Celestron NexStar 102 SLT Computerized Telescope
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Customer Review: Great scope for the money
Summary: 4 Stars
The Celestron Nexstar 102 SLT is a nice scope for the money. The mount is stable and well damped, and the finder scope works very well. I have no problems at all aiming the scope manually at the stars or planets I want to look at. The battery life is very good as well. I've accidently left the red-dot on, not finding it on until the next day and it is still going strong. A very easy scope to use, though I would recommend an additional 3 or 4mm eyepiece and a moon filter to really enjoy the scope to a greater degree. Then of course the computerized "Go To" capabilities of the scope increases the fun by a tremendous amount. It works very well once the scope is aligned and aligning is a snap. A lot of fun. Highly recommended!Customer Review: Celestron 102slt
Summary: 2 Stars
Celestron NexStar 102 SLT Computerized Telescope
Scope OK
Finderscope-poor quality
plastic battery compartment unusable-will not stay shut
Tripod very unstable
I would reccomend saving your money for higher quality scope.
Shipping by amazon-excellent
Customer Review: Optics Plagued with Dust/Dirt
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased the Celestron 102SLT expecting quality (particularly given the stellar reviews online). I received my telescope promptly from Best Buy. But upon opening up the package in a dimly lit room, I noticed the objective lens appeared to be covered in dust and dirt. Not to be swayed, I hosed the area down with some compressed air, but the debris didn't budge. I ran a lens cloth through and... yep, all of it was INSIDE. I called a very helpful Best Buy customer service and was quickly mailed a replacement. Unfortunately, the replacement had even larger debris and even looked partially used, given all the scrapes on the tube.
I informed both Best Buy and Celestron on the issue concerning this particular refractor. After three weeks of getting the runaround with Celestron, their solution, "All our astronomical scopes have a two-year warranty. This would cover foreign particles inside optical components like refractor objectives."
Expect to buy brand new Celestron products and immediately ship it back for a proper cleaning.
Note: Do not clean the telescope yourself, as this action will void the warranty.
Pros: Its portability made for an easy return via UPS
Cons: Dirty Optics
Customer Review: NexStar GoTo SkyAlign Does Not Work
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased the Celestron NexStar 102 SLT computerized telescope and have never been able to get the go-to feature to work using (i) the three-star alignment, which uses three unknown stars, (ii) two-star automatic alignment, which requries the user to input one known star from the NexStar database and then finds a second known star for the user to confirm, or (iii) two-star alignment, which uses two known stars from the NexStar database, such as Aldebaran and Deneb. (This, after setting the correct time and either the correct settings for city--in my case Richmond, VA and Tokyo, Japan--or exact longitude and latitude.) For ease of set up and optics (when using a better set of lenses than those provided by the manufacturer) the telescope is fine. But if I ever buy a go-to telescope again, I will only consider Vixen or Meade. Buyer beware!