Erstmal danke an Amazon für die unkomplizierte Hilfe und Rücksendemöglichkeit des defekten Teleskop.Zu Celestron:Wie man für diesen Preis so eine minderwertige Montierung verkaufen kann ist mir schleierhaft. Nach ungefähr 20 Nutzungen gab es ein krachen im Getriebe und das Teleskop konnte von Hand ca. 5 cm nach oben und unten bewegt werden. So kann man das Ausrichten und das Anfahren natürlich vergessen. Man konnte erkennen,dass sich das Lager der Welle für die Höhenverstellung komplett zerlegt hatte und das Spiel verursachte. Kann ja mal passieren, aber das Celestron bzw. der Importeur jeglichen Support und auch die Gewährleistung ablehnt, weil das Teil bei Amazon gekauft wurde, ist schon sehr grenzwertig. Zum Glück war Amazon echt hilfsbereit und hat die Rücksendung aktzeptiert, sonst würde ich jetzt auf sehr teurem Schrott sitzen. Das Teleskop selber ist wirklich nicht schlecht, nur die billige China Montierung könnte für den Preis höherwertiger sein. Das nächste Teleskop wird garantiert nicht mehr von Celestron. Natürlich kann bei jedem Hersteller mal etwas sein, aber sich so aus der Verantwortung nehmen, weil das Teleskop bei Amazon gekauft wurde geht überhaupt nicht.

Hola a todos, recibí el telescopio vendido por Amazon ,en muy buen estado, como el cuidado que han tenido de traerlo de reino Unido sin arañazos y nada que se suele encontrar en un pedido de tantos km en tan perfectas condiciones. E leído las reseñas de muchos compradores como yo, y tenía mis dudas ,pero con la confianza de devolución en caso de venir mal,pues me decidí a comprarlo y muy contento con el producto,calidad celestron!!!Básicamente viene como si lo compraras en la misma tienda celestron ( bien colimado)y si, viene con 1 ocular pero no se acaba el mundo hay muchas variedades de oculares y estos son caretes ,pero es como todo en esta vida,se paga la calidad si vas a darle 1 uso frecuente,si no, hay más variedades de fabricantes.El telescopio de calidad ,la montura es perfecta para este tubo y la goto funciona perfectamente y si le sumas el módulo WiFi, mejor que mejor. Todo correcto y quien tenga duda,que no se lo piense.

Das Positive vorweg:Das Teleskop hält, was es verspricht, durch die phänomenale Schmidt-Cassegrain-Technik wird mit kompakter und leichter Bauweise ein umwerfendes Nachthimmel-Erlebnis ermöglicht. Als Anfänger sollte man wissen, dass man sich in die Materie und das Teleskop einarbeiten muss, ein "mal eben gucken"-Erlebnis wird nix. Beeindruckende Laien-Fotos mit einem einfachen Smartphone sind ohne weiters möglich, wenn man eine preiswerte Handy-Halterung dazukauft. Hier bietet sich als "einfachstes" Objekt zuerst der Mond an. Zur Suche eines Objekts funktioniert der zugehörige "Star-Pointer" mit LED-Technik recht gut, allerdings nur, solange man keine zu große Vergrößerung wählt, sonst muss man selbst Planeten u. U. lange suchen oder einen Trick anwenden. Das "Alignment" (computergesteuerte Ausrichtung) funktioniert gut, wenn man sie ein bisschen geübt hat und auch hier keine zu große Vergrößerung wählt.Nun zu Nachteilen:Das Teleskop ist im Detail grottenschlecht verarbeitet, das Klischee "made in China" wird voll erfüllt. Für die Entgegnung von Celestron, dann müsse man halt das "Original-Produkt" im Celestron-Fachhandel kaufen, habe ich wenig Verständnis, denn schließlich gibt sich die Firma für eine Billig-Version her - was man vorher nicht weiß!Viele Kleinigkeiten sind schlecht duchdacht:- Ich hätte dem Star-Pointer eine kleine Vergrößerung (z.B. eine zweifache) spendiert, dass hätte das Auffinden von Objekten bei kurz-brennweitigen Okularen vermutlich sehr vereinfacht.- Das einzige beiliegende Okular (25mm) reicht eigentlich nur für deep-sky und Sternbilder, für Planeten, Mond und anderes muss man Okulare zukaufen (Tip: hochwertige Okulare mit vor allem großem Öffnungswinkel wählen).- Die Handsteuerung wird seitlich eingehängt und muss zur Bedienung herausgenommen werden. Sie baumelt dann einfach an der Zuleitung herum und muss (im Dunkeln!) eingefangen werden. Warum hat man keinen Clip für ein Stativbein beilgelegt? Warum ist die Befestigung im Aufbewahrungsfach so miserabel, dass die Steuerung dauernd von selbst herausfällt? Der Schalter für die Steuerung ist primitiv und gut versteckt.- Ich hätte mir gewünscht, dass man das Teleskop zur Not auch ohne Strom benutzen kann. Das wäre technisch leicht möglich gewesen.- Die Front-Schutzkappe für die empfindliche Schmidt-Platte ist so locker aufgesetzt, dass sie leicht abfällt. Das hätte man LEICHT besser lösen können. Unaktzeptabel!- Die computergesteuerte Nachführung arbeitet recht ungenau, insbesondere bei großen Vergrößerungen. Da "verschwindet" auch schon mal ein Sichtobjekt.- Die Befestigung des Telskops auf dem Stativ ist hakelig und schwierig - vor allem im Dunkeln. Dafür habe ich kein Verständnis.Resümee: Bei besserer Verarbeitung wäre das Teleskop toll! Ich würde es wieder kaufen, aber nur die (wesentlich teurere) deutsche Produktion im Fachhandel. Manche Details sind verblüffend schlecht gelöst.

