The most aperture per dollar, and an alignment to keep · review
Celestron's AstroMaster 114EQ: a 114 mm Newtonian with aluminum and SiO2 coatings on a manual German equatorial mount with two slow-motion knobs, a 20 mm erect-image eyepiece, a 10 mm eyepiece and a StarPointer finder.
The AstroMaster 114EQ is a 114 mm (4.5 in) Newtonian. Celestron names the mirror coatings, aluminum with an SiO2 overcoat, and gives the mount two slow-motion knobs, one for each axis. Those two details are what this page has over the PowerSeeker 114EQ.
A manual German equatorial. Once its polar axis points north, the right-ascension knob alone follows a planet as the Earth turns. The tripod adjusts for standing or seated observers and sets up without tools.
A 20 mm with a built-in erect-image corrector, which also makes the telescope usable for daytime views, and a 10 mm. A StarPointer red-dot finder aims it. The focal length is not in the listing, so the magnifications cannot be calculated from it.
Celestron lists Saturn’s rings, Jupiter’s moons, lunar craters and the Andromeda Galaxy. That is fair for 114 mm.
On November 7, 2026, Amazon.com sold it directly at $319.99. Celestron states a 2-year US warranty.
Figures as Keepa reported them on the day this page was last updated. Stock and pricing shift without warning.
Prices quoted in this text were read on November 7, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
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| Aperture | 114 mm (4.5 in), stated |
|---|---|
| Focal length and ratio | Not published in the Amazon.com listing. |
| Optical design | Newtonian reflector |
| Mirror coating | Aluminum and SiO2 (silicon dioxide overcoat), stated |
| Secondary obstruction | Not published by the maker. |
| Focuser type | Not published by the maker. |
| Collimation access | Not published by the maker. |
| Tube length | Not published by the maker. |
| Mount supplied | Manual German equatorial · slow-motion knobs for right ascension and declination · adjustable tripod, no tools needed |
| Supplied accessories | 20 mm eyepiece with built-in erect-image corrector · 10 mm eyepiece · StarPointer red-dot finder · astronomy software download |
| Amazon reference | B000MLL6R8 |
| EAN | 050234310420 |
Celestron names Saturn's rings, Jupiter's moons, lunar craters and the Andromeda Galaxy. A 114 mm mirror also shows the brighter globular clusters and the Orion Nebula well.
Slow motion on both axes against one named on the PowerSeeker, named coatings, and an erect-image eyepiece. The PowerSeeker adds a 4 mm eyepiece and a 3x Barlow, which overshoot what 114 mm can use.
It takes one evening. Point the polar axis north and tilt it to your latitude; then one knob follows a planet across the sky.
This model is listed on Amazon.com, at ≈ $320 at the last reading. Listed is not the same as in stock: availability changes daily, and the buy box shows the live price.
Details checked on November 7, 2026.
A 114 mm whose mount can be aimed properly, for a family that will use it from a chair or standing
Listed because the eyepiece or part names this scope.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for telescopes and observing optics and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
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