out beautifully in that role, and it's MORE than satisfactory for that purpose. On it's own, with the addition of better eyepeices, it would be an pretty decent 'Grab & Go' telescope, or a good first telescope for a kid who is interested in astronomy. I may order a second one as a Grab & Go. Bear in mind that the eyepeices included with a telescope by ANY manufacturer are ALWAYS bottom of the line... just good enough to be usable. The tripod is TOTALLY inadequate! A much more substantial mounting is an absolute necessity. I think Celestron included it just to make space in the warehouse. The solar filter and the erecting prism were a pleasant surprise; for the money, they're quite adequate and do their jobs well. A quick test in terrestrial observing (bird watching) showed the prism to be of decent quality. Likewise, the solar filter functions as advertised, and allowed safe, comfortable observation of sun spots. Beyond the relatively minor negatives, the Travel Scope 70 is, IMHO, an excellent buy, whatever purpose it serves.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Great scope, Super Price, FAST Delivery!

Submitted 12 years ago

By OldKawDealer

From SW PA

Verified Buyer

Pros: Lightweight, Easy to Use, Compact Cons: Unstable Other thoughts: Great little scope for a nubie like me. The tripod isn't too hot though................

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Good scope - cheap tripod

Submitted 12 years ago

By JAF

From Batavia, IL

Verified Buyer

Pros: Easy to Use, Lightweight Cons: Unstable Other thoughts: Bought this for viewing moon, planets etc and does a good job if it weren't for the tripod. Really flimsey and, for all practical purposes, useless for viewing anything in the sky other than the moon. Impossible to track. BUT, it is a pretty good scope and it is very portable. I tried mounting it on my equatorial mount tripod and it works great.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Bright eyed reaction

Submitted 12 years ago

By eye doctor

From boston

Verified Buyer

Pros: Easy to Use, Lightweight, Compact Cons: Unstable Other thoughts: My 5yo girl saw the craters on the moon for the first time. Just watching her reaction was worth the price.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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not worth even the small price tag.

Submitted 13 years ago

By mm

From jackson, ms.

Verified Buyer

Pros: Terrible, Lightweight Cons: Difficult to Use, Unstable Other thoughts: no good for astronomy

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend to a friend

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Great Spotting Scope

Submitted 13 years ago

By Dave

From M.C., South Carolina

Verified Buyer

Pros: Quality Lenses, Easy to Use, Compact, Lightweight, Accurate Cons: Other thoughts: The Telescope is a perfect spotting scope. I have used it to more than 150 yds with .22,5.56 and .308. the holes are crystal clear. I have recommended the telescope and Buydig.com to my shooting friends.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Celestron Travel Scope 70

Submitted 15 years ago

By mike

From Romulus MI

Verified Buyer

Pros: Easy to use, Accurate, Strong Construction, Quality Lenses, Compact Cons: Cheap tripod Other thoughts: Took it out of the box, put it together and went out to look at the stars that night, great item, but I'll get more use out of it when it gets warmer, since it is so light weight, I'll be using it alot.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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More Product Information for the Celestron Travel Scope 70 Portable Refractor Telescope (TS70 with Solar Filter)

This telescope was designed with traveling in mind while offering exceptional value. The Travel Scope is made of the highest quality materials to ensure stability and durability. All this adds up to a telescope that gives you a lifetime of pleasure with a minimal amount of maintenance. Featuring a compact and portable design with ample optical performance, the Travel Scope is ideal for terrestrial as well as casual astronomical observation.



Specifications

General Information
ManufacturerCelestron
Manufacturer Part Number21035
Manufacturer Website Addresshttp://www.celestron.com
Brand NameCelestron
Product Model70
Product NameTravelScope 40x70 Portable Telescope
Product TypeTelescope
Technical Information
Highest Useful Magnification40x
Lowest Useful Magnification20x
Physical Characteristics
Weight (Approximate)3.30 lb
Miscellaneous
Application/UsageAstronomy
Application/UsageSports
Additional Information
  • All coated glass optical elements for clear, crisp images
  • Erect image diagonal so that your views are correctly oriented
  • Smooth functioning altazimuth mount with easy pointing to located objects
  • Pre assembled aluminum full size photographic tripod ensures a stable platform Quick and easy no-tool set up
  • The telescope and tripod fit inside the custom backpack for easy traveling and storage
  • Optical Design: Refractor
  • Focal Length: 400 mm (15.75 in)
  • Focal Ratio: 5.71
  • Eyepiece 1: 20 mm (0.79 in)
  • Eyepiece 2: 10 mm (0.39 in)
  • Finderscope: 5x24
  • Optical Coatings: Fully Coated