Discover our Solar System with the Celestron AstroMaster 76EQ! You’ll be ready to observe in minutes thanks to the quick and easy no-tool setup. The 76EQ provides bright, clear images of the Moon, planets, star clusters, and more for great nighttime viewing.
Manual German Equatorial telescope
The AstroMaster mount comes with two slow motion control knobs that allow you to make fine pointing adjustments to the telescope in both Right Ascension and Declination axes, also referred to as RA and DEC.
Accessories Included
Accessories include a 20mm and 10mm eyepiece, erect image diagonal, and a finderscope. The two eyepieces offer different magnifications for low and high powered views.
| OPTICAL TUBE INFO: | |
|---|---|
| Optical Design: | Newtonian Reflector |
| Aperture: | 76mm (3″) |
| Focal Length: | 700mm (27.56″) |
| Focal Ratio: | f/9.21 |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: | 20mm (.78″) with built-in erect image corrector |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 1: | 35x |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: | 10mm (.4″) standard |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 2: | 70x |
| Barlow Lens: | Not Included |
| Finderscope: | Built-on StarPointer™ red dot finderscope |
| Star Diagonal: | None |
| Optical Tube: | Aluminum |
| Highest Useful Magnification: | 180x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification: | 11x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude: | 11.9 |
| Resolution (Rayleigh): | 1.83 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Dawes): | 1.53 arc seconds |
| Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): | 118x |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction: | 35mm (1.37″) |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: | 46% |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: | 21% |
| Optical Coatings: | Glass mirrors coated with aluminum and SiO₂ |
| Optical Tube Length: | 602mm (23.7″) |
| Optical Tube Diameter: | 119.5mm (4.7″) |
| Optical Tube Weight: | 3.9 lbs (1.77 kg) |
| Dovetail Bar: | CG-2 Dovetail bar |
| MOUNT INFO: | |
| 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: | 7.2 lbs (3.26 kg) includes weight of mount |
| Slew Speeds: | Manual |
| Dovetail Compatibility: | CG-2 saddle plate |
| Software: | Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software and SkyPortal App |
| Total Kit Weight: | 11.1 lbs (5.03 kg) |
| Included Items: | Optical tube Tripod and mount (preassembled) 20mm eyepiece with built-in erect image corrector Standard 10mm eyepiece Red-dot finderscope Manual |
| Solar Warning |
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