Comments on: What is the best Meade or Telescope Celestron for a beginner?

By: milah

milah — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:00:53 +0000

Celestron AstroMaster 114 EQ Telescope $149.00 CAD

By: barbe ter

barbe ter — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:16:30 +0000

#5: Celestron 21063 AstroMaster 90 AZ Refractor Telescope

By: apple leinen

apple leinen — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:26:35 +0000

thats great stuff, makes me tempted to get the neximage for my nexstar 6se.

By: malaithcot

malaithcot — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:06:10 +0000

what a nice mansion )))

By: suu

suu — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:45:47 +0000

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…

By: lois

lois — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:38:46 +0000

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.

By: kunekessle

kunekessle — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:21:18 +0000

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?

By: lauerg ford

lauerg ford — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:37:17 +0000

old electronic saying,
if the smoke gets out its probably dead.
the fuse would have blown before the smoke started
its there to stop the motor from reaching that point
and yes its going to be heaps harder to repair as the gearbox is probably jammed as well since tmechanical faults usually cause motors to stall
and let the smoke out

By: polsey torette

polsey torette — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:29:19 +0000

Celestron NexStar 130 SLT Computerized Telescope $375.00