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Brand | Celestron |
Model Name | Travel Scope 50 |
Optical Tube Length | 70 Millimeters |
Eye Piece Lens Description | Barlow |
Objective Lens Diameter | 50 Millimeters |
Telescope Mount Description | Altazimuth Mount |
Product Dimensions | 28"D x 7"W x 14"H |
Focus Type | Manual Focus |
Finderscope | Reflex |
Item Weight | 2 Pounds |
About this item
- SUPERIOR OPTICS: The Celestron 50mm Travel Scope features high-quality, fully-coated glass optics, a potent 50mm objective lens, a lightweight frame, and a custom backpack to carry it all. Its quality is unmatched in its class and against competitors.
- POWERFUL EYEPIECES FOR UP-CLOSE VIEWING: Our telescope for astronomy beginners is equipped with two high-quality eyepieces (20mm and 8mm) that provide low- and high-power views of celestial objects at night and terrestrial objects during the day.
- 50MM OBJECTIVE LENS: Our refractor telescope is equipped with a 50mm aperture objective lens that provides enhanced, brighter views. Setting up and using the Travel Scope is quick and easy.
- BONUS BAG, TRIPOD, AND SOFTWARE: This Celestron telescope and full-height tripod can be taken anywhere in the included travel backpack.
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Easy to use | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | — | 3.5 |
Value for money | 3.2 | — | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
Easy to assemble | — | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
For beginners | — | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Light weight | 4.4 | — | 5.0 | 4.3 | — | — |
Sold By | Amazon.com | NACATIN Direct | Qniuco | Horox | wuyijinyu | Amazon.com |
focal length | — | 300 millimeters | 300 millimeters | 400 | 400 millimeters | — |
focus type | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus |
eye piece lens | Barlow | Barlow | Barlow | Kellner | Barlow | Barlow |
objective lens diameter | 50 millimeters | 70 millimeters | 70 millimeters | 70 millimeters | 70 millimeters | 70 millimeters |
aperture diameter | 50 millimeters millimeters | 70 millimeters millimeters | 70 millimeters millimeters | — | 70 millimeters millimeters | 70 millimeters millimeters |
telescope mount | Altazimuth Mount | Equatorial Mount | — | Altazimuth Mount | Altazimuth Mount | Equatorial Mount |
What's in the box
From the manufacturer
Travel Scope 50
Grab the Celestron Travel Scope 50 and go anywhere—from your backyard to another continent. Ample optical performance is packed and ready in this ultra-portable backpack kit.
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Manual Alt-Azimuth mount
The Travel Scope is a manual alt-azimuth telescope with a pan handle to navigate the sky with ease. The mount is set on a 1.25” steel adjustable tripod, which you can adjust to the desired height.
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Portability
Whether you’re hiking into back-country or going through airport security, the Travel Scope won’t slow you down. The telescope, tripod, & accessories fit inside the backpack for easy traveling.
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Objects to Observe
The Travel Scope features a refractor style body ideal for both terrestrial and astronomical observing. Fully coated glass optics provide vivid images of wildlife, the Moon, and planets.
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Celestron is Here for You
Optics can be intimidating, but Celestron is here to help. As one of the top telescope maker, we offer outstanding US-based tech support and how-to videos, so you can enjoy stargazing hassle-free.
Better Viewing
Accessories include two eyepieces (20mm and 8mm), finderscope, erect image diagonal, 3x Barlow lens, 0.96” to 1.25” adapter, and a travel backpack.
