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Celestron Starsense Explorer LT 127AZ CE22453
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Celestron Starsense Explorer LT 127AZ CE22453

Key features:

  • Focal length - F: 1000 mm
  • Barlow Lens: 2x (1.25")
  • Optical tube length: 457.2mm
  • Optical tube diameter: 165.1mm
  • Optical tube weight: 3.44 kg
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  • Item

    Reflecting

    They use a mirror to gather the light. Then, with a secondary mirror at a 45-degree angle, they send the light to the eyepiece.
  • Lens Diameter 165.1 mm

  • Focal Length

    It is the distance that light rays need to travel to reach the focal point, that is, the sensor of the lens.

    The shorter the focal length, the wider the angle of view for the photograph, and therefore, the more of what is in front of us the lens can capture.
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349 00 €
Delivery by Thu, 09 Jul
71,00 €   shipping cost
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Description

Description

  • Focal distance - F: 1000 mm
  • Barlow lens: 2x (1.25")
  • Optical tube length: 457.2mm
  • Optical tube diameter: 165.1mm
  • Optical tube weight: 3.44 kg

Celestron Starsense Explorer LT 127AZ Telescope

With the StarSense Explorer, Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope, as it is the first telescope to use your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real-time. The StarSense Explorer is ideal for beginners, thanks to the user-friendly app and detailed instructions. It's like having your personal guide to the night sky.

Place your phone, launch the app, explore the sky

With the StarSense Explorer, locating objects becomes easier, faster, and more accurate than ever. Within minutes of setting up the telescope, you will be navigating the sky with confidence. Simply place your smartphone in the special StarSense holder and launch the StarSense Explorer app. After aligning your phone with the telescope's optics, the StarSense Explorer creates a list of celestial objects that are visible at that moment. Select one, and arrows appear on the screen, guiding you on where to point the telescope. When the object is ready for observation, the reticle turns green.

Smartphone Compatibility

The StarSense Explorer works with most modern smartphones, including iPhones from the 6 and above, as well as most phones running Android 7.1.2 or later and manufactured after 2016.

StarSense Sky Recognition Technology – Patent Pending

The StarSense uses technology for which a patent application has been submitted and which, in collaboration with your mobile phone, accurately determines where your telescope is aiming in the night sky. A special algorithm, Lost in Space Algorithm (LISA), similar to those used by satellites in orbit to find their orientation, helps the application match star patterns it detects in the sky with its internal database.

There are other astronomy applications that claim they can help you find objects in the sky, but they rely solely on the phone's gyroscopes and accelerometers, which do not provide as much accuracy as LISA technology. No other application can accurately tell you when your target is within the field of view of your eyepiece.

Sturdy altazimuth mount

The simple altazimuth mount of the StarSense Explorer LT makes it easy to move the telescope to find the target. A fine height adjustment knob allows you to precisely correct the telescope's aiming and follow the target, which appears to shift in the sky (the apparent shift is actually due to the Earth's rotation around its axis). The entire system is mounted on an adjustable full-height tripod.

Stunning images with high-quality optics

With a primary mirror of 127mm (5”), this telescope has a sufficiently large light-gathering capacity to display details on the disks of the planets. You can expect bright and sharp images of Jupiter's four major moons, its cloud belts and the Great Red Spot, Saturn's rings, the trapezium in the Orion Nebula, and the beautiful open star cluster of the Pleiades.

Suitable for both city and dark skies

Even if you live in an urban area with intense light pollution, the StarSense Explorer is advanced enough to locate Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, the Orion Nebula, double stars, and a few more of the most well-known celestial objects.

But if you can transport the telescope to a darker location, more objects will be visible. With this 5-inch Newtonian telescope in a relatively dark location, you can easily see the Andromeda Galaxy, the open star cluster of Hercules, and many more.

The entire telescope package weighs just over 5 kg, so it is completely portable and you can very easily take it with you to a campsite or a distant observation location.

