If you’re in search of a computerized telescope with the same star locating technology found on our more advanced telescopes at a price that fits your family’s budget, you’ll love the Celestron 60LCM with all glass optics. This computerized Refractor telescope and its GoTo mount has been designed to automatically locate thousands of celestial objects with a simple push of a button on your NexStar+ hand control. Our proprietary SkyAlign alignment procedure is simple to use, so you’re ready to explore the universe in minutes. The process starts by centering any three bright objects in your telescope’s eyepiece. From there, your LCM can calculate its position and orient itself to the night sky.

The 60LCM is built with a lightweight computerized mount that makes this telescope compact, portable, and the perfect companion for star parties, camping trips, and impromptu backyard observing sessions. When the Sky Tour button is pressed, the LCM will populate a list of the best celestial objects visible at that moment in the night sky. The Celestron LCM telescope for adults comes with an adjustable aluminum tripod, two high-quality eyepieces (25mm and 9mm), 1.25” erect image star diagonal and a StarPointer red dot finderscope. To enhance your experience under the stars, download Celestron’s free SkyPortal app. Listen to hundreds of audio descriptions of the most popular objects on your iOS or Android device while you observe them with your LCM telescope. The 60LCM Computerized Telescope includes a free download of our Starry Night Basic Edition astronomy software for an interactive sky simulation.

With the most compact optical tube in the LCM series, this telescope for astronomy beginners offers good light gathering ability while remaining portable. You can explore our Solar System, from the moons of Jupiter to the rings of Saturn, or deep space, from the Orion Nebula to the Pleiades Star Cluster and hundreds of other objects.

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Celestron's 60LCM package includes everything but the batteries. The fully illustrated quick set-up guide makes it easy to assemble and use the telescope. Two eyepieces are included, a 25mm for 28X magnification and a 9mm eyepiece for 78X. The package even includes the latest version of "The Sky X", astronomy software that turns your home computer into a virtual planetarium.

The 60LCM telescope also features Celestron's patented SkyAlign technology. With SkyAlign I don't need a star chart or a compass to align the telescope, I just enter the date and time then point the telescope at three bright stars. SkyAlign tells me the star names, and allows the telescope to find over 4,000 stars, planets, and galaxies by just pushing a button. The "Two-Star Align" and "Solar System Align" modes are even quicker and easier to use. When I just want a quick look at the Moon or a planet, I like to set the telescope on the deck and use "Solar System Align" to begin viewing.

Students from middle school on up will find the Celestron 60LCM just the right size because it delivers very good views of the Moon and planets and because the whole ten pound system can be carried outside in one trip and be ready to go in minutes. A computerized telescope may take practice to set up; if I don't enter the time correctly the alignment may fail for example. The other drawback of a computerized telescope is the short life of standard AA batteries. An optional AC adapter is a handy way to power the Celestron 60LCM, and I like to observe while seated on a small stool because this gives me a solid and comfortable view. --Jeff Phillips

Pros:

• Complete system is light, portable, and affordable
• Classic refractor design for good planet viewing
• Easy computerized tracking of stars, planets, and galaxies

• It's small, the only way to see more detail is with a bigger telescope
• AA batteries only last a few hours