iOptron Astroboy -70e with Electronic Eyepiece (Astro Blue) ~ Electronic Telescope

Sunday, December 11, 2011

iOptron Astroboy -70e with Electronic Eyepiece (Astro Blue)

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List Price : $463.00 Price : $189.00

Product Description

iOptron’s Astroboy-70e portable telescope is easy to use and easy to carry! Just click and it finds stars for you. Simply select a star or planet and the built-in computer moves the telescope for you! Plus, it stays on target as the earth rotates. The Astroboy-70e also comes with an electronic eyepiece so you can see the images directly on a computer! You can take videos or photos and save them onto your computer. Fun for home, camping, or school.

4,000+ object database with 256 user-definable objects.
Alt-Azimuth Mount with GoToNova computer control technology
70mm achromatic refractor telescope for land and celestial objects observation
Aluminum tripod
Electronic Eyepiece and software for viewing images directly on a computer screen

iOptron Astroboy -70e with Electronic Eyepiece (Astro Blue) Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

Acceptable Goto 70 mm Refractor for the price..., June 20, 2011

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This review is from: iOptron Astroboy -70e with Electronic Eyepiece (Astro Blue) (Electronics)

First Impressions:
My first impression was that this was a cheap toy, but I ended up being pleasantly surprised. I bought this telescope for my niece. I set it up and tested it before I gave it to her, and had no problems. I didn't even cut myself! :p

At $200.00 for a 70mm Goto refractor with a lunar and planetary imaging web cam, this isn't a bad deal. I followed the instructions to set my location, pointed it to an alignment star, and in less than 5 minutes, I was looking at Saturn. I was also able to see M13 (The Great Cluster in Hercules). The views were acceptable for a refractor in this price range. The eye pieces were a little on the cheap side compared to what I'm accustomed to working with (TeleVue, Vixen, and Observe Scientific $300-$500 price range). But again, I think they're acceptable for this price range.

I didn't use the imager, but it looks like a rebranded version of the Orion Starshoot Imaging Camera. The tripod isn't... Read more