Everything you need to start observing immediately

When you open the box of your new StarSense Explorer LT, you will find:

  • The optical tube of the 127 mm Newtonian reflector telescope
  • The StarSense dock for your mobile phone
  • Two eyepieces, one with low magnification (25 mm) and one with high magnification (10 mm)
  • A 2x Barlow lens to double the magnification of each eyepiece
  • A StarPointer red dot finder, ideal for using the telescope during the day or without the StarSense app
  • Altazimuth mount with slow motion control
  • Full-height tripod with accessory tray to keep everything neat and organized

Features:

  • Barlow Lens: 2x (1.25")
  • Optical Tube: Steel
  • Minimum Useful Magnification: 18x
  • Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 13
  • Resolving Power (Rayleigh): 1.1 arc seconds
  • Resolving Power (Dawes): .91 arc seconds
  • Light Gathering Power (compared to the human eye): 329x
  • Obstruction by Secondary Mirror: 41mm (1.6")
  • Obstruction by Secondary Mirror by Diameter: 32%
  • Obstruction by Secondary Mirror by Area: 10%
  • Optical Coatings: Glass mirrors with aluminum and silicon dioxide (SiO) coatings
  • Optical Tube Length: 457.2mm
  • Optical Tube Diameter: 165.1mm
  • Optical Tube Weight: 3.44 kg
  • Dovetail: No
  • Tripod: Aluminum, maximum height 132 cm (with mount)
  • Tripod Leg Diameter: 3.175 cm
  • Accessory Tray: Yes
  • Tripod Weight: 1.72 kg
  • Rotation Speeds: Manual
  • GPS: User's mobile phone GPS
  • Dovetail Compatibility: CG-5 Dovetail bar
  • Power Requirements: None (However, PowerTank is recommended to keep the mobile phone charged while running the app)
  • Alignment Procedures: Simply use the StarSense Explorer app

Software

  • StarSense Explorer app
  • SkyPortal app
  • Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software

Important: Check the compatibility of the application with your device HERE

Manufacturer

Manufacturer Details

Warnings & Safety Information
See full description

Specifications

Specifications

Dimensions

Type
Reflecting

Type

Reflecting

They use a mirror to gather the light. Then, with a secondary mirror at a 45-degree angle, they send the light to the eyepiece.
Lens Diameter
165.1 mm
Focal Length
1000 mm

Focal Length

It is the distance that light rays need to travel to reach the focal point, that is, the sensor of the lens.

The shorter the focal length, the wider the angle of view for the photograph, and therefore, the more of what is in front of us the lens can capture.
with Holder for Smartphone Camera
Yes

User Level

Beginner
No
Familiar
Yes
Experienced
No

Important information

Specifications are collected from official manufacturer websites. Please verify the specifications before proceeding with your final purchase. If you notice any problem you can report it here.

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Reviews (8)

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  • Easy to set up
  • Visual field enlargement
  • Clarity
  • Do you easily find components for its upgrade?
  • Stability of tripod/base
  • Easy to transfer
  • Moderate difficulty in adjusting the sight
  • Value for money

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nkareliotis
5
12 out of 13 members found this review helpful
nkareliotis

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The hobby of astronomy observation is quite expensive, so this particular telescope is a relatively affordable way to get started with satisfactory results.

The Starsense Explorer app is quite helpful in the initial steps, but it requires patience for familiarization and the first alignment.

A basic requirement for good results is suitable weather conditions, as well as proper mirror alignment.

This specific telescope model is a Newtonian Bird-Jones, and one of its main drawbacks is the collimation process, which needs to be done frequently, especially if the telescope is moved often. There are manual collimation methods, but for beginners, purchasing a laser collimator is helpful.

Important note: In order for the laser collimation to work on Bird-Jones telescopes, the corrector lens inside the focusing tube must be removed first.

