The Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ - Perfect for Beginners
If you're a beginner to astronomy and looking for a dual-purpose telescope suitable for both terrestrial and celestial viewing, then the Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ telescope is the perfect choice. The 20 mm eyepiece has built-in erect image correction, this means that the image you view right way up (normal astronomy views are inverted), making this eyepiece and telescope useful for terrestrial viewing as well as astronomy. Also included is a useful red-dot finderscope, this is a smaller telescope, it offers a wider field of view to help you easily locate objects in the night sky before looking at them through the main telescope, this must also be aligned carefully to your telescope before use.
The Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ produces clean, clear images due to luminous 114mm aperture and high quality 10mm and 20mm eyepieces included. Maximum magnification of 100x is achievable with the 10mm eyepiece. The magnification of the Celestron Astromaster 114EQ allows the astronomer to easily view deep sky objects, such as Jupiter and it’s moons, along with the rings of Saturn. Star clusters such as Pleiades and galaxies like Andromeda will also be visible through the telescope.
- Quick and easy no-tool setup
- Permanently mounted Red Dot Finderscope
- Erect image optics with included 1.25 inch, 20mm Eyepiece
- High power 10mm eyepiece for detailed observing
- Ideal for terrestrial and astronomical use
- Quick release dovetail attachment
- No tool setup
- Manual German Equatorial mount with Setting circles to accurately locate and track sky objects
- The mount comes with two slow motion control knobs
- Rugged pre-assembled tripod with 1.25 inch steel tube legs
- Provides a rigid and stable platform
- All coated glass optics for clear, crisp images
- Deluxe accessory tray for convenient storage of accessories
- The Starry Night software with 36,000 object database and enhanced images
Technical Specifications - Optical Tube:
Optical Design: Newtonian Reflector
Aperture: 114mm (4.48")
Focal Length: 1000mm (39.37")
Focal Ratio: f/8.77
Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: 20mm (.78") with built-in erect image corrector
Magnification of Eyepiece 1: 50x
Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: 10mm (.4") standard
Magnification of Eyepiece 2: 100x
Barlow Lens: Not Included
Finderscope: Built-on StarPointer red dot finderscope
Star Diagonal: None
Optical Tube: Aluminium
Highest Useful Magnification: 269x
Lowest Useful Magnification: 16x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 12.8
Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.22 arc seconds
Resolution (Dawes): 1.02 arc seconds
Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): 265x
Secondary Mirror Obstruction: 44mm (1.73")
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: 38%
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: 14%
Optical Tube Length: 457mm (18")
Optical Tube Diameter: TBD
Optical Tube Weight: TBD
Dovetail: CG-2 Dovetail bar
Technical Specifications - Mount:
Mount Type: CG-2 Equatorial
Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod): 812.8mm - 1295.4mm (32" - 51")
Tripod Leg Diameter: 31.75mm (1.25") steel
Accessory Tray: Yes
Tripod Weight: 7.6 lbs (3.44 kg)
Slew Speeds: Manual
Dovetail Compatibility: CG-2 saddle plate
Software: Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software and SkyPortal App
Included Items:
Optical tube
Tripod and mount (pre-assembled)
20mm eyepiece with built-in erect image corrector
Standard 10mm eyepiece
Red-dot finderscope
Manual
Solar Warning:
Never look directly at the Sun with the naked eye or with an optic (unless you have the proper solar filter). Permanent and irreversible eye damage may result.
Never use your optic to project an image of the Sun onto any surface. Internal heat build-up can damage the optic and any accessories attached to it.
Never leave your optic unsupervised. Make sure an adult who is familiar with the correct operating procedures is with your optic at all times, especially when children are present.
We find the Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ to be a fantastic telescope for a beginner, but if you are looking for something different from the
Celestron range, please browse our
Celestron telescopes. Alternatively, view all the
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