We received the purchase on time. It came in a box relatively well protected. The manufacture seems solid and easy to assemble. The user manuals are okay. The alignment process is clumsy as if you have found two stars and fail to position on the third, the process needs to start again. I can imagine that's by design because we all need to buy the WiFi module ;)The overall experience is good. Our 3 year old enjoys it as well.I would recommend the designers to improve the packaging box. Many people (including us) do not want to avoid a special protection box for half the price of the telescope. This means that the packaging box (that has a sheet of paper saying keep this box to store your telescope) could be made a little bit better. I would not mind paying 50E more for a good looking, better foamed box.

Where to start...first, I am so happy with this telescope! We transitioned from the Celestron 80MM Star Sense Explorer to this scope. Quite a jump, I know but so glad we did. So...it was a bit heavier than expected but manageable. I had to do a lot of reading and I am still learning about the "utilities" and settings and it definitely took some time to get used to. The manual is okay but you will find more on You tube and on the Celestron website for tutorials. Putting the scope together was simple enough. The red dot finder is not great, definitely need to upgrade that if you choose not to purchase the Star Sense Auto Align. More on that later. The 25 mm lens that comes with the scope is actually really good and we pair it with the Barlow lens. The scope arrived in great condition and was packaged nicely. The tripod is decent and easy to adjust. So back to the Auto Align. the first few times we took the scope out we attempted to use the 3-star alignment....never could get it to work correctly....having said that...we live in a light polluted area near Nashville so we expected some issues. After attempting this alignment several times we decided to purchase the Star Sense Auto Align...I know it is fairly pricey but wow, so glad we did!!! The Star Sense aligned the first time and has worked great each time (read my review on that one as well, hopefully it will help if you decide to purchase it). I had never seen the Orion Nebula before and my first early morning viewing was breathtaking! Views of Saturn, the Moon, and Jupiter are fantastic...you can see the Cassini division in Saturn's rings. Images are clear and detailed. The one thing that I was unaware of when purchasing this scope and only found out after watching some You Tube videos is that you have to upgrade the firmware on the mount....the joy of being a newbie! So things we purchased for this scope that may be of use for someone purchasing it:1. Celestron X-Cel 12 MM lens2. Celestron X-Cel 3x Barlow3. Celestron Oxygen iii Filter4. Baader UHC-S Nebula Filter5. Celestron Solar Filter (8" for the 8 SE)6. Celestron Lithium Power Tank 12 V (a must have or you will be replacing batteries every 30 minutes)7. Colored filters but mainly Red, Violet, Blue, and a Moon filter...haven't used the other colors yet. Orion has a great set, although it is expensive.8. A carrying case- we travel a lot....Celestron has one for this tube size, otherwise use the boxes it came in- they work just as great!9. A pelican case for your eyepieces and filters....we purchased one with pullouts and made our own...or you can buy one from Celestron.10. And a must have for those living in the South or colder climates...a dew shield or heater!11. A red flash light or just use the red light on the Lithium Power tank.12. Last but not least....for newbies...there are several companion books you can purchase....The Backyard Astronomer's Guide, Night Watch, The Total Skywatcher's Manual, and National Geographic has some great books. We love locating things in the sky, then looking them up and reading about them. The books also contain great tips and suggestions from purchasing eyepieces to filters, and how to best view objects in the night sky.All of these items were purchased on Amazon and we bought them over time but each purchase has enhanced our viewing and really made our nights out so enjoyable.Pros: So many but to name a few...Great, clear images, mostly newbie friendly- just have to educate yourself on operating the telescope to get the most out of it, a lot of items available for purchase to upgrade your experience, and with the star sense auto align you can spend hours outside enjoying clear skies. Not to say most people cannot get the 3-star alignment, we just lost patience with it and purchased the auto align :-)Cons: Manual not so great...You Tube has great videos from knowledgeable enthusiasts, it seems a bit heavy but manageable for one person. My husband is always with me so portability isn't an issue but just going out alone it may be somewhat heavy.Overall, I am so happy with this purchase and would recommend it for anyone wanting to add a more advanced telescope to their collection. There are several tutorials available online at Celestron and via You Tube that I encourage you to view. The telescope can be a bit intimidating for those that are new to the hobby but with a little research you will be loving it! We take it out at least 3x per week (skies permitting). The most beautiful site seen was the other morning I went out at 5 am and viewed Venus...the moon, and Orion's Nebula...so clear and amazing...it was definitely a treasure trove that morning, spent about 90 minutes viewing the sky until the Sun started to come up...very peaceful! We are still learning this telescope and each thing we learn just enhances our experience. I was hesitant on this purchase at first...a lot of money to spend plus accessories but we are so glad we decided to buy it! Definitely do your research to determine which telescope is best for you and your goals but this is a great one for those just entering the hobby or graduating from a starter scope. Now if we could only afford to buy another one of these so my husband and I don't fight over viewing time!