Translated from Greek ·
  • Easy to set up
  • Visual field enlargement
  • Clarity
  • Stability of tripod/base
  • Do you easily find components for its upgrade?
  • Easy to transfer
  • Value for money
  • Moderate difficulty in adjusting the sight
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Themis_Papakonstantinou
2
10 out of 11 members found this review helpful
Themis_Papakonstantinou

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You need a telescope if you want to observe something beyond the moon. It takes a lot of patience to learn how to aim, the trick with the mobile app is good but in the end it requires searching, it roughly takes you to the place where you need to do research. Observing in the city is tragic (beyond the moon) due to light pollution and heat from the rooftops of apartment buildings.
In general, I am still searching but I have not been able to see a star or a nebula even in the countryside. Much more detail is needed for planets like Saturn's rings, for example.
For 300+€, I expected something better, especially for beginners.

Translated from Greek ·
  • Easy to set up
  • Stability of tripod/base
  • Visual field enlargement
  • Clarity
  • Moderate difficulty in adjusting the sight
  • Moderate difficulty to transfer
  • Value for money
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  • Katerina_Katsiri
    5
    10 out of 10 members found this review helpful
    Katerina_Katsiri

    This telescope is not at all bad, and as a 12-year-old amateur astrophotographer, I would say it is a very good starting point for beginners. It is relatively easy to use and set up, as it uses an altazimuth mount, which I am familiar with. The only issue is that it takes a little effort to secure the front mirror so that you can see what the telescope is pointing at. Meanwhile, the starsense explorer app is very helpful in locating star clusters or nebulae. Planets are easy to locate with the naked eye and capture with this telescope. Moreover, with that app, you can even place your phone in the starsense holder and go through an alignment process to have it show you arrows pointing approximately where the telescope is pointing. Excellent!!

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Easy to set up
    • Visual field enlargement
    • Clarity
    • Stability of tripod/base
    • Do you easily find components for its upgrade?
    • Easy sight adjustment
    • Easy to transfer
    • Value for money
    Did you find this review helpful?
  • Papaioannougiannes87
    1
    4 out of 12 members found this review helpful
    Papaioannougiannes87

    Good evening, the telescope does not live up to its promises. It requires many additional accessories in order to find and see the targets. I managed to see the Orion Nebula, but I am in an area with no light pollution, and even then, the situation is terrible. It is better to spend more money, around a thousand or more, in order to have a decent telescope

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Easy to set up
    • Do you easily find components for its upgrade?
    • Easy to transfer
    • Stability of tripod/base
    • Moderate difficulty in adjusting the sight
    • Visual field enlargement
    • Clarity
    • Value for money
    Did you find this review helpful?
  • nikolasfloudas
    4
    1 out of 1 members found this review helpful
    nikolasfloudas

    Guys, the telescope is perfect, easy to set up, includes step-by-step instructions, and comes with accessories like lenses and targeting through the smartphone app. So, it's easier to locate the point you want to see, like Saturn for example. Check out the photo I captured with my phone's camera.

    The construction of the base is quite good, but it's not as stable in certain areas. It needs a more sturdy construction here. Also, the app doesn't work properly on some smartphones, despite having the Android version. It's one of the problems I encountered.

    You can also find extra accessories, like a special base for the phone that allows you to view the sky and planets through the phone screen.

    It's definitely worth the money.

    I want to emphasize here that you can easily see Saturn, although it may be small, it's easily distinguishable. However, there is a natural logical problem due to the rotation of the Earth. You can't stabilize the telescope, and you will constantly need to move it. After a while, you will lose sight of it... and you will have to keep moving the telescope. This is perfectly logical. So, here you can get a robotic system or at least another base that moves automatically according to the rotation of the Earth.

    Overall, it's a great starting point for anyone

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Easy to set up
    • Visual field enlargement
    • Clarity
    • Value for money
    • Stability of tripod/base
    • Do you find components for an upgrade with moderate difficulty?
    • Moderate difficulty to transfer
    • Difficult sight adjustment
    Did you find this review helpful?
  • 4
    Bedivere

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  • 5
    nionios_giatras

    Verified purchase

    • Easy to set up
    • Visual field enlargement
    • Clarity
    • Stability of tripod/base
    • Easy sight adjustment
    • Easy to transfer
    • Value for money
  • 5
    Manolis_Lachanidakis
    This review is about the lens diameter: 130 mm

