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Celestron Spotting Scopes
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The 80mm Wide View Spotting Scope's 3.15" aperture provides bright, breath-taking views of both ground and celestial objects. Its fully multi-coated optics perform brilliantly in low light conditions; perfect for squeezing more precious viewing time into those early mornings and late evenings. At 15.5" in length and 4.7 lbs. in weight, the 80mm is lightweight and portable enough for serious field work. Great for bird watching, astronomy and photography as well as nature study. Two 1.25" eyepieces are included for 20x and 40x magnification. The included 2x Barlow can be used with either of these eyepieces to produce 40x or 80 magnification. Also included is a 45° erect image diagonal and tripod adapter for mounting to any photographic tripod. Photographers will appreciate the 80's fast (400mm, f/5) optical system. Its classical refractor design with achromatic two-element lens made of crown and flint glass is well suited to both visual and photographic applications.
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Celestron 80mm Wide View Spotting Scope |
CWV80 |
$99.00 |
Celestron Ultima 100 Non-Waterproof Spotting Scope
The largest aperture scope in the Ultima line, the 100mm Ultima offers more than 50% brighter images than the 80mm, allowing for better performance in low light conditions. The 100mm refractor features excellent multi-coated optics packed into a portable and durable refractor design and comes standard with a 22-66x zoom eyepiece. This series was designed to perform well in a range of viewing situations, making it a great all-around optical instrument. You’ll love it for observing nature and long distance spotting. The green rubber optical tube allows for subtle observation in any nature environment. Ultima spotters are a great companion for any nature or outdoor enthusiast.
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Celestron Ultima 100 Non-Waterproof Spotting Scope |
CUS100NW |
$239.00 |
Celestron Ultima 65 Spotting Scope
The first in Celestron's new Ultima series spotting scopes, the 65mm refractor features excellent mulit-coated optics packed into a portable and durable refractor design and it comes standard with an 18-55x zoom eyepiece. This series was designed to perform well in a range of viewing situations, making it a great all-around optical instrument. You’ll love it for observing nature and long distance spotting. The green metal optical tube allows for subtle observation in any nature environment. Ultima spotters are a great companion for any nature or outdoor enthusiast.
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Celestron Ultima 65 Spotting Scope (Angled) |
CUS65 |
$129.95 |
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Celestron Ultima 65 Spotting Scope (Straight) |
CUS65S |
$129.95 |
Celestron Ultima 80 Spotting Scope
The Ultima 80mm offers a step up in aperture from the 65mm, offering 50% brighter images. The 80mm refractor features excellent multi-coated optics packed into a portable and durable refractor design and it comes standard with a 20-60x zoom eyepiece. This series was designed to perform well in a range of viewing situations, making it a great all-around optical instrument. You’ll love it for observing nature and long distance spotting. The green metal optical tube allows for subtle observation in any nature environment. Ultima spotters are a great companion for any nature or outdoor enthusiast.
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Celestron Ultima 80 Spotting Scope (Angled) |
CUS80 |
$164.95 |
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Celestron Ultima 80 Spotting Scope (Straight) |
CUS80S |
$164.95 |
Celestron Ultima 100 Spotting Scope
The largest aperture scope in the Ultima line, the 100mm Ultima offers more than 50% brighter images than the 80mm, allowing for better performance in low light conditions. The 100mm refractor features excellent multi-coated optics packed into a portable and durable refractor design and comes standard with a 22-66x zoom eyepiece. This series was designed to perform well in a range of viewing situations, making it a great all-around optical instrument. You’ll love it for observing nature and long distance spotting. The green rubber optical tube allows for subtle observation in any nature environment. Ultima spotters are a great companion for any nature or outdoor enthusiast.
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Celestron Ultima 100 Spotting Scope |
CUS100 |
$289.95 |
Celestron Ultima 80ED Spotting Scope
Celestron’s Ultima 80ED spotting scope is a high performance model that features cutting edge optics with extra low dispersion glass (ED). ED glass provides excellent color correction and razor sharp images for serious nature and bird watchers. ED version models are also ideal for virtually eliminating chromatic aberration usually seen during planetary and lunar viewing. Day or night, this scope is optimized to provide the sharpest images available. Model also features charcoal color rubber textured paint for secure grip.