Comparison Chart
Travel Scope 50 | Travel Scope 70 | PowerSeeker 60AZ | NPF Travel Scope 60 | |
Customer Reviews
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Aperture
| 50mm (1.97”) | 70mm (2.76”) | 60mm (2.4”) | 60mm (2.4”) |
Focal Length
| 360mm (14”) | 400mm (16”) | 700 mm (28") | 360mm (14.17") |
Focal Ratio
| f/7.2 | f/5.71 | f/12 | f/6 |
Magnification
| 18x, 45x | 20x, 40x | 18x, 45x | 30x, 50x |
Limiting Magnitude
| 11 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
Low Useful Magnification
| 7.14x | 10x | 8.57x | 7.14x |
High Theoretical Magnification
| 118x | 165x | 142x | 118x |
Assembled Weight
| 2.7 lbs (1.2 kg) | 4.2 lbs (1.9 kg) | 3.5 lbs (1.6 kg) | 3.6 lbs (1.6 kg) |
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 28 x 7 x 14 inches |
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Item Weight | 2 pounds |
ASIN | B00369Q4ZC |
Item model number | 21038 |
Customer Reviews |
4.2 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #1,532 in Camera & Photo Products (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo Products) #129 in Telescope Refractors |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | January 28, 2010 |
Department | mens |
Manufacturer | Celestron |
Country of Origin | China |
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Product Description
The Celestron Travel Scope 50 weighs just 2.2 pounds and assembles in seconds with no tools required. It’s easy to use to navigate the sky. When your observing session is over, everything packs up into the handy included traveling backpack. Your purchase also entitles you to a FREE download of Celestron’s BONUS Starry Night Astronomy Software with information on 36,000 celestial objects, printable sky maps, and more. It’s the best way to learn about the night sky and plan your next observing session.
Celestron is the world’s #1 telescope brand, with telescopes in world-class research observatories and even aboard the International Space Station. Now your family can enjoy a quality Celestron telescope in a portable package and at a price to fit your budget.
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Customers like the portability of the telescope. They say it's a great compact scope with a travel bag. Customers also like the gift. However, some customers have reported issues with the quality of the product. They mention that it' s cheaply made and flimsy. They also dislike the focus and missing parts. Customers disagree on image quality, performance, and ease of setup.
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Customers like the portability of the telescope. They mention that it is a great compact scope with a travel bag. They also like the light weight and the free travel bag as a bonus.
"...Bottom Line: this is a good portable scope but at this price point don’t expect the quality you would get from a larger 102mm scope which is 3 times..." Read more
"...It comes complete, light weight, excellent lens, easy to setup and fold up, for the CARRY ALL backpack bag...." Read more
"...Pros: comes with different lens to use, and the travel bag...." Read more
"...The quality is still fantastic despite the small size. The free travel bag is a bonus." Read more
Customers like the gift. They mention it's a perfect gift for a student, a great scope for the kids, and an excellent teaching tool about astronomy. Some mention the scope is good for kids under supervision.
"...This scope is perfect for daytime and travel use. The scope is good for kids under supervision (don’t ever look at the Sun)...." Read more
"...Conclusion: good telescope for kids who have never used a telescope before. As for an adults first time telescope? Up to you if you want that...." Read more
"great scope for the kids" Read more
"Excellent for children as a teaching tool about astronomy." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the image quality of the telescope. Some mention it is an amazing product, a good little starter telescope, and great for watching the moon and stars. However, others say that it is difficult to get a clear view, the lens is weak, and there is no room for a straight through view.
"...First, the 50mm is a great first scope. This is designed as a travel scope and so is small (12 inches long) and light...." Read more
"...can not see anything, believe me when I tell you that nothing is seen everything looks opaque and blur, I try to focus but you can not see anything...." Read more
"...As to the MOON viewing it is excellent. It may be possible to capture MOON & SPACE images, but takes some more attachments rigged...." Read more
"...It was really great quality for a starter. The tripod was as others rated it in my opinion, that it could have been better...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the telescope. Some mention that it works well, while others say that it does not work and is barely good as a moon scope.
"...This product is a wonderful tool for that purpose...." Read more
"Celestron travel scope 50 21038. This product does NOT work for kid or adults...." Read more
"...Can’t fix that. But still gets one on target and the main scope works great. Got for my 8 year old and I love using it too." Read more
"...it fits in the backpack-- but it's useless to take anywhere bc it does nothing!:/" Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of setup of the telescope. Some mention that it's easy to setup and fold up, while others say that the instructions to put it together were very difficult.
"...It comes complete, light weight, excellent lens, easy to setup and fold up, for the CARRY ALL backpack bag...." Read more
"...The written setup instructions aren't that clear so utilize the DVD they provide. It's very suitable for the price I paid!" Read more
"...It was very easy to setup in the start...." Read more
"Easy use" Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the quality of the telescope. They say it is cheaply made, flimsy, and unstable. Customers also mention that the stand is shaky and unstable, making it difficult to move.