    • Easy to set up
    • Visual field enlargement
    • Clarity
    • Easy sight adjustment
    • Stability of tripod/base
    • Do you find components for an upgrade with moderate difficulty?
    • Moderate difficulty to transfer
    • Value for money
  • Katerina_Katsiri
    5
    Katerina_Katsiri

    This telescope is not at all bad, and as a 12-year-old amateur astrophotographer, I would say it is a very good starting point for beginners. It is relatively easy to use and set up, as it uses an altazimuth mount, which I am familiar with. The only issue is that it takes a little effort to secure the front mirror so that you can see what the telescope is pointing at. Meanwhile, the starsense explorer app is very helpful in locating star clusters or nebulae. Planets are easy to locate with the naked eye and capture with this telescope. Moreover, with that app, you can even place your phone in the starsense holder and go through an alignment process to have it show you arrows pointing approximately where the telescope is pointing. Excellent!!

    Translated from Greek ·
    10
  • Papaioannougiannes87
    1
    Papaioannougiannes87

    Good evening, the telescope does not live up to its promises. It requires many additional accessories in order to find and see the targets. I managed to see the Orion Nebula, but I am in an area with no light pollution, and even then, the situation is terrible. It is better to spend more money, around a thousand or more, in order to have a decent telescope

    Translated from Greek ·
    4
  • nikolasfloudas
    4
    nikolasfloudas

    Guys, the telescope is perfect, easy to set up, includes step-by-step instructions, and comes with accessories like lenses and targeting through the smartphone app. So, it's easier to locate the point you want to see, like Saturn for example. Check out the photo I captured with my phone's camera.

    The construction of the base is quite good, but it's not as stable in certain areas. It needs a more sturdy construction here. Also, the app doesn't work properly on some smartphones, despite having the Android version. It's one of the problems I encountered.

    You can also find extra accessories, like a special base for the phone that allows you to view the sky and planets through the phone screen.

    It's definitely worth the money.

    I want to emphasize here that you can easily see Saturn, although it may be small, it's easily distinguishable. However, there is a natural logical problem due to the rotation of the Earth. You can't stabilize the telescope, and you will constantly need to move it. After a while, you will lose sight of it... and you will have to keep moving the telescope. This is perfectly logical. So, here you can get a robotic system or at least another base that moves automatically according to the rotation of the Earth.

    Overall, it's a great starting point for anyone

    Translated from Greek ·
    1
  • 4
    Bedivere

    0
  • 5
    nionios_giatras

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Description & Specifications

  • Focal distance - F: 1000 mm
  • Barlow lens: 2x (1.25")
  • Optical tube length: 457.2mm
  • Optical tube diameter: 165.1mm
  • Optical tube weight: 3.44 kg

Celestron Starsense Explorer LT 127AZ Telescope

With the StarSense Explorer, Celestron has reinvented the manual telescope, as it is the first telescope to use your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real-time. The StarSense Explorer is ideal for beginners, thanks to the user-friendly app and detailed instructions. It's like having your personal guide to the night sky.

Place your phone, launch the app, explore the sky

With the StarSense Explorer, locating objects becomes easier, faster, and more accurate than ever. Within minutes of setting up the telescope, you will be navigating the sky with confidence. Simply place your smartphone in the special StarSense holder and launch the StarSense Explorer app. After aligning your phone with the telescope's optics, the StarSense Explorer creates a list of celestial objects that are visible at that moment. Select one, and arrows appear on the screen, guiding you on where to point the telescope. When the object is ready for observation, the reticle turns green.

Smartphone Compatibility

The StarSense Explorer works with most modern smartphones, including iPhones from the 6 and above, as well as most phones running Android 7.1.2 or later and manufactured after 2016.

StarSense Sky Recognition Technology – Patent Pending

The StarSense uses technology for which a patent application has been submitted and which, in collaboration with your mobile phone, accurately determines where your telescope is aiming in the night sky. A special algorithm, Lost in Space Algorithm (LISA), similar to those used by satellites in orbit to find their orientation, helps the application match star patterns it detects in the sky with its internal database.

