Celestron Travel Scope 70mm Portable Telescope

The Celestron Travel Scope 70 is designed for people who want a telescope they will actually take with them.

The short 70mm refractor, lightweight tripod and accessories all fit inside the supplied backpack, creating a complete day-and-night telescope kit that is easy to carry on holidays, camping trips, weekends away or simply outside when the sky clears.

At night, the 70mm fully coated optics are well suited to the Moon, bright planets, open star clusters and brighter nebulae. Jupiter’s four major moons are easy to see, Saturn’s distinctive ringed shape can be recognised through the eyepiece, and the Moon reveals an impressive landscape of craters, mountains and shadows.

The relatively short 400mm focal length gives the Travel Scope a broad field of view, making it particularly enjoyable for sweeping through star fields and larger star clusters rather than chasing extreme magnification.

During the day, the supplied 45° erect-image diagonal gives a correctly oriented view of birds, wildlife, boats, coastlines, landscapes and distant scenery.

The telescope is also extremely simple to set up. There are no motors, batteries or electronic alignment systems, and the Alt-Azimuth mount moves naturally up, down, left and right.

Its real strength is portability. This is a telescope designed to pack away easily, travel lightly and be ready whenever there is something worth looking at.

Why Choose the Celestron Travel Scope 70?

• Exceptionally portable — the complete telescope kit weighs only around 1.5 kg.
• Custom backpack included — telescope, tripod and accessories all pack together for easy transport.
• Day and night viewing — use it for astronomy after dark and birds, wildlife, boats and landscapes during the day.
• 70mm fully coated refractor optics — well suited to the Moon, bright planets, star clusters and brighter nebulae.
• Broad-field 400mm focal length — enjoyable for sweeping star fields and locating larger celestial targets.
• 20x and 40x magnifications included — useful low and medium powers for the telescope’s portable, wide-field design.
• Quick, tool-free setup — simple enough to be observing within minutes.
• No telescope power required — completely manual operation.

What Can You See?

The Travel Scope 70 is best enjoyed on bright astronomical targets and wider areas of the night sky.

Jupiter’s four Galilean moons can be followed as their positions change, while Saturn’s rings give the planet its unmistakable shape. The Moon is particularly rewarding, revealing crater walls, mountains, ridges and shadows.

Open star clusters can fill the wider field with stars, while bright nebulae such as the Orion Nebula can appear as soft areas of nebulosity under suitable skies.

From darker locations, more stars and fainter objects become visible, making camping trips and holidays away from strong artificial lighting particularly good opportunities to use it.

Daytime Viewing

The Travel Scope 70 is equally useful during the day.

Its supplied 45° erect-image diagonal gives an upright, correctly oriented view, making it suitable for birds, wildlife, boats, coastlines, hills and other distant subjects.

The 20mm eyepiece provides 20x magnification and a broad view that is particularly useful for locating subjects, while the 10mm eyepiece provides 40x when you want a closer look.

Made to Travel

The complete kit weighs approximately 1.5 kg, including the telescope and tripod, and packs into the supplied Celestron backpack.

That lightweight design is intentional. The Travel Scope is at its best when portability matters — camping, holidays, the bach, family trips or simply carrying a telescope somewhere with a better view of the sky.

FAQ's

Is the Celestron Travel Scope 70 suitable for a beginner?

Yes. It has simple manual controls, requires no electronic setup and includes the essential accessories needed to start observing.

Is it suitable for children or teenagers?

Yes. Its light weight and simple controls can make it particularly suitable for older children and teenagers, although younger users should have adult assistance and supervision.

Can I use it during the day?

Yes. The supplied erect-image diagonal gives a correctly oriented view for wildlife, boats, landscapes and other terrestrial subjects.

Is this Telescope suitable for beginners?  Yes.

Travel Scope Manual