The largest aperture in this group, the Travel Scope 80 combines a fast 80mm f/5 refractor with a smartphone adapter and backpack for portable wide-field viewing.
Portable Refractor for Day and Night
The Travel Scope 80 uses a 80mm (3.1 inches) f/5 refractor with coated glass optics. It is suited to casual views of the Moon, brighter planets, star fields and bright deep-sky objects, while the erect-image diagonal also provides correctly oriented terrestrial views.
This is a compact visual telescope rather than a specialist long-exposure astrophotography system. Observing performance depends on sky conditions, target altitude and the stability of the setup.
Manual Altazimuth Mount
The preassembled mount uses a pan handle and clutch for manual up-and-down and left-to-right movement. The adjustable tripod includes an accessory tray and requires no batteries or external power.
No GoTo object finding, motor drive or automatic tracking is included.
Eyepieces and Optical Accessories
The supplied 20mm (20×) and 10mm (40×) provide two starting magnifications. The kit also includes a 5×24 finderscope and 45° erect-image diagonal, 1.25-inch. Barlow lens: Not included.
Smartphone Photography Accessories
A smartphone adapter is included for simple through-the-eyepiece photographs of bright targets. Included; fits 1.25-inch eyepieces or eyepieces up to 45mm outside diameter. Custom backpack. Large or bulky phone cases may need to be removed.
Smartphone imaging accessories are intended for simple photographs of bright terrestrial or celestial subjects; results depend on the phone, eyepiece, alignment and observing conditions.
What Is Included?
- 80mm f/5 refractor optical tube
- Preassembled manual altazimuth mount and adjustable aluminium tripod
- 20mm and 10mm eyepieces
- 45° erect-image diagonal
- 5×24 finderscope
- Smartphone adapter
- Custom travel backpack
- SkyPortal app and Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition software access
- Instruction manual
Please note: A certified solar filter and any item not listed above are not stated as included.
Specifications
Optical Tube
| Optical design | Refractor |
|---|---|
| Aperture | 80mm (3.1 inches) |
| Focal length | 400mm (15.74 inches) |
| Focal ratio | f/5 |
| Optical coatings | Coated glass optics |
| Eyepieces | 20mm (20×) and 10mm (40×) |
| Barlow lens | Not included |
| Finderscope | 5×24 finderscope |
| Star diagonal | 45° erect-image diagonal, 1.25-inch |
| Highest useful magnification | 189× |
| Lowest useful magnification | 11× |
| Limiting stellar magnitude | 12.0 |
| Rayleigh resolution | 1.74 arcseconds |
| Dawes resolution | 1.45 arcseconds |
| Light-gathering power | 131× compared with the human eye |
| Optical-tube length | 457.2mm (18 inches) |
| Optical-tube diameter | 98.4mm (3.87 inches) |
| Optical-tube weight | 1.08kg (2.4lb) |
| Dovetail | Vixen/CG-5 dovetail bar and saddle plate |
Mount, Accessories and Weight
| Mount | Manual altazimuth mount |
|---|---|
| Mount controls | Pan-handle altazimuth control with clutch, adjustable aluminium tripod and accessory tray |
| Tripod weight | 0.81kg (1.8lb) |
| Complete kit weight | 2.0kg (4.2lb) |
| Smartphone adapter | Included; fits 1.25-inch eyepieces or eyepieces up to 45mm outside diameter |
| Additional supplied items | Custom backpack |
| Software | Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition and SkyPortal app access |
Solar Safety
Warning: Never look at or point the telescope towards the Sun without a suitable certified full-aperture solar filter securely fitted over the front objective.
Never use an eyepiece-type solar filter and never use the telescope to project an image of the Sun. Unfiltered sunlight can cause permanent eye injury and equipment damage.
If compatibility and secure fitting cannot be confirmed, do not point the telescope at or near the Sun.
Instruction Manuals
The official Celestron documentation is supplied in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.