There are other astronomy applications that claim they can help you find objects in the sky, but they rely solely on the phone's gyroscopes and accelerometers, which do not provide as much accuracy as LISA technology. No other application can accurately tell you when your target is within the field of view of your eyepiece.

Sturdy altazimuth mount

The simple altazimuth mount of the StarSense Explorer LT makes it easy to move the telescope to find the target. A fine height adjustment knob allows you to precisely correct the telescope's aiming and follow the target, which appears to shift in the sky (the apparent shift is actually due to the Earth's rotation around its axis). The entire system is mounted on an adjustable full-height tripod.

Stunning images with high-quality optics

With a primary mirror of 127mm (5”), this telescope has a sufficiently large light-gathering capacity to display details on the disks of the planets. You can expect bright and sharp images of Jupiter's four major moons, its cloud belts and the Great Red Spot, Saturn's rings, the trapezium in the Orion Nebula, and the beautiful open star cluster of the Pleiades.

Suitable for both city and dark skies

Even if you live in an urban area with intense light pollution, the StarSense Explorer is advanced enough to locate Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, the Orion Nebula, double stars, and a few more of the most well-known celestial objects.

But if you can transport the telescope to a darker location, more objects will be visible. With this 5-inch Newtonian telescope in a relatively dark location, you can easily see the Andromeda Galaxy, the open star cluster of Hercules, and many more.

The entire telescope package weighs just over 5 kg, so it is completely portable and you can very easily take it with you to a campsite or a distant observation location.

Everything you need to start observing immediately

When you open the box of your new StarSense Explorer LT, you will find:

  • The optical tube of the 127 mm Newtonian reflector telescope
  • The StarSense dock for your mobile phone
  • Two eyepieces, one with low magnification (25 mm) and one with high magnification (10 mm)
  • A 2x Barlow lens to double the magnification of each eyepiece
  • A StarPointer red dot finder, ideal for using the telescope during the day or without the StarSense app
  • Altazimuth mount with slow motion control
  • Full-height tripod with accessory tray to keep everything neat and organized

Features:

  • Barlow Lens: 2x (1.25")
  • Optical Tube: Steel
  • Minimum Useful Magnification: 18x
  • Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 13
  • Resolving Power (Rayleigh): 1.1 arc seconds
  • Resolving Power (Dawes): .91 arc seconds
  • Light Gathering Power (compared to the human eye): 329x
  • Obstruction by Secondary Mirror: 41mm (1.6")
  • Obstruction by Secondary Mirror by Diameter: 32%
  • Obstruction by Secondary Mirror by Area: 10%
  • Optical Coatings: Glass mirrors with aluminum and silicon dioxide (SiO) coatings
  • Optical Tube Length: 457.2mm
  • Optical Tube Diameter: 165.1mm
  • Optical Tube Weight: 3.44 kg
  • Dovetail: No
  • Tripod: Aluminum, maximum height 132 cm (with mount)
  • Tripod Leg Diameter: 3.175 cm
  • Accessory Tray: Yes
  • Tripod Weight: 1.72 kg
  • Rotation Speeds: Manual
  • GPS: User's mobile phone GPS
  • Dovetail Compatibility: CG-5 Dovetail bar
  • Power Requirements: None (However, PowerTank is recommended to keep the mobile phone charged while running the app)
  • Alignment Procedures: Simply use the StarSense Explorer app

Software

  • StarSense Explorer app
  • SkyPortal app
  • Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software

Important: Check the compatibility of the application with your device HERE

Manufacturer

Manufacturer Details

Warnings & Safety Information

Dimensions

Type
Reflecting

Type

Reflecting

They use a mirror to gather the light. Then, with a secondary mirror at a 45-degree angle, they send the light to the eyepiece.
Lens Diameter
165.1 mm
Focal Length
1000 mm

Focal Length

It is the distance that light rays need to travel to reach the focal point, that is, the sensor of the lens.

The shorter the focal length, the wider the angle of view for the photograph, and therefore, the more of what is in front of us the lens can capture.
with Holder for Smartphone Camera
Yes

User Level

Beginner
No
Familiar
Yes
Experienced
No

Important information

Specifications are collected from official manufacturer websites. Please verify the specifications before proceeding with your final purchase. If you notice any problem you can report it here.

