The Starsense Explorer DX 130AZ on the left and the Starsense Explorer LT 114AZ on the right Mitchell Chang / CNET A few months back, before COVID-19 hit, Celestron sent us two telescopes, the Starsense Explorer DX 130AZ and the Starsense Explorer LT 114AZ to check. At the same time, …
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