"...they all have something to say about the focus issue and the tripod being flimsy. The Celestron travel scope 50 21038 is not worth the $50.00" Read more
"Very cheaply made. Just took it out the box and seen defects on when it was assembled...." Read more
"...and I can guarantee you that this telescope is a garbage, it is not worth buying it and on the tripod I will not even talk about because is another..." Read more
"...A waste of money. I have had it for years, & I kept thinking “maybe” I’m using it wrong, now I know it’s not me. It just doesn’t work...." Read more
Customers are not satisfied with the focus of the telescope. They mention that the optics are pretty lame, it's quite blurry, and the lens is weak. Some customers also say that it'd be better to buy a different telescope.
"...It's not the best telescope, and that is something I do have to give an honest review about, hence the knock of two stars, but I still love it...." Read more
"...The first one I purchased did NOT focus at all I thought I have bad eyes...." Read more
"...It's no better than looking up at the sky-- and it's blurry!..." Read more
"My son loves this. Still hard to focus, but for the price, I'm still very pleased." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the missing parts of the telescope. For example, they mention that an eye piece was missing and the lenses are weak, making it difficult to see any planets.
"...I was a little upset when I was putting it all together, an eye piece was missing and I couldn’t see anything out of it so that’s why I’m giving it..." Read more
"...for a week but it didn't focus right and seems like there was a piece or two missing so I couldn't use all the eye pieces...." Read more
"Had to return becasuse some parts were missing. We had a very disappointed birthday boy!" Read more
"Didnt have all the pieces. Very disappointed" Read more
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The 1.25 eyepieces included with the 50mm are fair but not the best for people with glasses because you have to hold your eye close to the eyepiece. There are better eyepieces with better eye relief if you plan to stay with the hobby or if you are over 50. I would not recommend replacing the eyepieces for the smaller scopes for two reasons, (1) more expensive eyepieces will add more weight to your setup and (2) if you don’t need the portability a larger scope may come with better eyepieces. Many scopes come with low quality eyepieces to cut costs.
The 50mm optics produces a sharp image and the scope focuses well with the supplies eyepieces. It is important to know that a law in optics is a larger aperture will produce a brighter image because it is able to capture more light. Example a 90mm scope will provide a better view at night when compared to the 50mm. This is not a big issue for daytime use with the 50mm scope. Also the supplied diagonal is best used as a spotting scope for daytime terrestrial viewing or bird watching. A con is the finder scope which I had to turn the diagonal sideways to use the finder; there is no room for a straight through view.
On a clear, dark night the scope will show good images of star fields, a few star clusters and a few other objects. The included 45 degree diagonal is harder to use when viewing objects that are high in the sky; for those items a 90 degree diagonal works better. Expect to see good sharp views of the moon although a moon filter would help cut the brightness when the moon is full. With practice you can see Jupiter’s moons as well as Saturn’s rings but a larger aperture (80-90-102mm) would provide more detail. In a smaller scope don’t expect to see much detail and Mars, Venus and other planets will only appear as small colorful dots even with an 80mm scope. The 50 /60 /70mm will not provide detailed view of any galaxies.
Bottom Line: this is a good portable scope but at this price point don’t expect the quality you would get from a larger 102mm scope which is 3 times more expensive. This scope is perfect for daytime and travel use. The scope is good for kids under supervision (don’t ever look at the Sun). If you want to do nighttime astronomy I would look at an 80mm scope for portability or a 102mm which shows more details and is much better but less portable. If you need better eyepieces and a new tripod buying a larger or more expensive scope will be a better choice. If you already know you will stick with this hobby the go with the 80 or 102 mm and replace the eyepieces with better quality ones.
So, my ex purchased this for the both of us. I had been going out with him for a little over a year then, and honestly, we both talked about having a telescope together. Since this is the first telescope we got to have together, that's why I loved it a lot - it's not the best but it does the very bare minimum, and I like it.
Now the pros are that the telescope itself seems to feel of decent quality, however as others have pointed out, it is quite blurry if one tries to look at a star. It took me messing with the telescope for a while to get it to try and focus on a star - when it did, it was great. However, that's one of the cons - the stand is VERY shaky and unstable if you try to move it ever so slightly. So even if I plant this in a spot and force it to stay still with my feet, if you so much as moved away from the telescope, you will have trouble being able to have the telescope be where you had it, because the stand moves that much. Pros: comes with different lens to use, and the travel bag. Cons: is not good for if you're looking to see stars SEVERELY close, like galaxy type close. Just shimmers of light in the distant night sky.
