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Summary: Nice, but no tripod
Review: This is a nice telescope, but beware of distributors that sell it for a low price, but don't include what Celestron says is included, like the tripod. The tripod is required to use this telescope and you'll have a hard time finding the tripod if you didn't receive it with this scope. Now I have to return the scope and buy from a distributor that correctly includes it. (sigh.)
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Summary: great discovery scope
Review: This is my first "go-to" scope. What a dream, if set up correctly, it goes to objects for hours without re-alligning. I had it up and running out of the box in 15min. I would suggest a 32mm lens with a 2x barlow.
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Summary: GoTo Technology for Viewing not Star Hopping
Review: This telescope is great for viewing those planets, stars, deep sky objects, the sun(with a solar filter), and the moon. No more star hopping with this scope. Just enter the appropriate numbers in the handcontroller for the Messier, NGC, and Caldwell Catalogs,as well as, the Planets, selected stars and double stars, select Enter on the handcontroller and it slews to the object selected. You can also enter Right Ascension and Declination coordinates for your favorite objects and save them.
The Celestron instructions are clear but not exactly accurate. To get the best instructions, go to the Yahoo Groups and join the "nextstar" group for complete and accurate instructions for the initial setup and operation for this scope. These guys have most of the answers about the NextStar telescopes. Dark Skies!
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Summary: I love this scope
Review: This telescope is wonderful. I love the goto - it's very easy to align and put the target in the FOV w/o fail. My rational for getting the goto was to maximize my viewing times in the evening since I don't get much time to do so. For this it works very well. I spend much less time looking for objects and more time looking at them. Jupiter, Saturn look great - good detail. I live in light polluted area (don't we all) but detail still looked good. Haven't had a good dark night yet with it (moon has been out every night I've had it so far) - but could still see Andromeda galaxy (albeit faintly) and Orion nebula (not so faintly!) with it. This is literally on my driveway with mercury vapor lights in the street about 30 yds away (I could read my star maps by them). Needless to say - detail on the moon is breathtaking. Be sure to get more than the supplied 40mm eyepiece. I got a 25mm, 10mm, and a barlow with it and that seemed to provide a good variety for magnification.
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