What is the best Meade or Telescope Celestron for a beginner?
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 at
11:00 pm
Jeron Asked:
What is the best Meade or Telescope Celestron for a beginner? I want one with the Autostar computer and a catadioptric design. Any help? Thanks!!
Reply:
Autostar/Intelliscope/GoTo/Navstar/whate… is good for anyone, not just a beginner (yeah, I'm too lazy to want to do a proper set up all on my own), but catadioptic sounds a bit much for an alleged beginner.
That said, Orion tends to be a bit cheaper than either of the ones you mention (I've always felt that Meade, good though they are, tend to be a bit overpriced). Orion has a nice 8 inch called the Pro 8 EQ GoTo. If your heart is set on telescope Celestron, though, go with it and enjoy. May your skies be ever clear.
That said, Orion tends to be a bit cheaper than either of the ones you mention (I've always felt that Meade, good though they are, tend to be a bit overpriced). Orion has a nice 8 inch called the Pro 8 EQ GoTo. If your heart is set on telescope Celestron, though, go with it and enjoy. May your skies be ever clear.
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I googled "celestron 910mm" and to showed me the powerseeker 114 model. The source shows that model, which sells new for $124.95 at the source. Does this look like the one you have?
Short Answer: not really.
Buying a first telescope can be challenging. You often have severe budget constraints at the same time that you are eager to begin.
The Omni XLT 150 does not have GOTO features. While some experienced astronomers mock this feature, it makes it much easier to find faint objects in the sky, specially if you live in areas with high light pollution.
The Optical Tube Assembly is fair for what you pay, and the aperture will allow you to visualize all of the Messier objects, although most will be very faint in the eyepiece. Planets and the moon will be very good.
The 'thing' I learned about buying telescopes is that it is often best to save a little more and buy a better telescope. An 8" aperture is a realistic size for deep space objects, and a solid GOTO mount increases the use.
Watch Astromart and Craiglist for bargains.
Not used for a while – great condition! Here’s a description from the Celestron site… Celestron NexStar 4 GT – The Celestron NexStar 4 GT is a discontinued telescope. It was a blend of two classic designs – the Maksutov and Cassegrain. The Celestron NexStar 4GT possessed a one full degree field of view, a Flip Mirror Control and a Straight-Through Photographic Port to make short-exposure astrophotography easy. It also included the a sturdy metal base with three rubber gripping feet for vibration suppression and traction that could be placed on any flat surface or mounted on the optional (not included) field tripod. The package included both 1.25″ (25mm) 53x and 1.25″ (10mm) 133x eyepieces, computerized hand control, The Sky Level 1 CD-ROM, NSOL control software, StarPointer finderscope. While the design was discontinued, the telescope was actually quite a good idea. With 102mm (4.0″) Optical Diameter and a 1325mm Focal Length, f/13 Focal Ratio, it made a pretty good astrophotography…
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thats great stuff, makes me tempted to get the neximage for my nexstar 6se.
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