Celestron Astromaster 90 AZ refractor telescope

$Celestron Astromaster 90 AZ Refractor Telescope$ The Celestron Astromaster 90 AZ refractor telescope is great for the beginner gazer who wants to view images on the ground as well as images in the sky. It is all one piece for ease of transport and setup. The attached adjustable tripod also comes with a convenient tray to store accessories. For the beginner gazer, it is best to start viewing objects on the ground so you can get used to the telescope and learn how to use the eyepieces and how they adjust. Once you are comfortable with changing magnification during the daylight, move to nigh time gazing.

This Astromaster 90 AZ comes equipped with an equatorial mount with setting circles to help accurately track objects in the sky. If there is a particular star or planet you wish to track, this equatorial mount adjusts to the earths rotation and makes adjustments to compensate for that.

This telescope comes equipped with 2 lenses. A 20mm lens that gives a 50x resolution, and 10mm lens that gives a 100x magnification. The smaller the mm, the larger the object will be. The eyepieces are very comfortable and coated with glass optics both to protect the lens and to give a defined picture every time. There is also a 2 year limited warranty.

The Sky 1 planetarium software that comes with the telescope has 10,000 objects in its database with enhanced images. For the beginner, this can be very helpful in learning the different objects, solar systems, planets, moons and other various objects our solar system, and other solar systems. The benefit of this is when you take your telescope outside to view, you will be educated as to what you are looking at, and will therefore be more satisfied with your experience.

It does not have a GPS or Go To option, but don not take that as a bad thing. It helps as you learn the things you are gazing at by studying the software. There have been some few complaints about the 23lb. weight, but remember that this is all one piece, so it really is not too heavy to tote around.

All things considered, the Celestron Astromaster 90 AZ refractor telescope is a great deal for the beginner.
The worst thing a beginner can do is buy something that is confusing to use and hard to understand. That can be worked up to if the star-gazing becomes more than a passing hobby.