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Phone Adapter Telescopes

Checked 2026-10-24

Includes hardware to mount your smartphone for easy photography 56 telescopes · 35 brands

For adults For beginners For kids Refractor For moon viewing Portable Tripod included For travel Budget With phone adapter Altazimuth mounts 90mm aperture 80mm aperture Equatorial mounts Reflector 70mm aperture Professional For bird watching For deep sky For astrophotography 600mm focal length Black Smart Digital Dobsonian 800mm focal length Monocular 400mm focal length White 50mm aperture STEM learning Tabletop mounts Maksutov-Cassegrain 130mm aperture 60mm aperture 900mm focal length 114mm aperture 300mm focal length Blue Waterproof 700mm focal length Red Green

Best Phone Adapter Telescopes

# Item Level House Notes See listing
1 Portable Refractor Telescope with 90mm Aperture 8.9 Dianfan Portable Refractor Telescope with 90mm Aperture $170 Dianfan For adults · For beginners · Refractor
$170 See listing
2 Newtonian reflector with equatorial mount 8.6 MEEZAA Newtonian reflector with equatorial mount $330 MEEZAA For adults · For beginners · For moon viewing
$330 See listing
3 Portable 80mm refractor telescope with 900mm focal length 8.8 SOLOMARK Portable 80mm refractor telescope with 900mm focal length $69.99 SOLOMARK For adults · For beginners · Refractor
$69.99 See listing
4 Compact 80mm refractor with backpack and filter 8.9 Celticbird Compact 80mm refractor with backpack and filter $99.99 Celticbird For adults · For beginners · Refractor
$99.99 See listing
5 Tabletop Maksutov Cassegrain compound telescope 8.5 SARBLUE Tabletop Maksutov Cassegrain compound telescope $99.99 SARBLUE For adults · For beginners · For kids
$99.99 See listing
6 Refractor telescope with integrated smartphone adapter 8.6 Celestron Refractor telescope with integrated smartphone adapter $330 Celestron For beginners · Refractor · Tripod included
$330 See listing
7 Portable 80mm travel telescope for beginners 8.8 Hawkko Portable 80mm travel telescope for beginners $89.99 Hawkko For beginners · For kids · Portable
$89.99 See listing
8 Telescope for Adults & Beginner Astronomers - 80mm Aperture 600mm 8.8 Koolpte Telescope for Adults & Beginner Astronomers - 80mm Aperture 600mm $89.49 Koolpte 600mm focal length · 80mm aperture · Adults
$89.49 See listing
9 80mm Refractor with Altazimuth Mount Tripod 8.5 HUGERSTAR 80mm Refractor with Altazimuth Mount Tripod $89.99 HUGERSTAR For adults · For beginners · Refractor
$89.99 See listing
10 90mm refractor with finderscope SVBONY 90mm refractor with finderscope $249 SVBONY Red · For adults · For beginners
$249 See listing
Before you buy

Phone adapter telescope questions

Can I use my phone with any eyepiece?

The adapter is designed for 1.25-inch eyepieces, which are the standard size on these scopes. If you have a different eyepiece barrel, the collar may not fit. Check the eyepiece diameter before attaching.

Will the phone adapter work for deep-sky objects?

It can capture bright objects like the moon and planets, but faint galaxies and nebulae need longer exposures. Without a tracking mount, the stars will trail. The adapter is best for quick snapshots and videos.

Do these scopes come with a tripod?

Yes, the kits include an AZ mount tripod, and some also include a carry bag or backpack. The tripod is necessary for steady viewing and for using the phone adapter. Stability varies with the mount design.

Is the phone adapter easy to align?

It takes a few tries to center the phone camera over the eyepiece. Adjustment screws help, but you may need to fine-tune the position each time. Once set, it stays put for a session.

What the phone adapter does

A phone adapter clamps your smartphone over the eyepiece so the camera looks straight into the telescope. It turns the scope into a simple imaging rig for the moon, bright planets, and terrestrial subjects. The adapter itself is a bracket, usually with a thumbscrew or spring-loaded clamp, and it fits 1.25-inch eyepieces.

How the hardware is built

The adapters are typically plastic or light metal, with a clamp that grips the phone and a collar that slides over the eyepiece. Adjustment screws let you center the camera lens over the eyepiece, which takes a little patience. The scopes themselves are refractors with apertures from 60mm to 90mm and focal lengths from 600mm to 1000mm, on AZ mounts.

Limits to keep in mind

The adapter holds the phone, but it does not track the sky, so long exposures will blur. It works best for short videos or single frames of the moon and bright planets. If you want deep-sky photography, you would need a tracking mount, which these kits do not include.

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