Conclusion: good telescope for kids who have never used a telescope before. As for an adults first time telescope? Up to you if you want that. I am personally happy with it despite its flaws, because just being able to see the stars at the extent I have seen them through this telescope is more than I have ever experienced before. So it is still exciting for me. But it wasn't exciting for my ex, who has seen stars through telescopes in the past. He had wanted to return the telescope - I told him that I didn't want him to. (YOU CAN THANK ME CELESTRON FOR YOU BEING ABLE TO KEEP THE MONEY - YOU'RE WELCOME), because I really did/do cherish that it was the first telescope that he ever got for us. I haven't had the chance to use it again, partially because I don't like being outside alone in the dark, but I did spend almost 3 hours using it one night (alone).
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Nella confezione tutto l'occorrente per l'utilizzo , viene fornito di zaino e cavalletto per essere subito pronti alle uscite fuoriporta.
Dunque ,lo zaino è ben fatto poichè dotato di diversi scomparti ,il treppiede invece ,facile da utilizzare ma davvero poco stabile ,non ha una movimento "fluido" ma ,soprattutto orizzontalmente si muove a scatti e non è neanche troppo comodo perchè basso.
Il telescopio si monta in pochi minuti ed ha una visuale ottima sia nella modalità terrestre che astronomica.
Dotato di 3 lenti rispettivamente di 20mm ,10 mm,4 mm che renderanno il campo visivo più o meno luminoso e più o meno ampio .
Lo zoom è interessante abbiamo con lente :
-20 mm zoom 20X
-10 mm zoom 40X
-4 mm zoom 100X
Che andremo a moltiplicare X3 con la lente di Barlow , un pò più difficile da utilizzare...
Abbiamo acquistato anche un supporto per poter fotografare ,ma complice anche il cavalletto poco stabile, la qualità non è il massimo rispetto a quello che vediamo dal vivo!
Il cercatore allineato con il telescopio ci permette di cercare gli oggetti in maniera rapida (nella modalità terrestre l'immagine è rovesciata ,nella modalità astronomica non importa!)
Per essere il mio primo telescopio sono rimasto molto contento, considerato il prezzo (107€ al momento dell'acquisto) non potevo aspettarmi di meglio ,peccato il cavalletto poco professionale.
Reviewed in Italy on September 27, 2023
Nella confezione tutto l'occorrente per l'utilizzo , viene fornito di zaino e cavalletto per essere subito pronti alle uscite fuoriporta.
Dunque ,lo zaino è ben fatto poichè dotato di diversi scomparti ,il treppiede invece ,facile da utilizzare ma davvero poco stabile ,non ha una movimento "fluido" ma ,soprattutto orizzontalmente si muove a scatti e non è neanche troppo comodo perchè basso.
Il telescopio si monta in pochi minuti ed ha una visuale ottima sia nella modalità terrestre che astronomica.
Dotato di 3 lenti rispettivamente di 20mm ,10 mm,4 mm che renderanno il campo visivo più o meno luminoso e più o meno ampio .
Lo zoom è interessante abbiamo con lente :
-20 mm zoom 20X
-10 mm zoom 40X
-4 mm zoom 100X
Che andremo a moltiplicare X3 con la lente di Barlow , un pò più difficile da utilizzare...
Abbiamo acquistato anche un supporto per poter fotografare ,ma complice anche il cavalletto poco stabile, la qualità non è il massimo rispetto a quello che vediamo dal vivo!
Il cercatore allineato con il telescopio ci permette di cercare gli oggetti in maniera rapida (nella modalità terrestre l'immagine è rovesciata ,nella modalità astronomica non importa!)
Per essere il mio primo telescopio sono rimasto molto contento, considerato il prezzo (107€ al momento dell'acquisto) non potevo aspettarmi di meglio ,peccato il cavalletto poco professionale.
Il treppiede è piccolo e molto leggero, basta un tocco per farlo muovere, ma regge bene questo telescopietto e se non si usa alla massima lunghezza delle gambe può andare bene.
Si presenta molto bene con una bella confezione e lo zaino per riporre tutto, quindi direi che questo strumentino è senz'altro ottimo e ben fatto come primo strumento per un bambino, ma non lo consiglio per chi vuole qualcosa di più. E' più di un giocattolo, ma non è uno strumento che può soddisfare un astrofilo adulto.