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Celestron NexStar 130SLT 31145 306 x 130mm

$415.00 Est. at Amazon

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goto functions work well and for it to be accurate you need to use the 2 or 3 star sky align option.
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sky alignment can be a bit difficult, especially on nights with a bright moon or when a portion of the sky is blotted out.
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very easy to set up and to find objects in the sky.
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i was able to view approximately fifty different objects before the park (dark sky area) closed at 10:00 pm.
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still having alittle trouple with the sky align but im sure i will get that.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Optical, Mount Type: Altazimuth

2 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for SKY

Celestron NexStar 8 SE 8" 203mm

$1,199.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.adorama.com
every now and then i like to view the night sky with a telescope.
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the goto system, called skyalign here, is easy enough to use.
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my major purpose for this scope is in the area of deep-sky astrophotography without spending multiple thousands of bucks.
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i was very excited about viewing the planets and hopefully some deep sky objects.
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with skyalign, you can have the scope aligned in no time.

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Positives: Optical Design: Catadioptrics, Finderscope: Red-Dot, Mount Type: Altazimuth

3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for SKY

Night Owl Optics STARRY Pro Version 6

Night Owl Optics STARRY NIGHT Starry Night Pro Version 6 ( Windows Macintosh ) Telescope

$135.00 Est. at Amazon

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it points out the location of any sky object from any location at any time, in both the past and future.
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it's easy to use and gives great views of th night sky, as well as a lot of additional information.
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really enjoy viewing the night sky real time.
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customizable interface allows for a variety of types of sky and celestial viewing.

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Positives: Easy To Use

4 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for SKY

Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 750 x 127mm

$102.00 Est. at Amazon

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i managed to see mars nad the orion nebula before the sky conditions worsened and it blew my mind.
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as seeing conditions were poor, clouds covering most the sky, i only saw jupiter.
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moscow) price of this scope 148$(5000 rubley).this my first scope.i buy omni 12 mm, eyepeace 4mm v komplekte have a bad quality.beginner,powerseeker -scope for you,watch great view of the deep sky!
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unfortunately, i'm only a beginner and my celestial tracking skills leave much to be desired, and i'm still waiting for the moon to get out of the way so i can do some deep sky viewing.
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saturn looks great, the moon looks great, the venus, jupiter sharing the same corner of the morning sky was great and the orion nebula looks much better than expected.

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Positives: Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Optical, Mount Type: Equatorial

5 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for SKY

Celestron Nextstar 4 SE 4.0"/102 mm

$505.00 Est. at Amazon

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sky align worked well, though sometimes the scope seemed to become less accurate as the hours went buy, and i tried to re-align to different stars but eventually i encountered the same alignment
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most telescopes out there, even if they are computerized, are still difficult to align to the night sky before beginning use.
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i have not had much luck with the sky align.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Catadioptrics, Finderscope: Red-Dot, Mount Type: Altazimuth

Meade RB-60

$90.00 Est. at Amazon

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i don't expect much more than that.we have had many hours of fun with this scope and i'm sure once fall and winter arrive and the object in the sky change we will have many more hours of fun with it!
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finder which is very nice for an entry level scope.the views are typical for a scope of this aperture, the moon is an easy and enjoyable target as well as some bigger and brighter deep sky objects.
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the old finder has been replaced by a red dot finder which is very nice for an entry level scope.the views are typical for a scope of this aperture, the moon is an easy and enjoyable target as well
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it is afterall and very inexpensive beginner scope, so i don't expect much more than that.we have had many hours of fun with this scope and i'm sure once fall and winter arrive and the object in the
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the rb-60 provides a nice clear view but the mount is not stable enough for sky gazing.

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Positives: Optical Design: Refractor, Mount Type: Altazimuth

Meade LightBridge 12 in. Deluxe 600 x 304.8mm

$900.00 Est. at Amazon

from "None", www.bhphotovideo.com
great for locating and identifying any sky object and with the optional usb cable driving a meade go-to telescope to the object for viewing.
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john dobson's simple and portable but powerful scopes opened up the world of deep-sky observing to the average amateur astronomer.
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i also wanted something i could easily take with me in a standard passenger car to a deep sky site.
from "Dick", www.bhphotovideo.com
the second one i received the start button stuck and wouldn't work the second time i tried to use it with a clear sky.

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Positives: Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Red-Dot, Mount Type: Altazimuth

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