What's better than gazing into the depths of the cosmos, taking in all its amazing sights? Capturing those sights and sharing them with others, which is where the Celestron Origin Home Observatory comes and, thanks to B&H Photo's Black Friday sale, it's $200 off.
You can get the Celestron Origin Home Observatory on sale right now at B&H Photo for $3799.
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The Celestron Origin Home Observatory may not be cheap, but it's worth every penny and takes the hard work out of capturing the night sky. This deal includes the tube and tripod, accessory storage tray and a bubble level built into the mount. There's no bag, but the mount itself has handles, so it shouldn't be a problem to carry it to your car.
How does it work? Spectacularly, if you're snapping deep space objects. In our review of the Celestron Origin, Manging Editor of Space.com, Brett Tingley, called it an "Easy-to-use smart telescope that will allow you to produce stunning pictures of deep sky objects in minutes thanks to its user-friendly app and clever features."
It's true that, while some might baulk at automation, it handles stargazing for you. The main issue we found was that it wasn't quite as good at capturing objects in our own solar system.
But if you can afford it, and this discount absolutely helps, it's a dream device for astrophotographers. Our experts think it's best telescope for astrophotography and the best smart telescope for deep sky images.
Key features: 6.4 MP image resolution, 335mm focal length, based on paired mobile device storage, 1.27 × 0.85 degrees field of view, motorized alt-azimuth mount, 6 hrs battery, 152 mm mirror diameter, 41.6 lb (18.6 kg) weight
Product launched: 2024
Price history: This is the cheapest we've seen the Celestron Origin. It launched at $3999, but Celestron appears to have raised the regular RRP to $4299.
Price comparison: B&H Photo: $3799 | Walmart: $3999 | Celestron: $4299
Reviews consensus: In our review of the Celestron Origin, we awarded this smart telescope four and a half stars, praising its image quality and ease of use, though we did note that it was more suited to deep space photography than to capturing our own solar system.
Space: ★★★★½ | LiveScience: ★★★★½
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✅ Buy it if: You want to quickly and easily take high-quality pictures of nebulas, galaxies and other objects in deep space.
❌ Don't buy it if: You hate automation or only want to take pictures of our own solar system. Consider one of the other options on our best telescope list.
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