--- product_id: 539822662 title: "Celestron Starsense Explorer 8 Inch Dobsonian App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope" brand: "celestron" price: "€ 869.86" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/539822662-celestron-starsense-explorer-8-inch-dobsonian-app-enabled-dobsonian-telescope store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # App-enabled StarSense for effortless object locating 8-inch aperture for stunning light-gathering Portable 19.7 kg with ultra-stable Dobsonian base Celestron Starsense Explorer 8 Inch Dobsonian App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope **Brand:** celestron **Price:** € 869.86 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🌌 Unlock the Universe β€” See What Others Miss! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Celestron Starsense Explorer 8 Inch Dobsonian App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope by celestron - **How much does it cost?** € 869.86 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/539822662-celestron-starsense-explorer-8-inch-dobsonian-app-enabled-dobsonian-telescope) ## Best For - celestron enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted celestron brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Capture Your Night Sky Moments:** Compatible with smartphone mounts for stunning lunar and planetary imaging. - β€’ **Explore the Cosmos with Precision:** 8-inch aperture delivers breathtaking views of planets, nebulae, and galaxies. - β€’ **Perfect for Both Beginners and Pros:** Easy collimation and included red dot finder make setup and targeting a breeze. - β€’ **Smart Stargazing at Your Fingertips:** StarSense Explorer app auto-generates celestial object lists for seamless navigation. - β€’ **Rock-Solid Stability Meets Smooth Motion:** Dobsonian base ensures steady viewing with smooth up-and-down adjustments. ## Overview The Celestron Starsense Explorer 8 Inch Dobsonian Telescope combines a powerful 8-inch aperture with an ultra-stable Dobsonian mount and intuitive StarSense app technology, enabling both novice and experienced astronomers to effortlessly locate and observe a wide range of celestial objects. Its portability and smartphone imaging compatibility make it a must-have for anyone serious about exploring the night sky. ## Description Celestron Starsense Explorer 8 Inch Dobsonian App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope has enough light-gathering ability to bring out impressive detail in celestial objects while remaining remarkably portable. An ultra-stable dobsonian base provides a sturdy foundation for starsense explorer. Advanced enough to easily pick out Jupiter, Saturn, open star clusters like the Pleiades, double stars. Review: Most astronomers will recommend you start with a 6" or 8" dobsonian. I've had refractors before, but this is my first reflector. I cannot stress enough how enjoyable this scope is to use and view the heavens with. It comes with a decent Omni Plossl in 25mm focal length. I recommend purchasing two additional eyepieces, an 8-12mm, and a 36-40mm. I have a 12mm, a 40mm, and 2x barlow in Omni Plossl fashion to match the 25mm. There are a wide variety of magnifications with these 3 eyepieces and the barlow, for not a lot of money. From 30x, to 200x, I can view a wide range of objects including planets, moon, sun (with a proper filter) and several deep space objects with an apparent magnitude of 10 or lower, quite clearly. Objects higher than 10 will be difficult if you live with city light pollution, but that still leaves thousands of viewable objects. It's not too heavy when carried in two pieces (roughly 25lbs/11kg for the tube, and the mount, each). The starsense app works very well, and on clear dark nights, it is very accurate. With a full moon or cloudy skies, it can be a bit tricky. I highly recommend this scope to anyone that wants a well built telescope, with a helping hand finding objects. It includes a red dot finder if you want to find objects the old fashioned way as well. But for someone like me with astigmatism and poor night vision, the starsense is extremely handy and convenient. Seeing the 8" mirror in the bottom of the tube is a sight to see, I'll include pictures of the scope, as well as several photos I have taken of the moon and some planets. Yes, you can actually do minor planetary and lunar imaging with this scope, even with your phone! In fact, every photo I've included in this review was taken with my Samsung S23, the Nexyz phone mount, and the various eyepieces I mentioned earlier. Take a few videos of the object, turn the videos into an .ser file with PIPP (free software) and stack the frames in Autostakkert (also free) to reveal a stacked image ready for sharpening and color enhancement. I hope this review will help people decide if this scope was right for them, because it was certainly right for me! Review: I bought this last October and have used it multiple times looking at the moon, a few planets, and I even saw a nebula. I'm a bit of a klutz and I know very little about the stars but I'm learning with this scope. The moon is very bright in the scope because of its high magnification so for viewing the moon you do need a good moon filter. At higher powers it is difficult to keep an object within view but it just takes practice with making very minor adjustments. Aligning the spotting scope with the main scope is quite easy. Collimation of the