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Celestron - 114LCM Computerized Newtonian Telescope - Telescopes for Beginners - 2 Eyepieces - Full-Height Tripod - Motorized Altazimuth Mount - Large 114mm Newtonian Reflector
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Brand | Celestron |
Optical Tube Length | 70 Millimeters |
Eye Piece Lens Description | Brandon |
Objective Lens Diameter | 114 Millimeters |
Telescope Mount Description | motorized altazimuth |
Product Dimensions | 35"D x 16"W x 11"H |
Focus Type | Manual Focus |
Power Source | Battery Powered |
Finderscope | Reflex |
Item Weight | 13.2 Pounds |
About this item
- COMPUTERIZED AUTOMATIC TELESCOPE: The Celestron 114LCM Computerized Newtonian Telescope with all glass optics can automatically locate 4,000 celestial objects with its computerized GoTo mount.
- TAKE THE SKY TOUR: If you’re not sure of what to observe, the Sky Tour button will do the work for you. Simply press the button and your computerized telescope will generate a list of the best objects currently available to view in the sky.
- EVERYTHING YOU NEED: The Celestron LCM telescope comes with everything you need for stargazing, including a full-height tripod, 2 high-quality eyepieces (25mm & 9mm), and a StarPointer red dot finderscope.
- BONUS FREE STARRY NIGHT SOFTWARE: This Celestron 114LCM Computerized Telescope includes a FREE download of one of the top consumer rated astronomy software programs. Simulate the night sky from any location on Earth or plan your next observing session.
- UNBEATABLE WARRANTY & SUPPORT: Buy with confidence from Celestron, a leading telescope brand in California since 1960. Your purchase includes a 2-Year US Warranty and unlimited support from our team of US-based experts.
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Easy to assemble | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | — | 4.9 |
For beginners | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | — | 4.6 |
Easy to use | 3.0 | — | — | 3.5 | — | 4.4 |
Portability | — | — | 4.2 | 3.3 | — | 4.7 |
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focal length | 9 millimeters | 650 millimeters | — | — | 2032 millimeters | — |
focus type | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Auto Focus | Manual Focus |
eye piece lens | Brandon | Plossl | Barlow | Plossl | — | Barlow |
objective lens diameter | 114 millimeters | 150 millimeters | 135 millimeters | 25 millimeters | 203 millimeters | 70 millimeters |
telescope mount | motorized altazimuth | Equatorial Mount | Altazimuth Mount | Equatorial Mount | — | — |
lens coating | Fully Coated | Fully Coated | Aluminum & Silicon Dioxide | Fully Coated | StarBright XLT | Fully Multi-Coated |
weight | 13.2 pounds | — | 48 pounds | 32.6 pounds | 1 pounds | — |
What's in the box
From the manufacturer
114LCM Computerized Newtonian Telescope
Ready to step up to a computerized telescope that can find and track celestial objects for you? Meet the 114LCM, an affordable Newtonian that’s fun to use and beginner-friendly.
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Your Guide to the Night Sky
Automatically locate thousands of celestial objects! Internal database includes stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae and more. Not sure what to view? Take a customized Sky Tour!
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LCM: Lightweight Computerized Mount
Grab and go! This compact, lightweight telescope is your perfect companion for star parties, camping trips, and impromptu backyard observing sessions.
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Newtonian Reflector Optical Design
The largest model in the LCM family, the 114LCM features a 4.5” primary mirror with enough light gathering ability to see fine detail in celestial objects like the Moon’s craters and Saturn’s rings.
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Celestron is Here for You
Astronomy can be intimidating, but Celestron is here to help. As the premier telescope brand since 1960, we offer free US-based tech support & how-to videos, so you can enjoy stargazing hassle-free.
Better Viewing
Includes everything you need to get started with astronomy: two 1.25” eyepieces (25mm and 9mm), StarPointer red dot finderscope, and free Starry Night astronomy software.