Reviews (8)

3.7
8
3.7
Review this product
  1. 4
  2. 2
  3. 3 stars
    0
  4. 1
  5. 1
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  • Easy to set up
  • Visual field enlargement
  • Clarity
  • Do you easily find components for its upgrade?
  • Stability of tripod/base
  • Easy to transfer
  • Moderate difficulty in adjusting the sight
  • Value for money

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Reviews by our members

nkareliotis
5
12 out of 13 members found this review helpful
nkareliotis

Verified purchase

The hobby of astronomy observation is quite expensive, so this particular telescope is a relatively affordable way to get started with satisfactory results.

The Starsense Explorer app is quite helpful in the initial steps, but it requires patience for familiarization and the first alignment.

A basic requirement for good results is suitable weather conditions, as well as proper mirror alignment.

This specific telescope model is a Newtonian Bird-Jones, and one of its main drawbacks is the collimation process, which needs to be done frequently, especially if the telescope is moved often. There are manual collimation methods, but for beginners, purchasing a laser collimator is helpful.

Important note: In order for the laser collimation to work on Bird-Jones telescopes, the corrector lens inside the focusing tube must be removed first.

Translated from Greek ·
  • Easy to set up
  • Visual field enlargement
  • Clarity
  • Stability of tripod/base
  • Do you easily find components for its upgrade?
  • Easy to transfer
  • Value for money
  • Moderate difficulty in adjusting the sight
Did you find this review helpful?

Themis_Papakonstantinou
2
10 out of 11 members found this review helpful
Themis_Papakonstantinou

Verified purchase

You need a telescope if you want to observe something beyond the moon. It takes a lot of patience to learn how to aim, the trick with the mobile app is good but in the end it requires searching, it roughly takes you to the place where you need to do research. Observing in the city is tragic (beyond the moon) due to light pollution and heat from the rooftops of apartment buildings.
In general, I am still searching but I have not been able to see a star or a nebula even in the countryside. Much more detail is needed for planets like Saturn's rings, for example.
For 300+€, I expected something better, especially for beginners.

Translated from Greek ·
  • Easy to set up
  • Stability of tripod/base
  • Visual field enlargement
  • Clarity
  • Moderate difficulty in adjusting the sight
  • Moderate difficulty to transfer
  • Value for money
Did you find this review helpful?
  • Katerina_Katsiri
    5
    10 out of 10 members found this review helpful
    Katerina_Katsiri

    This telescope is not at all bad, and as a 12-year-old amateur astrophotographer, I would say it is a very good starting point for beginners. It is relatively easy to use and set up, as it uses an altazimuth mount, which I am familiar with. The only issue is that it takes a little effort to secure the front mirror so that you can see what the telescope is pointing at. Meanwhile, the starsense explorer app is very helpful in locating star clusters or nebulae. Planets are easy to locate with the naked eye and capture with this telescope. Moreover, with that app, you can even place your phone in the starsense holder and go through an alignment process to have it show you arrows pointing approximately where the telescope is pointing. Excellent!!

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Easy to set up
    • Visual field enlargement
    • Clarity
    • Stability of tripod/base
    • Do you easily find components for its upgrade?
    • Easy sight adjustment
    • Easy to transfer
    • Value for money
    Did you find this review helpful?
  • Papaioannougiannes87
    1
    4 out of 12 members found this review helpful
    Papaioannougiannes87

    Good evening, the telescope does not live up to its promises. It requires many additional accessories in order to find and see the targets. I managed to see the Orion Nebula, but I am in an area with no light pollution, and even then, the situation is terrible. It is better to spend more money, around a thousand or more, in order to have a decent telescope

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Easy to set up
    • Do you easily find components for its upgrade?
    • Easy to transfer
    • Stability of tripod/base
    • Moderate difficulty in adjusting the sight
    • Visual field enlargement
    • Clarity
    • Value for money
    Did you find this review helpful?
  • nikolasfloudas
    4
    1 out of 1 members found this review helpful
    nikolasfloudas

    Guys, the telescope is perfect, easy to set up, includes step-by-step instructions, and comes with accessories like lenses and targeting through the smartphone app. So, it's easier to locate the point you want to see, like Saturn for example. Check out the photo I captured with my phone's camera.