mirror is also easy with the provided instructions. I've experimented with the StarSense app and my first phone was a cheap one and I was not able to get it to figure out where it is to start using it. I got a new phone and I've been able to align it and I've started using it but have not had a lot of opportunities to do so because of poor weather. I would recommend getting additional eyepieces and filters to go with the scope as they can enhance your ability to view various objects. A strong moon filter is critical to view the moon without blinding yourself with moonlight. I just bought an adjustable moon filter because you can adjust it to filter out quite a bit of light. Now I want a solar filter. I gave the scope 5 stars for portability even though it is a really big and fairly heavy but I knew that when buying it and expected the size and bulk. ## Features - Dobsonian-style base with large diameter - Starsense explorer app automatically generates a list of objects - View planets, brighter nebulae and galaxies - Provide a smooth up-and-down motion ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B09TWWZ5DR | | Additional Features | Integration with the StarSense Explorer app for easy and intuitive use of the telescope | | Best Sellers Rank | #4,232 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #5 in Telescope Refractors | | Brand | Celestron | | Built-In Media | 1 x Celestron Starsense Explorer 8 Inch Dobsonian App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope | | Coating | StarBright XLT | | Compatible Devices | Smartphone | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (81) | | Exit Pupil Diameter | 8.13 Millimeters | | Eye Piece Lens Description | Barlow | | Field Of View | 248 Degrees | | Finderscope | Reflex | | Focal Length Description | 1100 millimeters | | Focus Type | Manual Focus | | Item Dimensions D x W x H | 124D x 48W x 46H centimeters | | Item Type Name | Telescope | | Item Weight | 19.69 kg | | Manufacturer | Celestron, LLC | | Manufacturer Part Number | 22470 | | Model Name | Telescope | | Model Number | 22470 | | Mount | Dobsonic Base | | Number of Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) | | Objective Lens Diameter | 203 Millimeters | | Optical-Tube Length | 8 Inches | | Power Source | Battery Powered | | UPC | 050234224703 | | Warranty Description | Standard Warrnaty | | Zoom Ratio | 50 | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Celestron - **Eye piece lens description:** Barlow - **Model name:** Telescope - **Objective lens diameter:** 203 Millimeters - **Optical tube length:** 8 Inches ## Images ![Celestron Starsense Explorer 8 Inch Dobsonian App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61BR7tZV+lL.jpg) ![Celestron Starsense Explorer 8 Inch Dobsonian App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51OftL0qY9L.jpg) ![Celestron Starsense Explorer 8 Inch Dobsonian App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/618hghChSiL.jpg) ![Celestron Starsense Explorer 8 Inch Dobsonian App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/618NJ7lIiSL.jpg) ![Celestron Starsense Explorer 8 Inch Dobsonian App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61poNNSaPZL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: Is there a compatible tripod ?** A: The telescope comes with its own rotating base. No tripod needed. **Q: What solar filter is compatible with the 8in model?** A: The outside diameter is 9 ΒΌ inches, so you will want to size your solar filter with that measurement or slightly larger. **Q: Does this telescope have a lot of stiction? When making fine adjustments does the telescope kinda jerk free making it difficult to manually track?** A: This uses a Teflon bearing the for the azimuth that works very well if adjusted properly and a friction adjustment for altitude that can be sticky if the poorly balanced. This is common to all the synta made manual dobs (Orion, Skywatcher, Celestron) but it can be remedied by using a magnetic counterweight when using heavy eyepieces or accessories. I have minimal issues when following planets at 200x with a 6x30 finder and explore scientific 82 degree eyepieces with just the tension but the counterweights do allow for less tension and smoother operation. What sets this dob apart is the StarSense which works very well and allows for a rapid run through of targets and also the tube handle which makes transportation much easier **Q: Does this 8" Dob come with thumbscrews for locking and adjusting the primary mirror?** A: The Celestron Starsense 8-inch Dobsonian telescope primary mirror is equipped with the standard Newtonian three primary collimation screws and three mirror locking screws. The secondary is also equipped with the standard three Newronian secondary collimation screws. