{"product_id":"explore-scientific-114mm-newtonian-reflector-starter-bundle","title":"Explore Scientific 114mm Newtonian Reflector Starter Bundle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most affordable way to start real astronomy — a genuine 114mm reflector on an equatorial mount, plus the eyepieces and red-light flashlight to use it properly on night one. Big enough aperture for the Moon in razor detail, Saturn’s rings, Jupiter’s moons, and the brightest star clusters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy these work together\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 114mm tube is a fast f\/4.4 reflector with a 500mm focal length. Fast optics like these give you a gloriously wide, bright field — but they are also unforgiving of cheap eyepieces, which is exactly where most starter telescopes disappoint people. Light entering at f\/4.4 hits the eyepiece at a steep angle, and a basic kit ocular turns stars near the edge of the field into little comets. That is the problem this bundle solves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two 62° Series eyepieces run at 19x and 56x on this telescope — the same working magnifications as the eyepieces in the box, delivered properly. They are argon-purged and sealed against fogging, they show a 62° apparent field instead of a narrow keyhole, and their long eye relief means you can keep your glasses on. The difference is not subtle: the same object, at the same power, sharp all the way to the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe equatorial mount matters more than it looks. At 56x the sky drifts visibly, and an EQ mount with slow-motion controls lets you follow a planet with one slow turn of a knob instead of nudging and re-finding it every thirty seconds. And the power bank is not an afterthought — its red LED keeps your night vision intact while you read a chart, and its USB output keeps your phone alive for the AR-Telescope app this scope is built to work with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat’s in the bundle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExplore Scientific 114mm Newtonian Reflector with EQ Mount\u003c\/strong\u003e — 114mm f\/4.4 wide-field reflector on an equatorial mount that tracks the sky’s motion ($199.99)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExplore Scientific 62° Series 26mm LER Waterproof Eyepiece\u003c\/strong\u003e — low power for finding targets and sweeping star fields ($79.99)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExplore Scientific 62° Series 9mm LER Waterproof Eyepiece\u003c\/strong\u003e — high power for the Moon and planets ($69.99)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExplore Scientific USB Power Bank with Red LED Flashlight\u003c\/strong\u003e — night-vision-safe light for charts and accessories ($109.99)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complete first observatory for less than the price of most telescopes alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin:28px 0;padding:18px 20px;background:#F1F5F9;border-left:3px solid #030B1C;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;color:#030B1C;\"\u003eWhy we build these bundles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eWe put these together for amateur astronomers who want to be sure they have the right equipment to do what they actually set out to do. Choosing the telescope is the easy part. The frustrating part comes three weeks later, on the one clear night of the month, when the eyepiece you need isn’t in the case, or the mount won’t hold the tube still enough to focus. Every bundle on this page is a complete, matched setup put together by people who observe: the right optics for the target, a mount that genuinely carries the tube, and the eyepieces that actually get used. Nothing padded out to raise the price, and nothing important left for you to discover later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Telescope Depot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54240558350447,"sku":"TD-BNDL-N114","price":445.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/7968\/0367\/files\/bundle-114mm-newtonian-starter.png?v=1789232449","url":"https:\/\/telescopedepot.com\/products\/explore-scientific-114mm-newtonian-reflector-starter-bundle","provider":"Telescope Depot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}