Celestron Firstscope 114 EQ Short 114mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope.

Newtonian reflector telescopes offer a number of excellent features including
• Freedom from most optical aberrations and delivery of very bright images.
• Reasonably compact and portable to focal lengths of 1000mm
• Excellent performance observing faint deep-sky objects such as nebulae, remote galaxies and star clusters.
• Lowest cost per square inch of aperture due to use of mirrors rather than le nses.

The 114mm (4.5") Newtonian equatorial telescope is the most popular size telescope for the more serious beginning or intermediate level astronomy enthusiast, and for good reason. The large light gathering power of this 4-½" telescope makes it ideal for deep-sky observation of galaxies, star clusters and nebulae, as well as lunar and planetary observing. This makes for a very useful and versatile instrument that can take an observer from the very first time looking through a telescope's eyepiece, through years of observing interesting subjects near and far in the night sky.

Firstscope 114 Short
This version of the 4½" Newtonian telescope offers more portability than the standard longer tube Newtonian without sacrificing power or performance. The short tube of this model is only 18" long and has a built-in correction lens, giving it all the focal length of the standard model, while reducing aberrations.

The equatorial mount is quite stable, with setting circles and slow motion controls on both axes for easy, smooth tracking.