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by S***. on 15 June 2023* Most astronomers will recommend you start with a 6" or 8" dobsonian. I've had refractors before, but this is my first reflector. I cannot stress enough how enjoyable this scope is to use and view the heavens with. It comes with a decent Omni Plossl in 25mm focal length. I recommend purchasing two additional eyepieces, an 8-12mm, and a 36-40mm. I have a 12mm, a 40mm, and 2x barlow in Omni Plossl fashion to match the 25mm. There are a wide variety of magnifications with these 3 eyepieces and the barlow, for not a lot of money. From 30x, to 200x, I can view a wide range of objects including planets, moon, sun (with a proper filter) and several deep space objects with an apparent magnitude of 10 or lower, quite clearly. Objects higher than 10 will be difficult if you live with city light pollution, but that still leaves thousands of viewable objects. It's not too heavy when carried in two pieces (roughly 25lbs/11kg for the tube, and the mount, each). The starsense app works very well, and on clear dark nights, it is very accurate. With a full moon or cloudy skies, it can be a bit tricky. I highly recommend this scope to anyone that wants a well built telescope, with a helping hand finding objects. It includes a red dot finder if you want to find objects the old fashioned way as well. But for someone like me with astigmatism and poor night vision, the starsense is extremely handy and convenient. Seeing the 8" mirror in the bottom of the tube is a sight to see, I'll include pictures of the scope, as well as several photos I have taken of the moon and some planets. Yes, you can actually do minor planetary and lunar imaging with this scope, even with your phone! In fact, every photo I've included in this review was taken with my Samsung S23, the Nexyz phone mount, and the various eyepieces I mentioned earlier. Take a few videos of the object, turn the videos into an .ser file with PIPP (free software) and stack the frames in Autostakkert (also free) to reveal a stacked image ready for sharpening and color enhancement. I hope this review will help people decide if this scope was right for them, because it was certainly right for me! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by T***S on 13 April 2023* I bought this last October and have used it multiple times looking at the moon, a few planets, and I even saw a nebula. I'm a bit of a klutz and I know very little about the stars but I'm learning with this scope. The moon is very bright in the scope because of its high magnification so for viewing the moon you do need a good moon filter. At higher powers it is difficult to keep an object within view but it just takes practice with making very minor adjustments. Aligning the spotting scope with the main scope is quite easy. Collimation of the mirror is also easy with the provided instructions. I've experimented with the StarSense app and my first phone was a cheap one and I was not able to get it to figure out where it is to start using it. I got a new phone and I've been able to align it and I've started using it but have not had a lot of opportunities to do so because of poor weather. I would recommend getting additional eyepieces and filters to go with the scope as they can enhance your ability to view various objects. A strong moon filter is critical to view the moon without blinding yourself with moonlight. I just bought an adjustable moon filter because you can adjust it to filter out quite a bit of light. Now I want a solar filter. I gave the scope 5 stars for portability even though it is a really big and fairly heavy but I knew that when buying it and expected the size and bulk. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by D***N on 14 February 2024* This telescope exceeded my expectation. I'm new to the hobby. My fist telescope was a Meade LX-90 8" SCT goto telescope. Its awesome but it takes me 30 to 45 min to set up level the tripod home position the telescope etc. The Celestron 8" dobsonian was a breeze to set up. The starsense software worked great and it was pretty easy first time set up. The starsense software is pretty accurate but as my viewing evening progressed it got further off. I'm sure with experience I will be better able to use this software. Its great for beginners like me who don't know the night sky. It gives you "tonight's best" objects that can be found and viewed easily. I see such bad reviews on the 25mm lens included with the telescope. I have a top of the line 31mm Nagler. The 25mm Celestron plossl to me looked every bit as good as my 31mm Nagler! Stars could be focused to pinpoints and the clould layers of Jupiter easily seen equally as well with both lenses to me as a beginner. No the Plossl didn't have the 82 mm field of view as the Nagler but still impressive to me. The 8" dobsonian has 1200 mm focal length and was not so sensitive to vibration compared to the 2300 mm focal length of my 8" Meade LX-90. Manually I could easily point to stuff and keep it centered much better than I expected. I could also move my new Dobsonian Telescope and the the starsense software compensated and didn't have to be recalibrated unlike the LX-90. You will not be disappointed if you buy this telescope. ## Frequently Bought Together - Celestron StarSense Explorer 8-inch App-Enabled Telescope – 203mm Dobsonian with Smartphone Dock & StarSense App – iPhone & Android Compatible – Easy-to-Use for Beginners - Celestron 94303 1.25 inch Eyepiece & Filter Kit - Includes 14 Pieces in Metal Foam-Lined Carry Case, Silver - Celestron – NexYZ – 3–Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter for Telescope – Digiscoping Smartphone Adapter – Capture Images and Video Through Your Telescope or Spotting Scope --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/539822662-celestron-starsense-explorer-8-inch-dobsonian-app-enabled-dobsonian-telescope](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/539822662-celestron-starsense-explorer-8-inch-dobsonian-app-enabled-dobsonian-telescope) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*