

The optical tube itself is a glossy metallic blue. It wasn’t difficult and I didn't really need an instruction booklet, though fitting the panning handle required a little precision. It took me about 45 minutes to construct the Celestron Inspire 100AZ out of the box. In the box is also a code to download some planetarium software called Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition, but it doesn't integrate into the control system for this telescope in any way.Ĭelestron Inspire 100AZ Celestron Inspire 100AZ telescope review: set-up and use It’s the latter that’s the standout, not just because it’s much easier to locate targets with, but it gives much sharper images. The Celestron Inspire 100AZ ships with both 10mm and 20mm Kellner eyepieces, which offer 66x and 33x magnification, respectively. It’s simple to align with the telescope using a couple of knobs while it’s also possible to nudge its brightness up and down. A bullseye-style device, it doesn’t magnify the sky at all, which actually makes it easier to use.
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The StarPointer Pro red-dot finder provided with the Celestron Inspire 100AZ is excellent. You can also remove it and use it away from the telescope. It's a nice feature, though it's actually little more than a low-cost red light torch that you can insert into the top of the tripod. Cue the Celestron Inspire 100AZ’s novel red light system, which illuminates the eyepiece holders in night vision-friendly red light at the touch of a button. Of course, such things are difficult to find in the dark. It's a very basic accessory tray, without much room to put anything at all, though it does have custom spaces to put eyepieces. It also comes with a rather large, but lightweight tripod with an accessory tray towards the top. Something the Celestron Inspire 100AZ has that many beginner’s telescopes lack is a panning handle, a protruding stick that can be used to move the telescope left and right.
