This Celestron Universal Smartphone Adapter Prime Day deal will help you snap telescope photos in no time

By Elizabeth Howell
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This device will hook up your telescope to any smartphone, and it's available on Amazon for $22 less.

Celestron's NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter is 33% off for Prime Day to help you snap photos through a telescope.
Celestron's NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter is 33% off for Prime Day to help you snap photos through a telescope. (Image credit: Amazon)

Trying to snap photos of the moon through a telescope with a mobile phone can be tricky, since it has to be lined up with the eyepiece just right for the best view. That alignment can be much easier with this universal smartphone adapter from Celestron, which 33% off for Amazon Prime Day.

The Celestron NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter is available at Amazon for just $43.99, which is $22 off its usual price. Act quickly while supplies are in stock.

This mount will connect your smartphone to a telescope, which is especially handy if you enjoy astrophotography and picked up a new observing tool this Prime Day. It also is designed to fit a range of models, including devices from Apple, Google and Samsung.

Celestron NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter: $65.95

Celestron NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter: $65.95 $43.99 at Amazon
Save $22: Pair any smartphone with your Celestron telescope for 33% less this Prime Day. The smartphone adapter works with a big range of models, such as the latest editions from Samsung, Google and Apple. 

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Celestron's NexYZ has 3 directional knobs  on its X, Y, and Z axis to quickly align your phone's main camera (some smartphones have more than one) with the eyepiece in seconds to photograph the moon, Saturn or whatever else you may be looking at.

The mount fits telescope eyepieces ranging from 1.25-inch to 2-inch, which makes it suitable for several types of beginner telescopes. 

While you're shopping, you can also pick up Celestron gear at incredible Prime Day deals. With this mount and a new telescope, you'll be photographing and filming the night sky happily in no time.

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Elizabeth Howell
Elizabeth Howell
Staff Writer, Spaceflight

Elizabeth Howell (she/her), Ph.D., is a staff writer in the spaceflight channel since 2022 covering diversity, education and gaming as well. She was contributing writer for Space.com for 10 years before joining full-time. Elizabeth's reporting includes multiple exclusives with the White House and Office of the Vice-President of the United States, an exclusive conversation with aspiring space tourist (and NSYNC bassist) Lance Bass, speaking several times with the International Space Station, witnessing five human spaceflight launches on two continents, flying parabolic, working inside a spacesuit, and participating in a simulated Mars mission. Her latest book, "Why Am I Taller?", is co-written with astronaut Dave Williams. Elizabeth holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota, a Bachelor of Journalism from Canada's Carleton University and a Bachelor of History from Canada's Athabasca University. Elizabeth is also a post-secondary instructor in communications and science at several institutions since 2015; her experience includes developing and teaching an astronomy course at Canada's Algonquin College (with Indigenous content as well) to more than 1,000 students since 2020. Elizabeth first got interested in space after watching the movie Apollo 13 in 1996, and still wants to be an astronaut someday. Mastodon: https://qoto.org/@howellspace