Am I doing something wrong? I went out to look at Mars using the 20mm &amp; 10mm all I see is a red bright dot. I was hoping to see at least the shape.
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You are not doing anything wrong. To see the shape, you need more magnification. I got a Barlow 2x shorty to go with mine which doubles the magnification. That will enlarge Mars so it's a bigger dot.
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Not realistically able for Pluto. I have a 4" 102mm scope and the faintest i've seen was a star at a measured 9.2. and i wasn't sure it was there at first. Pluto is a reflection target. Need 10" and some good skies.
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I have recently purchased a NexStar SLT 130 with the hope of seeing a planet. Nowadays every evening Mars is visible but can not see any detail through the telescope. The planet looks like a small orange disk. I am new to using telescope so do not know if Mars can be visible with any other telescope. Not able to see any deep space object yet. May be from a city it is not possible, Overall NexStar 120 SLT seems to be ok. There is too much vibration sometime.
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The front green dot (tritium) glows at night, but you can't see the big white ring around it though, and you can't see the hash mark on the rear sight. I bought these in a rush, and purely on a recommendation. While I agree that the sights are super effective in daylight-to-low light conditions, when it comes to usage at night I wouldn't feel confident with them. I feel more like I would be guessing where I'm aiming, which is the last thing someone would want to do. If you'd like a recommendation, I'll let you know how I make out with the TruGlo TFX Pro tritium/fiber optic sights.
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I have personally found that the reticle is quite visible in bright sunlight. Except while viewing in the direction of the sun during its decline in the late afternoon/early evening, as is the case with any aiming device. I hope you find this information helpful.
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Bill, yours is a dud. Mine is rather accurate and isn't plagued by your technical issues. I can find galaxies that aren't visible to the naked eye with it quickly. That said, I actually don't own a Celestron telescope currently but instead those from other manufacturers. However, that isn't because I've experienced serious quality issues with Celestron scopes in the past.
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Hi Naomi, The first thing you need is to have the tripod perfectly set, (check the bubble is perfectly centered) Second: use the biggest eyepiece (25mm Eyepiece). the one with the biggest number on it. This eyepiece is called the finder, because it's easier to find objects with it. Then fix your target, pick the brightest object in the sky (the moon usually) Now this is the hard to explain part... this is how I explained to my mom. Start looking at the eyepiece from around two inches, draw circles with your head looking for a light into the eyepiece, once you find a light go closer and closer till you are really near to the eyepiece (if you lose the light start all over again) The final step is to focus the telescope. You have the light perfectly fixed but not focused. Once focused, fix the object perfectly centered in the eyepiece and now center the same object in the Star Pointer Finderscope. Sorry for my English :) G
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Hi KC, Sorry l gave you the wrong scope info for one of my three ones. The one you are asking about has top, left and right mil-dots. I would send a picture but don't know how. Sorry about that. It is a great scope.
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Mine did need a small amount of calibration, my elevation line was too high. Fire at a fixed target from a padded flat surface.Mark your targets and check your calibration accordingly.
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Hello Patty, Honestly I dont know. It might have to do with the total focal lenght, I ran into a problem with attaching a reducer then the diagonal then the bifocal then the eyepiece, and i could not focus properly. You best bet is to call Celestron on Monday, sorry I could not help more, Jim
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Some people with an astigmatism will see more than one dot or the dot will seem out of round. I am one of those people and you just get use to it over time. My aimpont and delta point do the same thing.
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Not great... the field of view is a bit narrow for the milky way and the aperture could be better. You should probably aim for a wide angle with a larger aperture (f/2 or lower...)
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R all objects blurry when you look though the scopes eyepiece ? Or just the moon. ? Does it happen with all your eyepieces or just the one ?
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I have no problem making out Jupiter's stripes, but haven't seen the spot. I haven't had a clear enough night at a time of transit (http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/3304091.html?page=1&c;=y). In addition to what comes in the package, I added a 3x barlow lens to increase the effective focal length.
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"Useable yes, easy no" is my experience. If the sunlight is really bright, it is hard to see the red dot. Not a problem if you are doing simple distance measurements, but triangulation did not work well for me. It's great on a moonlit night!
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Mine looked like a bug splat when I first turned it on. I turned it on and off a few times and now it is a pretty crisp dot. I do get a bit of a reflection on the rear lens when I have it on the brightest setting.
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I converted mine to LED as soon as I got it, I still have an issue with the beam, I haven't been able to adjust the spot out of the D Cell like with the MiniMags either. Sorry I couldn't be of any help