Telescopes

Check out a telescope with your library card! 

The library has several different telescopes available for patrons to borrow. 

Borrowing a telescope: 

• A telescope may be placed on hold through the library catalog or by calling the library location.
• Patrons must be 18 year of age or older and children must be supervised while using telescope.
• Checkout is 14 days maximum

The telescope must be returned to the location from which it was borrowed.

All telescopes come with:

• Zoom eyepiece
• Instruction manual
• Guide to the constellations
• Red light flashlight

Orion StarBlast 4.5-Inch Newtonian		Small tabletop telescope available at Madelyn Helling, Penn Valley and Truckee Library locations. Instructional videos for using the Orion StarBlast 4.5 Inch telescope
Orion StarBlast 6-Inch Newtonian		Moderate sized tabletop telescope available at Madelyn Helling, Grass Valley and Truckee Library locations.  Instructional videos for using the Orion StarBlast 6-inch telescope
Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 100AZ 4-Inch Refractor		Moderate-sized telescope on a tripod available at the Madelyn Helling Library Instructional video for assembling the Celestron StarSense telescope Instructional video for using the smartphone and app

Want to meet other local stargazers?

The Nevada County Library telescope program is supported by the Nevada County Astronomers. To meet other local stargazers, join meetings and star parties, and learn more about the night sky, visit them at https://ncastronomers.org/