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Pros & Cons
Pros
Jupiter and its four galilean moons are quite discernable. The shadows and craters of our moon are fascinating. Being able to see the rings of saturn from my back yard was just a game changer. Seeing uranus as a tiny blue-green dot has only further wh... Read More
This is a good backyard scope where you can just take it out to your backyard to observe the wonders of universe. Once aligned, the scope will know to follow the object in the sky without you having to do so manually. I'm not new to observing but my i... Read More
The tripod is sturdy and easily adjustable. Mount is solid, slight bounce on high power but settles near immediate, is what you want!
The 5 se is a terrific buy! Very compact yet very powerful. The telescope and its wedge are small enough to be carried in a carry-on suitcase. Portable enough to being.
Compared to many of their competitors, their instruction manuals are the best. Doing a little homework before setting the initial use will save you a lot of headaches.
Highlights
Quality
The picture quality is terrific and the moon look awesome
They like that they can use it with their kids and the educational quality is amazing
I have been having issues with the power switch
Fine for toying around a bit at first but invest in a quality eyepiece or two and youll reap the rewards of the quality optics ... Read More
Shipping
This is a gift so all i can say is it looks good packaged great and shipping was super fast
I did have a minor ding in the outer shipping box but absolutely no damage to contents see aboveset up was very straight forwar... Read More
Packaging/appearance
Just learning to use had questions on item called celestron and was walked through the problem
Competitiveness
I think this is a vry fine scope
Youll need to purchase one more item a powerbank
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- This product had a total of 1,012 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 1 2022.
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For transport just bought a cheap plastic tool box at home depot ad lined it with bubble wrap
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Be sure to know which model you buy
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Seller has specs listed wrong
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I did not need rs232 wire or certain software
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Thank you celestron for answering my question and saving me money
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But the first night when i tested it the red dot finder failed and would not turn on
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I contacted product support and they refunded the price of the red dot finder to let me buy another
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In my opinion i would not buy the phone adapter and eyepiece kit because i dont use the adapter and eyepiece often
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