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This beginner-friendly travel telescope is the reason I turned into a skywatcher
Now, for around $80, you can get the same telescope in the Amazon Prime Day sales and join me in looking up at the stars.
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When I was looking at taking my first steps into stargazing I wanted a telescope that was affordable and compact so I could pack it away when it was cloudy. I ended up starting my stargazing journey by buying the Celestron Travel Scope 70 and today, thanks to Amazon Prime Day, it's $40 off, making it just $81.
This portable, beginner-friendly Celestron Travel Scope 70 is $81 right now at Amazon.
Not only is this telescope the reason I got into stargazing but it has the pedigree of being from reputable telescope manufacturer Celestron, whose products appear in our best telescope guide and best binoculars guide. It's a breeze to use and super portable with it.
The moment I trained it on the moon and took in the stunning, detailed views of its craters, I was hooked. Now, thanks to Prime Day, you can save big on this fantastic, beginner-friendly scope.
Save $40 on this super-portable, beginner-friendly telescope that offers quality views and can be packed away into the provided backpack. It also boasts two eyepieces, enough to get you started on your stargazing journey.
Chris is a freelance journalist who owns three telescopes. When he's not writing, skywatching, playing games or building Lego, indulges his taste for horror, sci-fi and the post-apocalyptic. As well as Space.com, you can find his work at GameSpew (where he’s the weekend editor).
It's fair to say that if I hadn't bought the Celestron Travel Scope 70, I wouldn't be into stargazing. I didn't want to spend a fortune or to tie up a room, so the Celestron Travel Scope 70 fit the bill. Several years later, I have a Skywatcher 200P Classic dominating my front room, so you can tell how that went.
So what makes the Celestron Travel Scope 70 such a great starter scope? It's an absolute breeze to use, easy to assemble and while the included 20mm and 10mm eyepieces are basic, they still give you excellent views of objects within our solar system.