Sehr kompakt, leicht zu transportieren. Größe von 127 mm absolut ausreichend für Planeten, Mond, Sonne (mit Filter) und auch hellere Deep Sky Objekte. (z.B. M13, M57, Orionnebel) Luftbedingungen sind sehr selten besser als das Auflösungsvermögen eines 5 Zöllers (etwas kleiner als 1 Bogensekunde) Sehr gut auch die bereits eingebaute Pölhöhenwiege für Langzeitbelichtungen. Ich finde dieses Teleskop zusammen mit einer guten CMOS Astrokamera eine tolle mobile Kombination. Klare 5 Sterne von mir.

Sehr gutes Teleskop für Anfänger.Qualitativ hochwertige Ausführung.Bildqualität Mond und Planeten sehr gut.Leicht einzurichten

After reading a lot of reviews and comments, I decided to buy these products as it offers everything you need for a beginner in the night sky observation. This is my first telescope and I'm definitely pleased with it. Initially, when I received it, I didn't know how to use it, but it had a detailed description of how to assemble it and use it, and everything became very clear with the exception of the guidance system. So far I only use it with manual targeting and correction via the remote control.Of course, the first thing I aimed at was the moon. It was great, very bright, and it looked phenomenally good without flickering or blurry, even though I was on the balcony in my city appartment.For the future, I'm considering getting a better diagonal and 82 ° 11mm eyepiece for closer viewing of the planets.I haven't seen nebulae or galaxies yet, I don't know why, but with the original supplies I can't see them (please suggestions).Overall, I highly recommend this model telescope, it is great and it is quick to assemble. It's not that heavy and it can be easily transported in any car. Worth it!

Great telescope for a full year now. I brought the 5'' because it fits my budget and is much more portable than the 6" & 8". The telescope arrived in two boxes and was packaged well. It was quite easy to assemble and was straightforward. But the first night when I tested it the red dot finder failed and would not turn on. I contacted product support and they refunded the price of the red dot finder to let me buy another. I think this is reasonable.The telescope was of good quality and was fairly portable in two pieces. I also brought it with the Nex-yz adapter and eyepiece kit. In my opinion, I would not buy the phone adapter and eyepiece kit because I don't use the adapter and eyepiece often. You will pretty much only use the moon filter, 13, 17, and 32mm eyepieces. I also brought a generic LPR filter which helps somewhat in revealing dim objects and filtering out the light pollution.The goto function was really helpful in finding objects especially DSO's. I will use the auto 2 star alignment procedure and manual location settings.This scope was fine for starting astrophotography but exposures can only be limited to 30 seconds maximum. Even though there was a polar alignment option, it was really hard to do since I am living quite close to the equator in Hong Kong and the mount twists into a really weird position when tracking.In the first few months I viewed only from the city, which was a bortle 9 scale. The planets are easy to see, you can see the belts of Jupiter and its moons, and the rings of Saturn easily. If you want a telescope for ONLY the planets, I would recommend some of the scopes without go to like a dobsonian or maktusov because you will be able to see more detail with increased aperture. You don't need go-to because planets are really bright and sometimes the mount will go off track. The Orion Nebula can be seen though only the bright parts. The andromeda galaxy can NOT be seen at all in light polluted places.Later I was able to go out to a better spot ( bortle 5 ) and it was excellent, and I was able to see the double cluster, Orion Nebula and andromeda galaxy a lot better. I would recommend this scope to beginners and people starting astronomy. You can get good results in the middle of the city, but driving to a deep sky site really makes the view impressive. I will not recommend this for astrophotography but instead will recommend scopes with German equatorial mounts.* images are taken with A6000 camera with remote control.