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Optical Design
| Newtonian Reflector | Refractor | Refractor | Maksutov-Cassegrain |
Aperture
| 114mm (4.49”) | 80mm (3.15”) | 60mm (2.36”) | 90mm (3.54”) |
Focal Length
| 1000mm (39”) | 900mm (35”) | 700 mm (28”) | 1250mm (49”) |
Focal Ratio
| f/8.77 | f/11 | f/12 | f/14 |
Magnification
| 60x, 167x | 36x, 100x | 28x, 78x | 50x, 139x |
Limiting Magnitude
| 12.8 | 12 | 11.4 | 12.3 |
Lowest Magnification
| 16x | 11x | 8.57x | 13x |
Highest Magnification
| 269x | 189x | 142x | 213x |
Assembled Weight
| 13.2 lbs | 12.2 lbs | 10.4 lbs | 12 lbs |
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 35 x 16 x 11 inches |
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Item Weight | 13.2 pounds |
ASIN | B0036GNNCC |
Item model number | 31150 |
Batteries | 8 AA batteries required. |
Customer Reviews |
4.1 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #294 in Camera & Photo Products (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo Products) #10 in Telescope Reflectors |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | January 30, 2010 |
Manufacturer | Celestron |
Country of Origin | China |
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Product Description
Automatically Locates The Wonders Of The Universe With Its Motorized System & On Board Computer! All glass, fully coated optics reveal the depths of our solar system and the wonders of the Universe. Fully adjustable tripod features a convenient accessory tray. Easy to use computerized hand control allows user to locate objects at the touch of a button.
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Customers like the ease of use of the telescope. For example, they mention it's simple enough for a younger child to use and great for beginners. That said, they appreciate the beautiful views of the moon. That being said, some complain about the difficulty in aligning the telescope and the viewing quality. Opinions are mixed on quality and performance.
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Customers find the telescope easy to set up and use with minimal knowledge. They say it's simple enough for a younger child to use and great for beginners. Customers also say the telescope adds convenience and portability to their viewing experience.
"...it, so I haven't figured everything out yet, but it seems pretty straight forward...." Read more
"...This is my first telescope as an adult, difficulty level to do these is minimal, just do your research...." Read more
"...It was pretty easy to set up. The finder scope is not the best anyway but for a person with a very bad back it was pretty much impossible to use...." Read more
"...Set up takes less than 5 minutes, however acclimation of the mirrors to the temperature requires a longer period (this is the same for any scope)...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the viewing capabilities of the telescope. They mention that it gives beautiful views of the moon, is great for viewing as far as Saturn, and is easy to navigate. They appreciate the clear image and amazing detail of the Moon. Customers are also able to see Saturn and its rings with the telescope, and find it easy to get it to look at what they want to look.
"...UPDATE: First night out and had some clouds but got great pictures of the moon. Shot with iPhone. Telescope performed great...." Read more
"...PROSClear Crisp images of the moonJupiter and its moons can be observedRings of saturn can be clearly seen..." Read more
"...and really fun to learn and read about, we were able to see amazing detail of the moon and i cant wait to get away from the city lights with it to..." Read more
"...Set up was easy. Great view of closer objects. Easy to navigate and clear image." Read more
Customers find the telescope educational and fun to learn about. They say it brings the family together and is easy to set up. Customers also say it's amazing and enlightening.
"Set up was pretty easy and the first time we used it was a very good experience. It was then stored in our kitchen...." Read more
"...For a first timer the scope was easy to set up and really fun to learn and read about, we were able to see amazing detail of the moon and i cant..." Read more
"...I see SO MUCH MOON! The rest is to be enlightening. Science tools are always cool." Read more
"...be the best telescope that i have ever purchased...it has given me many hours of enjoyment would recommend it to anyone who loves to look at the..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the telescope. Some mention it's a fantastic telescope, with excellent optics and controls. However, others say that it has a weak tripod and poor quality components. Some customers also report that the telescope breaks after hours.
"...The laser spotting scope is really nice and can be set accurately, but it is knocked off very easily...." Read more
"...Motor is smooth, the tripod is not great but functions. Adding weight could help with wobbles...." Read more
"...Bright stars can also be seen with little colour distortion.Sturdy tripod and motorized alt-azimuth mount...." Read more
"...It was pretty easy to set up. The finder scope is not the best anyway but for a person with a very bad back it was pretty much impossible to use...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the telescope. Some mention that it works great as expected, the controller works well, and the finder scope does work. It does pretty well with deep sky objects, and once the scope is aligned, it hits the target every time. However, others say that the feature does not work, the remote and motor did not work.
