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Your cart is empty.The ultimate telescope for the novice to intermediate astronomer, the Inspire 100AZ features the largest aperture in the Inspire family line and its short tube offers a wider field of view perfectly suited for larger, fainter deep sky objects. Packed with features never seen before on entry level telescopes, Inspire features fully coated glass optics, a solid altazimuth mount with a unique asymmetrical design, a sturdy steel tripod with integrated fold-up accessory tray, an integrated smartphone adapter, built-in red LED flashlight, large projected reticle finder scope, erect image optics, and a focus micrometer for easily returning to the same focus point. The Inspire has the easiest setup of any telescope in its class. Simply pop open the tripod legs, turn the lock knob on the accessory tray, and attach the telescope tube to the base using the quick release dovetail mount. You are now ready to observe! The lens cap has an integrated smartphone adapter built into it. Place your smartphone against the rubberized friction surface on the outside of the cap so your camera is viewing through the imaging port. Secure the smartphone using the two adjustable bungee cords. The inside of the lens cap has a fitting that secures to your eyepiece using two set screws. Voila! You are now ready to take high power images through the telescope. The mount has a red LED flashlight built-in. Turn the flashlight on to illuminate your accessory tray with a soft red glow. The flashlight can easily be removed from the mount to provide red light where you need it most. The focus micrometer is a numbered scale that indicates the focuser’s position. It allows quick return to a specific focus point for specific targets such as a bird nest, infinity focus, etc.
Jerhenz
2025-08-02 14:48:37
Exactly what I needed for life on the Bay to see dolphin and manatees up close once sited.For the price it’s great, and is made of quality material. It comes with 2 eyepiece magnifications, both pretty powerful, but could really use a 30mm to go with the 20&10mm for even faster siteing response..Reading the reviews it appears that people are accidentally buying this for upclose planet viewing, I don’t believe this is the intent for this unit. With the wide field of view, portability, and easy set up, this one is perfect for terrestrial viewing, quickly locating sites objects.The only complaint is that although all components are made of nice material, the engineering is missing a little, for instance the telescope slide bracket doesn’t have a stop on the glide, and the two thumb screws used to hold in place are way long and dig into the bracket. This works fine but being the only weaknesses and so easily addressed, should be corrected. I still rated it 5-Stars since there is nothing like it for the way I use mine, more like a super target spotter.
Carrie
2025-06-20 10:47:03
We got this for our son who loves to look at the stars. We’ve gotten telescopes before and couldn’t really see very well so we didn’t want to make the same mistake but also didn’t want to spend a ton of money. Well, this one was a little more expensive but it’s totally worth it!! He’s already been looking through it and it’s so easy to see the stars and planets. So glad we got this one!
Daniel Pecor
2025-05-31 18:51:46
Very nice telescope. Especially for the beginner. The views are large and clear for a scope this size. The short focal length makes for wider field and easy transport. This is an excellent travel scope. The tripod is very solid with a nice accessory tray. The integrated red flashlight is a handy feature. The mount is adequate but lacks fine movement controls. The reflex finder that comes with it is one of the best I’ve seen.
Christopher B.
2025-05-10 12:33:53
I bought this as a gift and it was well received and works perfectly. Assembly was easy as well.
Duncan M.
2025-05-08 14:35:05
This is the third telescope that I have purchased from Amazon and the whole household loves it. We have seen the rings of Saturn and the Galilean moons of Jupiter with this telescope, and have marveled at the level of detail we can see on Jupiter's atmosphere. I have also done some stargazing and have seen spectacular views of the Pleiades in particular.
Maria
2025-05-02 10:03:17
Immediately wished I had bought the fancier version. If you have no prior experience setting up a telescope, you probably do not want this one.
Bobby Rispler
2025-04-26 14:52:48
As a total beginner (I’ve never looked through a telescope before buying this one.) I decided to roll the dice on this scope and am very glad I did! When I received the telescope, the finderscope was defective. Celestron’s customer service was fantastic and I had a new finderscope in just a few days. I have been loving using this scope every clear night. Really fantastic views of the planets and the moon, and very easy for the beginner to use, learn, and understand. I haven’t been able to find many deep sky objects, but I chalk that up to living in the city/lack of experience. This really is a perfect beginner telescope, at least it has been for me, and I will love it for years. Highly recommend, but make sure you pick up a Barlow and moon filter!
SoDak Thriver
2025-03-30 16:00:52
This telescope is okay for beginners, but has some serious flaws:The focus knobs on mine worked at first, but then just spun on their axle. Customer support was responsive, but they wanted me to ship the telescope back. I’m very rural, so shipping something like this is a pain. I fixed the focus knobs with super glue.Mine came with no instructions on how the spotting scope worked, so sighting in is fidgety.The tripod is sturdy enough, but there’s this tray in the middle that holds the legs together. You turn the knob in the middle to loosen the 3 plates that make up the tray and fold the tripod up. I watched my daughter effortlessly break the junction where the tray attaches to the knob. She wasn’t pushing really hard, but it was apparently misaligned and ‘SNAP’.I’m a beginner and the viewing is pretty easy. Tonight (9/24/22 Central South Dakota) I saw Jupiter and 4 of its moons. I’ve never seen the moons of another planet before! This is probably goodbye as I will now shop for a better telescope. It’s just not working out, Celestron but we’ll always have Jupiter.
Customer
2025-03-24 10:26:41
Great product. I can see amazing stars & craters, etc.
T&J
2025-03-05 17:54:27
Fairly light and easily portable.Very easy to align using the sight tool.Useful choice of magnification eye pieces.Moons of Jupiter, Saturns rings all easy to see.Great for starter.Straightforward to use. Very stable.Good value.Impressive.
R
2025-02-20 14:10:48
Für Anfänger wie ich gut, gur fürs Mond, Mars, Jupiter und Saturn zu sehen, ich habe auch ein Barlow lens und ein Mondfilter gekauft, kann mann genug damit sehen und bin zufrieden. Aber, der Tripod ist eine Katastrophe. Bei einen hohen Winkel Jupiter zu sehen, kann das Tripod das Gewicht des Teleskops nicht mehr richtig tragen, und egal wie stark Sie die vertikalen und horizontalen Schrauben anziehen, das Teleskop bewegt sich und kann mann nichts mehr sehen. Würde es daswegen nicht Empfehlen
pedrotti marco
2025-01-25 16:45:35
Ottimo l'imballaggio e la velocità della spedizione.Delusione per le quel che riguarda le capacità del telescopio. Purtroppo si vede solo la luna ,stelle e galassie (un puntino )Ho provato ad aquistare altri oculari. Spero siano di aiuto.
Jennifer Hawkes
2025-01-09 17:47:46
A great first telescope, easy to set up and use, handle is easy to operate. With the purchase of a couple of additional eyepieces I've even been able to see the banding on Jupiter!
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