This was originally bought for a ground based study of satellite antenna and terrestrial microwave physical interference project. I used it to find visible obstructions like buildings, trees, etc following the satellite arc and line-of-site communications at a proposed telecommunications sight. It is quite powerful. For instance, at a 4km distance, it could barely show a single window of a high rise condominium building in is field of view. Since then, it has been used for enjoyment. Looking at the moon, stars, etc. And I have bought many other accessories, lenses, etc for this new hobby. As a star gazer, you might want a more powerful scope, but it has been fun to start with. I bought a camera lens adapter for my digital SLR and have taken some amazing pictures with it. Talk about a telefoto lens! I still struggle with the automatic tracking feature. I guess I need to learn a little bit more about the stars to get it working properly.

This is my second scope. The first was a Bushnell 4.5 inch reflector of disputable quality. The mirror was good, but I had to replace the flimzy tripod and get better eyepieces to even attempt to see anything clearly. This telescope is superior a hundred fold . The image of jupiter, for instance, is crisp and clear with the included 25mm eyepiece, Seeing hasn't been very good here, in Quebec City, these last few days, but I was able to observe the king of planets with a 10mm eyepiece and enjoy details impossible to discern with my old reflector. Allignement of the go to is relatively simple. The hand controller has a red backlight to preserve night vision. However, with the backlight on during allignement, the scrolling of instructions on the hand controller display is unreadable. Tracking is good, but I have noticed that occasionaly, the scope seems to loose track of the object, which makes it necessary to use the hand controller to bring things back on track.One of the reasons I purchased this scope was because it can be easily transported and assembled. The tube need not be removed from the mount. It can be rotated vertically to align with the mount arm into a neat compact package easily storable in my OTA bag. The tripod is also compact and light. Contrary to other comments, I find the tripod and mount well built and sturdy enough for the nexstar. A question of opinion, I suppose.I purchased the 18774 power tank with this scope, which I think is essential. The tracking motor will eat through the required AA batteries in no time. I also burchased the AC adapter.There is only one 25mm eyepiece included with the scope. The purchase of a few more of different magnification, a barlow and a few filters such as a lunar filter is a good idea. However, the nexstar is highly usable with the included accessory.There are many resources on the web which are helpful in the use of this SCT. Michael Swanson's Nexstar site, for one, has a lot of good info, although some of it seems outdated. Youtube is also a good source of valuable information.Included in the box: Scope and tripod (obviously) , tripod accessory tray, level for the tripod, 25mm eyepiece, 1.25 inch Star diagonal, Starpointer finderscope, The Sky Level 1 Astronomy Software, NexRemote telescope control software, RS232 Cable (you'll need an RS232 to USB adapter for newer computers)The good:Crisp imageEasy assemblyEasily transportable and storableSturdy enough tripodEasy alignement with the hand controllerThe Bad:Scrolling text on the hand controller is unreadable when backlight is on.Tracking sometimes lost.To conclude, I have so far no regrets with my purchase. And although I have only a few hours of observations with the scope, I am quite satisfied. With mars and saturn soon to be in opposition, I believe the next few weeks will bring loads of astronomical fun.***After a couple months of use, I thought it would be a good idea to share my experience with this scope. I had mentionned in my initial review that the scrolling text on the hand controller (HC) was unreadable at night, with the red backlight on. As I navigated through the numerous menus on the HC, I realized that I could set the speed of the scrolling, which pretty well solved that problem. So scratch that from the "Bad".The gears in this scope produce some backlash. This problem is well documented on the web and must be taken into consideration when attempting to do a proper star alignement and expect the scope to center on planets. Without some ajustements in the settings of the HC, planets will never align properly in your eye piece once the star alignement has been performed. I've found some very helpful astronomy forums with valuable info regarding different settings to minimize the impact of this backlash. I've added a spotting scope which makes the optical tube back heavy. I had no idea that this could have an impact on the the alignement, but it does. Call that a newb's mistake, I suppose . All in all, my experience with this telescopes has greatly improved with the knowledge collected on the web. So, the second point on my "bad" list still applies, but it can be remedied. My allignements are still not perfect. I still have to test some settings, but I'm getting very close. It's only a matter of time.But all this does not minimize the fact that this great telescope has enabled me to observe the marvels of our solar system and beyond with a clarity that truly amazes me. It's easy to set up, light and transportable. A great buy for a beginner like myself, and certainly for more experienced amateur astronomers. And worthy of its fifth star.(PS. The celestron GPS for this scope is a very helpful addition, by the way.)