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Celestron Ultima 80ED Spotting Scope |
CUS80ED |
$465.95 |
Celestron Ultima 100ED Spotting Scope
Celestron’s Ultima 100 ED spotting scope offers 50% brighter images than the 80mm, allowing for better performance in low light conditions. Like the Ultima 80ED, the 100mm version is a high performance model that features cutting edge optics with extra low dispersion glass (ED). ED glass provides excellent color correction and razor sharp images for serious nature and bird watchers. ED version models are also ideal for virtually eliminating chromatic aberration usually seen during planetary and lunar viewing. Day or night, this scope is optimized to provide the sharpest images available. Model also features charcoal color rubber textured paint for secure grip.
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Celestron Ultima 100ED Spotting Scope |
CUS100ED |
$569.95 |
Celestron C90 Mak Spotting Scope
The Maksutov optical design is recognized for being a portable design that is easy to use and has a variety of applications, making it an excellent choice for both terrestrial and astronomical usage. This C90 Mak has excellent optics with razor sharp images over a wide field. The C90 Mak features an internal flip mirror design which allows the user to view celestial objects at a 90 degree angle and also corrects the image orientation to view land objects at a 45 degree angle. The full-featured C90 MAK is also rubber covered and completely waterproof. This model features durable black rubber armor for protection, a flip up lens cap for safety, and it comes complete inside its own soft sided carrying case.
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Celestron C90 Mak Spotting Scope |
CC90 |
$184.95 |
Celestron C130 Mak Spotting Scope
An upgrade from the 90mm Mak, this 130mm Mak offers images that are twice as bright as the 90mm, allowing for better performance in low light conditions. The Maksutov optical design is recognized for being a portable design that is easy to use and has a variety of applications, making it an excellent choice for both terrestrial and astronomical usage. This C130 Mak has excellent optics with razor sharp images over a wide field. The C130 Mak features an internal flip mirror design which allows the user to view celestial objects at a 90 degree angle and also corrects the image orientation to view land objects at a 45 degree angle. This model features durable black rubber armor for protection and comes complete inside its own soft sided carrying case. The C130 Mak’s mounting bar is designed to work with a traditional heavy duty photo tripod and is also adaptable to Celestron’s Advanced GT equatorial mount.
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Celestron C130 Mak Spotting Scope |
CC130 |
$369.95 |
Celestron C5 Spotting Scope
Celestron’s C5 Spotting Scope is a 5" (127mm) aperture, 1250mm f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain optical system. Its optical excellence is the reason it was chosen by NASA for many space shuttle missions. The C5 spotting scope is an ideal choice for the serious bird watcher, nature lover or anyone who enjoys beautiful views -either from your home or in the field. At just six pounds in weight and 11 inches in length, this spotting scope is a completely portable visual and photographic instrument that performs well in any viewing location. Further, Celestron offers a wide variety of optional accessories to expand the capabilities of this special instrument.
The C5’s aperture of 5" allows it to easily outperform smaller aperture spotting scopes. Offering 4½ times more light gathering ability than a 60mm spotting scope and 2½ times more than an 80mm scope, Celestron’s C5 is the clear choice when a powerful instrument delivering brilliant, crisp views is what you require. The C5 spotting scope is a wonderfully versatile instrument, and its near focus of approximately 20 feet allows you to observe plant life, wildlife, birds or insects with ease. At the same time, the C5 can also be used as an astronomical telescope. In addition, the C5 goes easily from working as a powerful spotting scope to being a high performance 1250mm f/10 telephoto lens.
Photography couldn’t be easier, because the C5 is designed to be fully camera adaptable. To take professional quality shots with the C5, just attach the correct optional T- Adapter and T-Ring for your 35mm SLR camera to the back of the C5 spotting scope, and you’re ready to shoot. The tripod adapter block on the C5’s tube makes easy work of mounting the instrument onto a tripod for either viewing or photography. The C5 comes complete inside its own soft sided carrying case.
