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The PowerSeeker 50 50mm f/12 AZ Refractor Telescope from Celestron is a starter scope designed to introduce viewers to astronomy by giving them a complete setup for viewing the moon, planets, and meteor showers. Three eyepieces provide 30x, 50x, and 150x magnifications with a 3x Barlow lens that triples the magnification of each eyepiece for a wider range of observing possibilities. An adjustable height aluminum tripod provides a stable platform for sky-watching, and the included 90° star diagonal makes looking through the scope more comfortable, especially when aiming the telescope toward the zenith.

Optical Tube

• 50mm aperture

• 600mm focal length

• f/12 focal ratio

• Refractor-style optical design

• Anti-reflection multi-coated optics improves light transmission, color rendition, sharpness, and contrast

• Resolution: 2.79 arc sec, Raleigh; 2.32 arc sec, Dawes

• 0.96" rack-and-pinion focuser

Mount and Tripod

• Alt-Azimuth mount with altitude lock

• 2-Stage adjustable height aluminum tripod

• Tray holds accessories such as

Eyepieces and Accessories

• Eyepieces:

• 0.96" diameter barrel

• 20mm eyepiece yields 30x magnification, 51° apparent angle of view, 72' field of view at 1000 yards

• 12mm eyepiece yields 50x magnification

• 4mm eyepiece yields 150x magnification

• Barlow lens:

• 3x magnification effectively triples the power of each eyepiece for wider viewing options

• Diagonal:

• 90° angle provides a more comfortable viewing position

• Star diagonal vertically corrects images for land use

• 5x24 Finderscope

• 5x magnification produces a wide field of view to make finding subjects easy and star-hopping navigation faster

• Straight-through viewing

• Includes mounting bracket