Discover the cosmos for less: Celestron 114AZ telescope now half price

Take advantage of the biggest Black Friday and Cyber Monday telescope deal we've seen this year with almost 50% off the Celestron 114AZ — the perfect gift price.

Get the perfect beginner telescope for half price in this Black Friday/Cyber Monday telescope deal at Kohl's.

The Celestron 114AZ-SR telescope is now almost 50% off (okay, 49.09% to be precise) giving astronomy lovers a magnificent $108 off this already reasonably priced budget telescope. Also, be sure to check out our live Cyber Monday deals page for more space-related gifts, or discover the 10 best Cyber Monday telescope deals we've seen so far.

This large 114mm Newtonian reflector telescope is handy for beginners and comes with a bundle of accessories so that you can get set up and start stargazing straight away.

A full-height aluminum tripod steadies the telescope but remains lightweight for easier transporting and it comes with an accessory tray to keep all your other goodies. The aforementioned goodies include two Plössl eyepieces at 26mm and 9.7mm sizes with 1.25-inch mounts for specific night sky object observations, a StarPointer red dot finderscope that supports approximate locating and a smartphone adapter.

Celestron 114AZ-SR Telescope: was $219.99, now $111.99 at Kohl's.Save 50% (almost) on the Celestron 114AZ-SR Newtonian reflector telescope over at Kohl's and bag a massive Cyber Monday bargain that will save you $108. Smartphone-ready the included adapter allows you to line up your smartphone to the telescope to start snapping astrophotographs.

The telescope is a push-to manual telescope, not computerized, so you may ask why there's a smartphone adapter built-in to the Celestron 114AZ-SR? So you can take your own astrophotographs, of course. Line it up on the adapter and your smartphone turns the 114AZ-SR telescope into an astro camera ready to photograph the heavens.

With that smartphone, you also get free access to the SkyPortal mobile app and Starry Night software that gives information of over 36,000 celestial objects in the night sky. So whether you're brushing up on old knowledge, want to learn something new while you stargaze or are simply starting out for the first time this telescope and bundle should be able to open up a new part of the cosmos to you.

It should take just a few minutes to set up this telescope and at just under 9 lbs in weight, it won't ache your arm when you're taking it to a nearby dark sky spot, either.

Be sure to check out Space.com's Cyber Monday deals page, or our guide to the Best telescopes or the 10 best Cyber Monday telescope deals we've seen so far.

Celestron AstroMaster LT 70AZ telescope: was $129.95, now $98 at Walmart The perfect astronomy gift, this beginner telescope is currently under $100 now at Walmart. This entry-level telescope has everything you need to get started, including fully coated optics, a tripod, finderscope, two eyepieces and an erect image star diagonal. It's even smartphone-ready so you can take astrophotos with your phone (via the optional Bluetooth remote) straight away.

Celestron Inspire 100AZ telescope: was $468.95, now $359.95 at Adorama.

Save 23% on this beginner-friendly refractor from Celestron. It ships with all the handy accessories you'll need to get stargazing and even comes with its own smartphone adapter.

Unistellar eQuinox Computerized Telescope: was $2999, now $1999 on Amazon.

Save $1000 on a highly sophisticated telescope from Unistellar. For beginners with a good budget, the eQuinox is a computerized telescope and astrocamera all-in-one. View and photograph galaxies, nebulas and star clusters thanks to the 400x digital magnification, auto-detection, light pollution reduction system and an app with a database of 5000 objects so you know exactly what you're looking at. You can also stream your stargazing with connected devices, for an added experience.

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Jase Parnell-Brookes is an award-winning photographer, educator and writer based in the UK. They won the Gold Prize award in the Nikon Photo Contest 2018/19 and was named Digital Photographer of the Year in 2014. After completing their Masters Jase has spent a good chunk of two decades studying and working in photography and optics shooting and writing all over the world for big-name brands and media outlets. Now the Channel Editor for Cameras and Skywatching at Space.com their speciality is in low light optics and camera systems.

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