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Celestron NexStar 60SLT Telescope
Designed to be an affordable entry level to mid-level computerized GoTo telescope, the NexStar SLT refractors
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Celestron NexStar 60SLT Telescope
Refractors are astronomy's sharpest optical design system, bending light just once so that the image
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The NexStar 60 is better than the numerous trashy scopes on the market in that the manufacturer has chosen the eyepieces reasonably and omitted the ridiculously high power ones along with the exaggerated claims. The scope also has the convenience of computerization. But the fact remains that a telescope is only as good as its optics, and this is a low-end model. What, then, should you expect with this scope and what should you not expect?
What you should not expect is an easy ticket to stunning views like those in picture books. Those pictures were taken with time exposures. In an amateur telescope, most celestial objects are dim smudges whose vague glow is barely visible against the sky background. This is especially so for a scope as small as this one. In it, some star clusters will show up dimly but decently; most galaxies and nebulae will be barely visible, if at all.
What you can expect is a partial bypass of the often frustrating process of finding objects in the sky. Given
What you should not expect is an easy ticket to stunning views like those in picture books. Those pictures were taken with time exposures. In an amateur telescope, most celestial objects are dim smudges whose vague glow is barely visible against the sky background. This is especially so for a scope as small as this one. In it, some star clusters will show up dimly but decently; most galaxies and nebulae will be barely visible, if at all.
What you can expect is a partial bypass of the often frustrating process of finding objects in the sky. Given
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The NexStar 60 is better than the numerous trashy scopes on the market in that the manufacturer has chosen the eyepieces reasonably and omitted the ridiculously high power ones along with the exaggerated claims. The scope also has the convenience of computerization. But the fact remains that a telescope is only as good as its optics, and this is a low-end model. What, then, should you expect with this scope and what should you not expect?
What you should not expect is an easy ticket to stunning views like those in picture books. Those pictures were taken with time exposures. In an amateur telescope, most celestial objects are dim smudges whose vague glow is barely visible against the sky background. This is especially so for a scope as small as this one. In it, some star clusters will show up dimly but decently; most galaxies and nebulae will be barely visible, if at all.
What you can expect is a partial bypass of the often frustrating process of finding objects in the sky. Given
What you should not expect is an easy ticket to stunning views like those in picture books. Those pictures were taken with time exposures. In an amateur telescope, most celestial objects are dim smudges whose vague glow is barely visible against the sky background. This is especially so for a scope as small as this one. In it, some star clusters will show up dimly but decently; most galaxies and nebulae will be barely visible, if at all.
What you can expect is a partial bypass of the often frustrating process of finding objects in the sky. Given
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So I ordered this for my husband for Christmas and in the process of putting it together we find it is missing parts. Important parts. Like the scope and the scope mount. Merry Christmas. It's a great looking sciope. Too bad I can't review it any further!! If you buy one don't put it together until you lay out the parts and make sure they are all there because the set up and take down took hours.