"The motorized mount works very good. Great value" Read more
"...You can still manually align it. Supposedly. This feature also DOES NOT WORK. We watched every video, followed all the instructions...." Read more
"...Shot with iPhone. Telescope performed great...." Read more
"...cool by just pointing it randomly at the sky, but sadly it doesn't work like that. It really needs precision...." Read more
Customers find the alignment of the telescope to be difficult and failed. They also mention that the mount does not allow for proper alignment and that the motor alignment is slow.
"...While I had some difficulty getting it to "skyalign" I was able to align to Jupiter no problem...." Read more
"...The red dot finderscope is a little hard to align properly, consider getting a better finderscope...." Read more
"...Nothing but "Failed to Align" error messages over and over...." Read more
"...Alignment was easy, I used a single planet alignment which took less than two minutes and it tracked well...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the viewing quality of the telescope. They mention that the bad fires in Montana made for poor viewing, and the eye pieces are terrible.
"...Bad fires in Montana made for poor viewing. Left it set up to use again and the computer base that’s motorized broke!!..." Read more
"...Also you don't get good enough eye pieces to really see anything. I regret this purchase" Read more
"...Update, we can now see the stars and moon but not impressed with the view, unfortunately in just two weeks the plastic clip on the tripod cracked,..." Read more
"...Eyepieces are TERRIBLE - half the time I'm seeing my own eyelashes...." Read more
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This telescope does have a Bird-Jones lens, which isn't very clear in the product description. That is how you are able to get such a long focal length with such a small scope. The Bird-Jones lens is like having a permanent Barlow lens built into the focusing tube. Don't forget it is there when cleaning your lenses. If you add a Barlow lens it will most likely over reach the telescope's capability. Make sure you make your calculations before adding non stock lenses. I was able to collimate using a laser collimator without taking out the Bird-Jones lens. Instead of a tiny dot you have a red circle you have to center in the rings. If the circle is fuzzy, then you don't have the beam hitting the focuser tube properly. Once I collimated, I was able to get a clearer image using the more powerful lenses.
The laser spotting scope is really nice and can be set accurately, but it is knocked off very easily. The on/off dial is too similar with the alignment adjusters and I've accidentally grabbed the wrong dial in the dark and threw off the alignment. But it is easy to reset. It can be very accurate if you fine tune it with a more powerful optic lens.
The photos I took of the planets and moon were with my iPhone. The view was actually much clearer with just my eye. You can see the band around Saturn and the Moons of Jupiter. I'd like to know what other people are using to get the much nicer images using this scope.
Now that I have it, I wish I would have went the distance and spent the big bucks on a Celestron Advanced VX 6" f/8 Refractor Telescope.
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2020
This telescope does have a Bird-Jones lens, which isn't very clear in the product description. That is how you are able to get such a long focal length with such a small scope. The Bird-Jones lens is like having a permanent Barlow lens built into the focusing tube. Don't forget it is there when cleaning your lenses. If you add a Barlow lens it will most likely over reach the telescope's capability. Make sure you make your calculations before adding non stock lenses. I was able to collimate using a laser collimator without taking out the Bird-Jones lens. Instead of a tiny dot you have a red circle you have to center in the rings. If the circle is fuzzy, then you don't have the beam hitting the focuser tube properly. Once I collimated, I was able to get a clearer image using the more powerful lenses.
The laser spotting scope is really nice and can be set accurately, but it is knocked off very easily. The on/off dial is too similar with the alignment adjusters and I've accidentally grabbed the wrong dial in the dark and threw off the alignment. But it is easy to reset. It can be very accurate if you fine tune it with a more powerful optic lens.
The photos I took of the planets and moon were with my iPhone. The view was actually much clearer with just my eye. You can see the band around Saturn and the Moons of Jupiter. I'd like to know what other people are using to get the much nicer images using this scope.
Now that I have it, I wish I would have went the distance and spent the big bucks on a Celestron Advanced VX 6" f/8 Refractor Telescope.
YouTube has great examples on how to set up the various aspects of the telescope; wouldn’t recommend a child do it though.
Will update with moon pictures soon. So far very impressed with this telescope. Motor is smooth, the tripod is not great but functions. Adding weight could help with wobbles.
