Celestron Nexstar 60GT 60mm Go-To Refractor Telescope
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Customer Review: My first Telescope
Summary: 4 Stars
This being my first telescope I am pretty happy with this model.. Using the hand control to goto a specific Star/Planet is SOooo Sweet,, and once you are on your specific target it will "track" and follow so you don't have to constantly move the telescope to compensate for the earths movement..etc.... The built in motors are pretty fast and doesn't take long to get to a new target.... Also you can hook up your computer to the handheld and control the telescope via a laptop!!... The kit does not include the computer cable or an ac adapter to power the telescope, which I would recommend.The software that comes with the unit is ok - allowing you to see on a computer - what you should be seeing in the sky...
Customer Review: A good beginner telescope.
Summary: 4 Stars
At least I'm a beginner and I'm enjoying it. Very easy to set up and to get aligned. Finds things pretty well with the hand control. Mars looks good, shows some surface detail and the ice cap. The moon looks truely awesome. I haven't seen any of the deep sky stuff yet, but I haven't yet taken it out into the country for real darkness.
It is a beginner unt though and I already know I'll have to spend much more money on a better one in the next year or so.
One suggestion, I found the two star alignment easier to use and more accurate than the auto alignment. Maybe I was doing something wrong, I dunno.
Customer Review: Easy to assemble but not so easy to use
Summary: 3 Stars
...The package arrived yesterday and I have no problem putting the stuff together, but I had a hard time finding the star. I tried the auto-align feature, but didn't help much. When it slews to Vegas or Polaris, I only see couple of very faint stars in view. I then manually align it to Mars, doesn't matter which of the 3 lenses I used or the adjustments I made, when in focus, Mars was no bigger than what I see with my naked eyes. When I enlarge it, all I see is a big blur circle.
Also, the telescope will wiggle as you use it. When I finally have something aligned in view, scope will wiggle as I turned the focus knob which normally made it out of the alignment. Also, to align the object centered in the Star Finder was impossible for me. With the adjustment turned to the maximum, the object is still above the center of the Finder.
I thought this telescope was suppose to be great for beginner, but I guess am even worse than the beginner. :(