    The construction of the base is quite good, but it's not as stable in certain areas. It needs a more sturdy construction here. Also, the app doesn't work properly on some smartphones, despite having the Android version. It's one of the problems I encountered.

    You can also find extra accessories, like a special base for the phone that allows you to view the sky and planets through the phone screen.

    It's definitely worth the money.

    I want to emphasize here that you can easily see Saturn, although it may be small, it's easily distinguishable. However, there is a natural logical problem due to the rotation of the Earth. You can't stabilize the telescope, and you will constantly need to move it. After a while, you will lose sight of it... and you will have to keep moving the telescope. This is perfectly logical. So, here you can get a robotic system or at least another base that moves automatically according to the rotation of the Earth.

    Overall, it's a great starting point for anyone

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Easy to set up
    • Visual field enlargement
    • Clarity
    • Value for money
    • Stability of tripod/base
    • Do you find components for an upgrade with moderate difficulty?
    • Moderate difficulty to transfer
    • Difficult sight adjustment
    Did you find this review helpful?
  • 4
    Bedivere

    Verified purchase

  • 5
    nionios_giatras

    Verified purchase

    • Easy to set up
    • Visual field enlargement
    • Clarity
    • Stability of tripod/base
    • Easy sight adjustment
    • Easy to transfer
    • Value for money
  • 5
    Manolis_Lachanidakis
    This review is about the lens diameter: 130 mm

    • Easy to set up
    • Visual field enlargement
    • Clarity
    • Easy sight adjustment
    • Stability of tripod/base
    • Do you find components for an upgrade with moderate difficulty?
    • Moderate difficulty to transfer
    • Value for money
  • Katerina_Katsiri
    5
    Katerina_Katsiri

    This telescope is not at all bad, and as a 12-year-old amateur astrophotographer, I would say it is a very good starting point for beginners. It is relatively easy to use and set up, as it uses an altazimuth mount, which I am familiar with. The only issue is that it takes a little effort to secure the front mirror so that you can see what the telescope is pointing at. Meanwhile, the starsense explorer app is very helpful in locating star clusters or nebulae. Planets are easy to locate with the naked eye and capture with this telescope. Moreover, with that app, you can even place your phone in the starsense holder and go through an alignment process to have it show you arrows pointing approximately where the telescope is pointing. Excellent!!

    Translated from Greek ·
    10
  • Papaioannougiannes87
    1
    Papaioannougiannes87

    Good evening, the telescope does not live up to its promises. It requires many additional accessories in order to find and see the targets. I managed to see the Orion Nebula, but I am in an area with no light pollution, and even then, the situation is terrible. It is better to spend more money, around a thousand or more, in order to have a decent telescope

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    nikolasfloudas

    Guys, the telescope is perfect, easy to set up, includes step-by-step instructions, and comes with accessories like lenses and targeting through the smartphone app. So, it's easier to locate the point you want to see, like Saturn for example. Check out the photo I captured with my phone's camera.

    The construction of the base is quite good, but it's not as stable in certain areas. It needs a more sturdy construction here. Also, the app doesn't work properly on some smartphones, despite having the Android version. It's one of the problems I encountered.

    You can also find extra accessories, like a special base for the phone that allows you to view the sky and planets through the phone screen.

    It's definitely worth the money.

    I want to emphasize here that you can easily see Saturn, although it may be small, it's easily distinguishable. However, there is a natural logical problem due to the rotation of the Earth. You can't stabilize the telescope, and you will constantly need to move it. After a while, you will lose sight of it... and you will have to keep moving the telescope. This is perfectly logical. So, here you can get a robotic system or at least another base that moves automatically according to the rotation of the Earth.

    Overall, it's a great starting point for anyone

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