UPDATE: First night out and had some clouds but got great pictures of the moon. Shot with iPhone. Telescope performed great.
Second night out I was able to see various planets, most stunning was Jupiter and it’s four moons.
Alignment was easy, I used a single planet alignment which took less than two minutes and it tracked well.
Note: I used a Celestron 24mm-8mm adjustable lense, a 2x Barlow, and a phone mount.
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2020
YouTube has great examples on how to set up the various aspects of the telescope; wouldn’t recommend a child do it though.
Will update with moon pictures soon. So far very impressed with this telescope. Motor is smooth, the tripod is not great but functions. Adding weight could help with wobbles.
UPDATE: First night out and had some clouds but got great pictures of the moon. Shot with iPhone. Telescope performed great.
Second night out I was able to see various planets, most stunning was Jupiter and it’s four moons.
Alignment was easy, I used a single planet alignment which took less than two minutes and it tracked well.
Note: I used a Celestron 24mm-8mm adjustable lense, a 2x Barlow, and a phone mount.
PROS
Clear Crisp images of the moon
Jupiter and its moons can be observed
Rings of saturn can be clearly seen
Comes with H25mm and H10mm eyepieces
Bright stars can also be seen with little colour distortion.
Sturdy tripod and motorized alt-azimuth mount.
High quality aluminium tube.
CONS
Even though the telescope is 80mm and 900mm in length, it is still somewhat wobbly when mounted onto the dovetail mount.
You need to do quite some reading in order to use the nexstar software properly.
The red dot finderscope is a little hard to align properly, consider getting a better finderscope.
The telescope requires 8AA batteries to operate, it is enough to have around 5 hours non stop stargazing.
So thats it for my review, it is really good and the price is just right. Got to see albireo in cygnus with brilliant detail.
Thanks for reading my review! Clear skies!
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2018
PROS
Clear Crisp images of the moon
Jupiter and its moons can be observed
Rings of saturn can be clearly seen
Comes with H25mm and H10mm eyepieces
Bright stars can also be seen with little colour distortion.
Sturdy tripod and motorized alt-azimuth mount.
High quality aluminium tube.
CONS
Even though the telescope is 80mm and 900mm in length, it is still somewhat wobbly when mounted onto the dovetail mount.
You need to do quite some reading in order to use the nexstar software properly.
The red dot finderscope is a little hard to align properly, consider getting a better finderscope.
The telescope requires 8AA batteries to operate, it is enough to have around 5 hours non stop stargazing.
So thats it for my review, it is really good and the price is just right. Got to see albireo in cygnus with brilliant detail.
Thanks for reading my review! Clear skies!
Now to the scope. It was pretty easy to set up. The finder scope is not the best anyway but for a person with a very bad back it was pretty much impossible to use. I am tall and trying to bend over and get my head turned sideways wasn't going to happen. To make it even worse there is no way to effectively upgrade it without drilling holes in the tube which I was not going to do.
Next after getting I did some research I should have done earlier. Keeping the Newtonian design collimated looks like a lot of work. What I could see was blurry, couldn't get it into focus and the magnification wasn't great.
I know some of the people on the FB groups are elitist snobs or 12-year-old kids trolling but I wish I had taken their thouths on it more to heart. They did get me to doing reviews from websites and a good review was rare.
Spend as a few extra bucks. This might keep kids entertained for a while, but I suspect not for long.
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The internal battery pack is good for an hour or two (using rechargeable batteries), but for longer sessions I've bought him an external battery and cable. The external power connector socket is a bit unreliable - its a pity it does not have some sort of firm cable retention.
It is unavoidable that objects at higher elevation place the eyepiece low (near the ground). I always wear a pair of workman's knee-pads to help me grovel!.
When automatically moving to objects at high elevation the scope sometimes runs into the tripod (it isn't cleaver enough to work out that this is going to happen) - this then usually requires realignment from scratch. This can sometimes be avoided by manually moving the telescope near the object first, but sometimes you just have to wait until the object is lower in the sky.
The Celestron "red dot" finder (on all the budget Celestron scopes) is completely useless. I've fitted a Rigel Quikfinder ("mini-Telrad") finder that works a dream.
Even taking these issues into account, this scope is fantastic value.