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Celestron C5 Spotting Scope |
CC5 |
$609.95 |
Celestron C65 Mini Mak Spotting Scope
The C65 Mini Mak brings portability to a new level. This tiny but powerful spotting scope comes with a tabletop tripod with built-in slow motion controls, a built-in zoom eyepiece capable of 90 times magnification, and a handy carrying case that allows the scope and tripod to break down to an even more portable configuration for traveling. The Maksutov optical design is recognized for being a portable design that is easy to use and has a variety of applications, making it an excellent choice for both terrestrial and astronomical usage.
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Celestron C65 Mini Mak Spotting Scope |
CC65 |
$59.95 |
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Celestron C65 Mini Mak Spotting Scope (Waterproof) |
CC65W |
$79.95 |
Celestron 80ED Refractor
The pinnacle of our ED scopes, this refractor is packed with great features and excellent optics. The refractor style 80ED (APO) features a 2" rack and pinion focuser and has a bracket that can adapt to a photo tripod or attach to Celestron’s Advanced GT equatorial mount. ED glass provides excellent color correction and razor sharp images for serious nature and bird watchers, and virtually eliminates chromatic aberration usually seen during planetary and lunar viewing. With a focal length of 600mm (f/7.5) the 80ED refractor is well suited for wide field astrophotography as well as nature photography. This spotter comes complete with a 25mm 1.25" eyepiece, erect image diagonal and 6x30 finderscope.
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Celestron 80ED Refractor |
CR80ED |
$409.95 |
Celestron 102mm Wide View Spotting Scope
The 102mm Wide View Spotting Scope's 4" aperture provides bright, breath-taking views of both ground and celestial objects. Its fully multi-coated optics perform brilliantly in low light conditions; perfect for squeezing more precious viewing time into those early mornings and late evenings. At 21" in length and 5 lbs. in weight, the 102 mm is lightweight and portable enough for serious field work. Great for bird watching, astronomy and photography as well as nature study. Two 1¼" eyepieces are included for 20x and 50x magnification. Also included is a 45 degree erect image diagonal and tripod adapter for mounting to any photographic tripod. Photographers will appreciate the 102's fast (500mm, f/5) optical system. Its classical refractor design with achromatic two-element lens made of crown and flint glass is well suited to both visual and photographic applications.
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Celestron 102mm Wide View Spotting Scope |
CWV102 |
$249.95 |
Celestron 60mm Pro Zoom
This powerful spotting scope’s large 60mm aperture makes it perfect for many uses — bird watching, photography, nature study, hunting, scenic observing — in fact, almost any type of terrestrial observing you’re interested in. The carefully crafted, multicoated optics used in this scope provide excellent contrast and clarity, and the lens hood that comes standard reduces glare. Always looking to offer the most user-friendly optical instruments, Celestron made sure the zoom and focus controls on this 60mm Pro Spotting Scope are exceptionally smooth, convenient and easy to use. The ability to zoom from 15 to 60 power with speed, control and precision means you’ll be able to focus on and follow interesting subjects with ease.
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Celestron 60mm Pro Zoom |
C60PZ |
$219.00 |

This sturdy tripod is great for cameras, spotting scopes, and small telescopes. The included FGX-10 head features the Stroboframe quick release for easy mounting. The tripod also includes a handle, retractable legs, spiked feet for stability, bubble level, geared center column, and a soft carry case. There is a 10 pound load capacity.
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| Davis & Sanford Courier XT Tripod | DSTRI | $129.95 |
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Celestron Heavy Duty Alt-Azimuth Tripod
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| Celestron Heavy Duty Alt-Azimuth Tripod | CTHDAA | $99.95 |

Table Top
Tripod
All metal tabletop tripod folds for portability, features slow motion controls on both axes for precise control. Great for cameras or spotting scopes. Has standard 1/4" mounting stud.
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| ScopeTronix Table Top Tripod | STTRIPOD | $49.95 |
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