From the November 2025 issue

Our favorite new products this month

By | Published: November 21, 2025

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • The Celestron Moon Mission Travel Scope 70 is presented as a 2.8-inch f/5.7 refractor telescope, retailing for $109.95, complete with 10mm and 20mm eyepieces, a 45° erect image diagonal, a 3x Barlow lens, a 5x24 finder scope, and a travel backpack.
  • The Tele Vue Optics 14mm Nagler Type 7 eyepiece, priced at $635.00, is a 2-inch model featuring seven lens elements, an 82° apparent field of view, and 19mm of eye relief for enhanced optical performance and user comfort.
  • *Star Hopper’s Guide to the Universe*, a complimentary 364-page digital book by James Yoder, Andrea Matthias, and Jim Mazur, offers visual observers over 170 high-quality star-hopping charts for more than 250 celestial objects.

Moon Mission Travel Scope 70

Celestron
Torrance, California

Celestron’s Moon Mission Travel Scope 70 Portable Telescope is a 2.8-inch f/5.7 refractor. It comes with 10mm and 20mm eyepieces, a 45° erect image diagonal, a 3x Barlow lens, a 5×24 finder scope, and a travel backpack. The tube weighs 1.5 pounds (680 grams) and the tripod weighs 1.8 pounds (810 g). The tube is 17 inches (43 centimeters) long.

$109.95
1-310-803-5955
www.celestron.com


14mm Nagler Type 7 eyepiece

Tele Vue Optics
Chester, New York

The 14mm Nagler Type 7 eyepiece offers sharpness and correction. It contains seven lens elements, presents an 82° apparent field of view, and weighs 19.6 ounces (556 grams). Tele Vue designed the eyepiece with comfort in mind for eyeglass wearers with 19mm of eye relief. The eyepiece comes in only a 2″ model.

$635.00
1-845-469-4551
https://televue.com


Star Hopper’s Guide to the Universe

James Yoder
Chandler, Arizona


Star Hopper’s Guide to the Universe by James Yoder, Andrea Matthias, and Jim Mazur is a free, downloadable 364-page book that contains high-quality star-hopping charts for visual observers. The authors included more than 170 charts covering more than 250 objects.

Free
jtyrep2020@artcentrics.com
https://artcentrics.com/books